The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920, October 21, 1915, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextROCK ROADS-ROCK VALUES. Kansas City Biriker Points Out Money Value of Good Roads. Kansns uud Missouri aru very active in building good highways rock roads." as they ure culled in tlmt coun try, where limestone Is the handiest inn tcrial. One of the good roads boosters is V. S. Webb, u Kansas City banker, and he puts year round highways In terms of bauUlng. "We bankers will lend SHI to t-'t nn acre more on a fnrni situated on a rock rood." lie Buys. "Hankers in this nelgli' uorliood uro keen Judges of farm vul ties. Most of thein buvc farms as places for rest and play. Few baukei-s are good farmers when it comes to making actual profits on cros. but their farming pays uiindsuuiuly In health and In understanding of the problems confronting faruics, with whom wo do much of our business. "The first thing the banker does when you approach bltn for a Joan on farm property is to determine the selling value of the farm. He will lend you naif the selling vulue, and ho arrives mt the selling value by ascertaining three things: "First. The soli. Its character, con dition and producing capacity, for a fertile farm In good tilth will grow crops, no mutter where located or what the n 11 1 lire of lis Improvements. "Socond. Its locution, which menus wuvenlence to markets, schools, stores and other factors that Increase vulue. Here Is where the kind of roud running past the farm plays a big purt. "Third. Bulldlngsnnd Improvements "These are all estimated In -actual money. The money estimates arc add ed. The total represents the selling value of the farm, and the banker will lend half of that "Suppose the luud Is set down as worth $-10 an aero. If it Is locate l on a rock road over which the owner cun haul crops any month hi the year the banker will add ?10 an ncre for that Item. I'rolmlily the buildings will not come to more than 910 nn acre, ho the nurd road Is worth as much ns the buildings in uctiuil money. The total selling value of that fiirni Is Si Hi uu acre, and (lie hanker will lend ip.'to. On laud worth fHIU an acre n hard mail adds S'Jfi." Country Cciitlcmun. $250,000,000 FOR HIGHWAYS. This Hugo Sum Waa Spent In 1914 For Rods In United Statos. Very nearly a (uhrter of a billion dollai'H were npen( UY highway con struction ami maintenance in the V.nih al btules during the year HM-1. mm hIiuwii by HintlsticH ismied by the olllce of tnil)!! roadi! and rural cnincerlm;. One-llflu of the work was done under Hie Htato aid nystomt the varlotw state highway departments paying $2-1.22(1. -000 mid the counties and townships $20,220,000. State aid laws are In ef fect In forty-fuiir males, New JerNey Jwvliitf Instituted the system In IH!H and TcnneMHco and (juoruhi helng among the Inst to adopt It. Thirteen Mitten spent $2r.li0.VMM during the year In the construction wild iiuilutcnftnco of state roads solely at their own expense, making a total of almost $o0.000.000 paid directly out uf state funds. One-third as much $12.5KMKH)i whs spent for repairs and maintenance iia wan spent for new caimtructlon ($;ir.rK)0.000,: This shows the enormous less resulting from the building of types of roads whose sur tnrvn are not durable under present traffic conditions. Six eastern states jJiild two-thirds ns much out of the ( tnte t tens n ".v fnr maintenance us for uew coiistiuctloii. Maintaining Concrcto Roads. The methods of maintaining (he con crete roads of Wayne county. Mich., aru set forth In detail lit (he ninth nn n mil report or the county road com missioners, which hint recently I icon published. For (his work the author tiles use u crew of seven men. provld' 4X) with a team, tar kettle, several wire bristle blooms, wheelbarrow, ta1' bucket and sprinkling cans. The op crtlllug cost of this outllt Is as fol lows: Foreman. $a per day; team uud driver, per day; tar man, $3 per two luliorera at $2.50 per tiny each oiid. tuct lii-irtMt it cuu-. Not Only the "on need at this and all times liiRly low compared with othor course, suporb. DOVVELL & Two-N lite r mm Are You Tied to Home Washing? I.KT I'S I'ltHU: TO Vtir TliAT VK CAS lilVK YOU Al.l. OK TIIK AI1VAVI i.l!S OK IIOMK WASHING WITH XONK OK It's I1SA11 A XT AtiKS. We Wash Each Bundle Separately AXO KXKItClSK 'I UK. SIMK St Itl'I'l I.OI S t'AltK AS W'Ol l.ll VOl'K OWX I..U NIUiKSS, OU YOl ltSKI.K. IN AIMIITIOX 'Kl;lK Mil' TIIK I'.KXKKIT OK Ol'lt I:TKNS1VK KOI II'MK.N 1' AM) MI'ltO Kl MKTIIOHS. WE SOLICIT KOSEBURK STEAH T AUNDRY day each. All cracks or spa lied Joints arc cleaned with wire brooms and then tilled with tnr heated to about 225 de grees I This Is allowed to stand for a few minutes to prevent bubbling and Is then covered with clcau. course, di-y sand, spread with a shovel, an excess of tnr and sand being used and the truffle allowed to smooth It out I'lt holes are treated In a similar manner The materlul used Is a special mixture of turvla. which has u melting point of about 8Ti degrees F. A hole or crack that does not extend through the roud. but Is over an Inch In depth, to cleaued and dried out. painted with hot lur mid filled with stone of a suit able size, graded us neurly as possible io 1)11 the voids. This Ia tamped or rolled in place, after which it Is cov ered with hot tnr. enough being used to that most of It will be taken up by the remaining voids. Coarse dry sand '.s then shoveled over the surface. Indorie County Road System, The State Highway OlHcluls Asso ciation of New Mexico has indorsed the state highway commission and the county road board system. It was rec ommended that where necessary for the sake of harmony a member of the hoard of county commissioners be nh pointed on the road board. The United States department of agriculture wus requested to make provisions for an iidvnnce of $2,000,000 annually for building rouds In the national forests nf New Mexico, Congress also was irged to puss a joint memorial grant ing 2,(J00.O00 acres of public lands In New Mexico for highway purposes. Thi Word "Gent." At one time the word "gent" wus a reputable term for general use. A re spectuble writer In tu(H tells of "a sup per to divers gentlemen of the Cray's In no fur the great amltle between them and (he Middle Temple gums." The d lur I tit Evelyn Hpeuks. of the "noise uud tumult occasioned by three or fniir vvlld gents In drink." Soon after Queeii Victoria's uccesslou "gents" became vulgar. Thackeray speaks or it In 18-12 us uu "uU'cctlooutc diminutive much In use uuioug commercial per sons." s A Schoolboy's 'Story of Jonah. A school board boy., competing for one of the Peck prizes, evolved fins eonruslon of widely different events He hud to write u short biography or .Jonah, and he produced i tie following: "lie wus (he hither of Lot uud had two wives, tine was railed tshmate uud the oilier Uagher. He kept one at home and turned the other into the dessert, when she became u pillow of salt in Hie daytime uud u pillow of tire at night." From Wheatley's "Literary Blunders.'' , i Three Men. When II. II, lingers wus lu the prime of his power, suys u New York writer, ho formed a "friendship part nership" with Mark Twain uud Thom as Uruckett Hoed und took personal charge, of their uft'alrs, looking ut'ter them as he would a couple of children. It wus great fun for all three, und especially Ilogers. Neither Clemens nor Heed had any seuse for business. The big ex-speaker came to New York a poor man. Five years later he died suddenly, and his estate assayed over jr-tKUioi). Ho probably had no Idea what he was worth at any stage. Rog ers made us much or more money for Clemens. Beginning of the Gorm Theory. . Agostluo Hassi, a country din-tor in the north of Italy, early In the lust century was the starter of the germ theory of disease. At that time a pe culiar disease wus killing the silk worms, bringing ruin to the whole silk country of Italy. Hassi. by the micro scope, discovered the germ which W the cause of the disease. The germ later was named Itotrltis bussiaua. Hassi believed and stated (hat human diseases were also caused by genus. Itassl't, work wus sneered at and pooh ponhed by his fellow men and physl ilans, ami he failed to make u lasting Miprcsslon. thereby losing great glory for Italia. Very Groceries but nt prices which uro Burprls- stores, and the quality Ib, of BENEDICK ltnti'lnira YOUR PATRONAGE THE LAND'S FIRST NEED. . Fertility la the llrst word in fnrmliiK. It In tin- UiNt consul- erntloii In pluHiin a value on new hinds. It Is llrst mentioned when old furms lire sold.' It is the llrst problem Hint confront the beginner us well us the ex- pert who takes up the culUra- Hon of new crops on new (lelds. It Is llrst lu a lit of iiii'stioun nsked liy tlio.se st-ckiuK help in forming. The solution of ilie fer- tlllty problem inuUes ninny other problem compimitlvely eusy to solve. The quick uud easy way to get fertility Is to buy It. It can be had In bags In the form of com- nicrclnl fertilizers or by the cur- load In the form of animal muu ure. lut this method of fertilization requires cash capital and does 4 4 not fulfill all ihe needs of the 4 4 land. Since we have learned 4 4 that n fertile soil Is a mixture 4 4 of mineral and veaetnble sub- 4 4 stance. tecmliiK with germ life. 4 4 formontliiR with Innumerable 4 4 minute plants nnd chemical 4 4 changes, we have learned that a 4 4 soil needs more than mere mln- 4 4 oral plant foods to enable It to 4 4 (trow the maximum crops. 4 4 It has Ions been knpwn that 4 4 legume and green manures are 4 4 beneficial to soils, but only, re- 4 4 ceutl.V have me learned to use 4 4 these green manures to build a 4 4 soil up permanently nnd to keep 4 4 It up nt the lowest cost. 4 4 444444444444444444 SAVE FERTILIZER ELEMENTS. Ingredients Existing In the Soil Should Be Utilized and Developed. In the uuusunl conditions existing In the fertilizer trade, says a statement Just Issued by the secretary of agricul ture. It Is Important that all fertilizing materials on the farm, especially those containing potash, should be conserv ed. The fertilizer Ingredients already exlstlhg in the soil should be utilized and developed to . the fullest extent. A great deul can be accomplished lu this direction byi-rivup plowing, coil stunt cultivation and thorough tillage There should be u proper system of rotation. Especially where one crop has been grown for several years a different one should bo planted this year. (ireeu manures and cover crops should be used as much as possible lu their proper rotatiou. Of the organic substances manure, botli solid uud liquid, is the most lm purtant nnd shuuld bo utilized when ever possible. All material of an or gaulc nature, such as leaves and bed ding of various sorts, should be com posted and the compost applied to tile soil. Special attention should be given also to the conservation of woo.l ashes. Depending ou the character of the wood, they contain potash lu ipiau titles varyihg ordinarily from 3 to 10 per cent. All tree trimmings, brush cuttings, etc.. should be burned and the ashes derived therefrom utilized The application of lime to ffiani soils Is of undoubted beuellt. Though the availability of the fertilizing ele ments In the sidl may not be greatly Increased by its use, the resulting 1m provement In physical and bacterial conditions may increase considerably the productiveness of the soil. A Screen Coop. Tlilf driiwhm shown the plan of chicken coop we designed und hnvo betMi usintf (ho lust ton years. Th? coops nro made In the winter time when the men ure not busy with oilier work. They lire mnde of twelve uud six Inch soft pine boards. They ure twenty-three Inches loop, eighteen Inch es wldi, eighteen Inches h&h lu front ami n foot hlh tit i he bacU. The roof extends ovor the side walls about three Inches on till sides. The Hours are ulned on. as shown, nnd the coops nro painted Inside and out. Wire screen Is put In the ends, as shown, to provide i vontllatio.i. Tho little stiue door per mits ohlcks to ctuiie mid ko. The ma teri.tl lu each coop costs nbotit Jfl. We use the coops from year to ye:ir. us they kiv cKmihv; out every f:ill and put nwny (n a dry Suee during the winter. I tmve never yet lost a chick en In these coops, either by drowning. smothering or through having some animal pet In Mrs. S. M. Gephurt In Farmer's Mall ond Breeze. Value of Cats. When oats ore no more expensive than corn; pound for pound, wise pool tryiueif will feed n fair protoftiou of th:s tKoeoih tmiltlltii; fuml. t'nts put pulity Into the museio and nerve tis sue of horse nnd hen. Bush Krult In Vvtr.ter. Otrrnnts and pHweNorrie are some times broken by the wciu'it of heavy snow. If the branches ntv drr-vn to gether and tied with eonrso cord this danger will to ebvluietl. OFFICIAL IlKGISTKAKH FOB DOUUKAM COUXTV, OIUiGO-N' Precinct Registrar Postofflco Applegate, J. G. Samler." Yoncalla Camas Valley, Lane Thornton, ' Camas Valley Calapoola, Roy Stearns Oakland Canyonvllle, J. M. Gross, Canyonville Civil Bend, I. B. Nichols.... Brockway Coles Valley, H. F. Hebard....Umpqua Comstock, Roy Griggs Comstock Cow Creek, J. R. Pickett Azalea Days Creek, Mrs. Jennie DeWald Days Creek Dixpnville, J. F. Bonebrake Dlxonvlllc Drain and Pass Creek, Lester L. Wlmberly Drain Drew, Mrs. Mabel J. Monroe.. ..Drew East Umpqua, John Alexander, Glide Elkton, A. R. McDonald Elkton Ulkhead, W. A. Porter Yoncalla Gardiner, Ernest Haskell Gardiner Glendale, W. R. DeLay Glendale Green, L. R. Mynatt, Roseburg R F D Guntcr, J. O. Gunter Gunter Happy Valley, M. L. Moore Roseburg Kellogg, Geo. F. Miller Kellogg Looking Glass, S. R. Brlsbln - Looking Glass Melrose, Mrs. May Scott Melrose Millwood, R. R. Clarke Millwood Mt. Scott, Will J. Thornton" Dlxonvllle North Myrtle, Chas. W. Rice Myrtle Creek South Myrtle, Kltt Ackert Myrtle Creek Nichols and Riddle, Will Q. Brown Riddle Oakland, Jas. H. Dearllng, Oakland Olalla, Henry Croucher Olalla Pass Creek and Drain, Lester L. . Wlmberly Drain Perdue, Amos O. Bucker Perdue Plnkston, Mrs. Cora Vernon, Oakland Riddle and Nichols, Will Q. Brown , - Riddle Reedsport, jilary Lyons, Reedsport Scottsburg, Emma Heddon, v. Scottsburg East Sutherlln, Mark N. Tisdale Sutherlin West Sutherlln, Mark N. Tisdale, Sutherlln Soldiers' Home. R. H. Grlnstead ; Roseburg Tiller, C. DeF. Bartruni Tiller Wilbur, G. W. Grubbo Wilbur "West Fork, Mrs. Winnlfred Barry Dothan Yoncalla, John J.' lleinzer, Yoncalla Voters residing in the following named precincts will register at the office of the county clerk: Bonson, Cnro, Deer Creek, Mill, Edenbower, Hamilton, Hormnnn, Parrott, Lane, Bellows, Roseburg, Umpqua, West Roseburg, Wood ward. 4 Dol Monte goods prove satisfac tory. They are the cream from the richest pan of milk, the Associated Fruit Canners of California's best brand. A world wide known luxsjry. You can get them for the price of staples at the People's Supply Co. 163-tf DOLLAR DAY is Every J)&y at Our Parlors Every day Winter and Summer you will receive more value In High Class Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing, dollar for dollar, than you can receive elsewhere. This Is not an Idle Boast, hun dreds of satisfied patrons will cheerfully endorse it. I-ndles Clothing, Furs, White and Kid Gloves a Specialty. IMPKIUAL CI.EANEHS 343 X. Jikkson St. Phone 277 Why nre Sunday dinners usually the . best? llei nuse the better the dny the hettei , tho meal. MeatsrirSimteyriniKrs Our Loni Suit A Liberal Amount of Suet with Each FINE ROAST That suits every good cook Among Our Boasts , Are Our Sunday Roasts!; Tltry Should time Your T.ihles. ! THE FXONCftlY MARKET S , Good "Plantation Coffee l-lb.Tin25c- 3-lb.Tin70c The production of a really gH I 25c coffee, steel 1 cut : and packed in air-tight tins, is an achievement m coffee roasting This coffee is backed by the Lang & Co. name which has always stood for highest jahty and lowest price. For economy's sake you should try lt- the nign quality wm ouir" $25 in Gold Get a can of "Good Old Plantation" Coffee try It thn write a letter of 50 worda or leu telling what joa think of It. Make a ruimh ktch at the lettering on the label Just to ihow that you have the can. Man the letter and aketch to addrcia be- "For' the beet letter, accompanied by aketrh, we will give a flret ante 'ii4r0'tne next two beit latteri $.Vf each; and for the next five $1.00 6UDo not delay enter the conteat today win a prise. LANG & CO. Advertlnlns Dept., 104 8rodwr BM(., I'ortland, Or. mm tevi s mm i When you want the very best Remember 'Diamond VV" Canned Fruits & Vegetables Will satisfy. Our stock of these is very complete. Price, ana quality satisfy. iMii THE CASH STORE WE SAVE YOU MONEY Fruit Trees, Ornamentals, Berries and Vines GUARANTEED TRUE AND CLEAN A treasonable prices, direct from grower to you A postal card brings our price list free, do it now SOUTHERN OREGON NURSERY Yoncalla, Oregon j THE TKMITiXG OIKMl Sanders Disc Plow Buggies and Spring Wagons If you are going to buv a buggy or snrintr iui niuici use ii win yay votl IO uuy now We have some BARGAINS J. F. BARKER $ COMPANY Implements and Vehicles.: ROSEBURG .-: :.: OREGON Myers Pumps rtlJ BBSS Old 5 BO Draw the Label Write a Letter m Win a l'rize, 135 CASS STIIEET that conies from our roast heef, fresh from the oven will he matched by the tooth some flavor of the meat when you taste it. Try a roast for Sunday dinner. "Though it will not cost you any more than you usually pay, you will find our meat far finer than any you ever ate. CASS STREET MARKET 3 Hoosier Drills Mitchell Wagons ; i i.