WQggBUWO NgW-WgVIIW, THURSDAY, MARCH H,
PAOI FIVI
LnrrrTAnc HP r.RnWINft MPT ONC
By C. E. Moytr
11(t geaMon rapidly year. Among the many klndt of can
Ind since many people taloupes, Burrell't Gem for yellow
coiimui'" -i meai are lavoruea on mo Highway.
Uurrell't Gem often split badly,
should early rain occur. Improved
,he experience, u. -
1 1 . .i,., successful grower mourn eariy rain occur, improved
one " I . ... i jiaiHi t. w-tlt be Hoodoo Is much safer In this resoect
'l,roou J .atter whether the and very similar In other ways. Any
uitwl- for commercial j of the three varieties of cantaloupes
1 . h Vme use only, he al-1 mentioned pack nicely In 12 by 12 by
s or or.h" Ideations, and 24 Inch crates.
,Pprei'is ut the busl. A word aUout aeed. Use the best.
, Bi" -' .... ong The News-1 it is not enougn . tnat seed grows.
For """" ,ve Bpace to Mr. Often vigor is lacking and weak
r t fiaa ...... plants bring disappointment. Use
. arrll'le. nllU ' ... ., ' I ...I.U ...
s I nuiRt liroflUCUVW otrc-uo nnu buuu viittlliy. i Days
I e tn district in Oregon, 1 to test. 1 know of no better method
1 sd r -adcs li" about eight 1 than to use my neighbor's incubator.
t(tWlst V known as It occura to me the county farm bu-
f0U Ai trtct ' reau coul1' render many people a valu-
:;rdJv the melont nnd toma-, able service testing seeds. My ex
i iiM " 1 ....n .hnse frown Derlence is that seeds grown In a hieh
rn ihe west slope. This lo-: altitude are more vigorous.
i oD 1 . i... thn Pnelfln Watermelons. mtiKkniplnna nnA run.
" "Viree Quantities of our i taloupes are expected to report gen-
r ssa ?...,, ... .old erotislv August S to 20. Casahns not
T... n.ihlic My above, until after September 1.
.,nnimouHlv veri-l
!tC, i, aim"" --- . ... -
who are familiar with
(hnse
-.. intrli'ts.
Klerei" . loam
soil -on-; ,.
b e. oi --
l U a w'' . --
. . . . kaa haun a TV
so ' u " "-," .:Tr.
. tbe sunace
. experimental way.
Ijortoe e"rl '
ratable truiis.
f; as requested. I will give an
I.), as '"1 ji.'. i,i, h
I o( "my way u. u 6
nietnoa
tn 1 anh nr Mirlv
a aepm oi c
r.,.iiv a good growtn oi
lis turned under Including black
hi olten six
Li is double harrowed close af-
pio Later tnis son is uisceu
tarrowed onte or twice. If the
not WOrK nicely urinr jpiau.
ithercrop. 1 no noi anow uvo-
garden lana lur iwu ibwum.
haoical condition of the soli Is
be injured ; also, 1 anow posi
i watermelon wilt Is carried
1 from one field to another
winter pasture period.
Slay 1 the lana is marnea
iisitg a iwo-norHe mttmer,
three rows at a lime, jnese
Mtiallv three ana a nan
jt. although for some varieties
lour feet or even more, espe-
r crossing. The field is cross-
with the same marner. lnis
(it surface In chpeks three
UK feet square. The land is
ij to plant.
-jslraB. muskmelons. canta-
ulcisab.ia, I usually begin to
tot week in May if the
-U a quite noticeable. Every
fcr planted to melons ex-
m about every eigntn or
jflted row for convenience In
Mt the crop later.
fcrelnns and casabas are plant-
! every other cross mark, or
!t each way. Cantaloupes are
I at each cross mark, or three
shall bv seven feet.
11 one the hoe in planttnz seed,
k fifteen to twenty to the hill
tiering from one to one and a
leb.-s slightly firming the soil.
le seed bed has been properly
Iface be dry remove two or three
ot the lcr ami plant in moist
I0"ath. The seed is given a
bread when thrown Into the hill
n heavy land where if bunch-
lely the plants will force their
:t better. Should a rain occur
the plants appear I rake over
it with a common garden rake.
nMe will ho found In locating
id center of each hill if they
panted unlformlv at the cross
also by being able to cross
p tne hoeing Is reduced to a
lhe time Ihe melons develop
ui two rut leaves, unless In-
e bad I thin to two plants to
We have had no trouble with our
vine crops unable to control except
watermelon wilt. The only remedy
so fur Is to plant land not previously
Infested for some years at least.
My tomato plants are not planted In
the open until May 15 or 20, when all
danger of frost Is supposed to be
over. The seed of these plants have
been planted in the hotbed during
March, and transplanted In other beds
about five weeks later. I transplant
them rather deeply. It Is very impor
tant that such transplants have plenty
of room, four or five Inches apart
each way for each plant is none too
much. Keep the plants growing and
thrifty Riving them all the sun you
can. Four or five days before plant
lug in the field allow the plants to re
main dry, but be careful and not al
low them to wilt much. When ready
to transplant to the field, wet the bed
thoroughly so that plenty of soil may
be taken with the plant. When plant
ed in the field I plant deeper than
they were In the bed; however, If
the ground la warm only on the sur
face I drop them but little. 1 use a
sled and barrel watering as fast as the
plants are set. Don t delay this. I
follow later and "till up" with the hot.
I have found no better way when
field planting than to have a helper
place the plants back of my shovel.
Little more is to be done iMide from
keeping the weeds out until picking
time.
1 plant these three and a half by
seven feet, using the same method of
check marking as for the melons
Strong growing varieties will meet In
the center of the seven-foot space by
ripening time- Such plants should
produce ripe fruits In 70 days after
transplanting to tbe Held; that is tne
earlier varieties.
The cultivation or rather lack of
cultivation, as well as deep hoeing
also is very important. After the
plants start growth nothing deeper
than shallow weeders should be used
to work the soil, otherwise tbe sur
face roots will be injured and the
crop greatly decreased.
Most of the growers used the Earll-
ana for early. It Is early but soon
drops to an inferior quality generally
taking the market with it. Second
earlles such as John Baer and Bonnie
Poitonout Snak At
Pta ot Zoo Kteptr
At Port Elizabeth, Booth Africa, at
tached to the natural history museum
and aviary. It a large "snake garden,"
where poisonous reptiles live In per
fect freedom, among their natural sur
roundings, says the New fork World.
Tbe garden Is, coarse, cut off from
the rest of the world by concrete
wall.
It keeper Is a negro who has
worked In tbe snake garden from tbe
days of his childhood and has actual
ly succeeded In building up a' real
friendship with hi charge. Protect
ed only by gauntlet flovea and leather
puttees, with hi other clothing mere
ly the regulation anlform irf the run
team, he fearlessly enters the In
cisure and freely handles his pets.
When one considers that the major-'
Ity of the snakes In the garden are of
the most deadly varieties the African
cobra, the pufT-adder and the fer-le-lance
among others one would think
twice before offering to swap Jotw
with the keeper of the reptile house.
Tolsnnout snakes are popularly be
lieved to be untamable, but the negro
keeper at Port Elisabeth seems to
prove that. If not actually affectionate,
they can be persuaded by kindness to
tolerate human companionship.
The snakes In the Port Elisabeth
garden are not used for display pur
pose only. Their venom, extracted.
'1 used In the preparation of terumt
nd antidotes for snakebite.
Auto Driving Making
Pigeon-Toed People
At result of continual automobile
driving, Americans are becoming pigeon-toed,
according to the statement
of Dr. Carl Hunt of New York city,
after extensive research to determine
the cause of a marked tendency to
"toe In" on the part of a large per
centage of the population In large
cities. Complaint of pains In the
right foot, which are becoming com
mon, also are attributed by him to the
tame cause.
"Automobile driven are developing a
new form of foot trouble that tn many
cases becomes actual deformity." tays
Doctor Hunt "Ever since the advent
of the foot accelerator, my car-driving
patients, in ever Increasing numbers,
have complained of pains In the outer
side of the middle third of the right
foot, particularly when walking. In
most cases I have found that with
correction of the- position of the foot
on the accelerator, manual manipula
tions, simple exercises, and properly
fitting shoes, the trouble hat disap
peared." Popular Mechanic Muga
line.
Best, are more to be commended. The
twenty-pound net case Is in general
W seldom any difficulty is ex- use.
(ted In seed germination. Should Melons and tomatoes yield heavy
and regular crops here. Most visit
ors are greatly surprised at the uni
form and heavy yieldB.
A word about the marketing end.
Returns are not satisfactory. Why?
The old story ladk of co-operation.
The growers do not "pull together,"
one often bidding against the other.
Then there is no standard pack, and
so far no way to enforce one. Surely
it is each fellow for himself and the
devil for all.
Then again, the railroad rates are
discriminating. We pay almost as
much freight to Portland per car, for
Instance, as the California growers
do for a haul of over three times the
distance to Portland. In the end the
and carefully hoe. Should the consumer apparently bon the lall-
nave a tendency to be drv, road out OB the long haul and gets
1 freely around the hill. This an Inferior article from the south
pursue moisture to rise to the grown largely by orientals.
potlets. Let us hepe the "New Vision" of
all ordinary cultivation Is dls- the Portland Chamber of Commerce
will assist us in our efforts, surely
Oregon products even were they no
better than the outside, should have
precedence when our crop comes In.
With some system of state stand
ardization rates the producer of these
railroad rates the proudcer of these
most wholesome and appetizing of
vegetable fruits will be encouraged
to establish an Industry In Oregon
that will utilize thousands of acres
nt our verv best land under an Inten-
nave beer a flisannnlntment lve svstem. Then from the box fac
e Honev new nni.ian na,n.itnm tn (ha mnaiimpr will be asked
Pw Hybrid Casabas are rapid- "Why was this thing not brought
1" "ronger demand each about sooner?
P'l, but wt'crters or knives are
pn the cultivator for shallow
F" the fie.d is run over fre-
I both lenethu-iRe Anri rrnai.
Id ern'Tue.l until the vines ln-
"eeds have no nlnce In a
rMch. except twisslblv in a
nation, while vines are devel-
! -y Swet and All Heart are
"ilar water melons. Late varln-
"Inst nf ln0 no-called early
N MILE AND VICIINTY
Kummell expects to hold a
""inc at the Ten Mile
'he n.'ax future. Rev. Bar
Jard w ill assist 'him.
! talking of a new store and
f e t the old Wells place.
v ooa, the Ten Mile
severe cold, is getting bet-
r Ireland, our deputv asses
'r visitintr his friends.
" Kite ar.d r Sw,ft n,ve
"a a business trip to Aber-
Bug That Stabs Potato Bug
Against the devastating potato bug,
the United States Department of Agri
culture la marshaling an army of ene
my soldier bug, popularly known a
"stink bugs."
Every time a potato parasite clashes1
with one of these deadly antagonists.
potato plants are Just one bug safer.
For the soldier bug usually wins. Ad
vancing to the attack, he Jabs a spear
Ilke beak Into a toft spot In hit prey's
armor. Barbs at the tip of the Jaws
keep tht tpear Inserted. The doomed
potato bug at first feigns death, then
begins a frantic scrambling over obsta
cle to shake oft It assailant. Ex
haustion finally leaves the potato bug
at the mercy of the soldier bug's ap
petite, which sates Itself on the blood
and Juice of the victim. Popular
Mechanics.
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Mammal t of California
There are 2,000,000,000 mammals In
California. Half of these are burrow
ing rodent, ucti at around tqulrrela,
kangaroo rati and gopher, which give
farmer much trouble. Dr. Joseph
Orlnnelt of th University of Califor
nia, however, ha a good word to toy
for gopher and aueh. Fossils show
that ther have been In existence at
least 200,000 year and he hat figured
out on one tract of land that In that
time gopher have given the toll thr
equivalent to 3,400 plowing to a depth
of six Incbc. It I all right to keep
them ofT artlflcally cultivated land
but In other areas, the plowing and
fertilisation famished by them Is Invaluable.
Why Bread Become Stale
Dr. Katx, a Dutch Inventor, hns
been trying to BUeover what mnkes
bread grow stale. He has found. It 1
reported, that low temperature I tbe
chief cause. Bread kept at 140 de
grees Fahrenheit was quite fresh at
the end of 48 boors, but when the tem
perature was reduced to 122 degrees
the bread began to grow (tale and
continued to Increase In taleness down
to about three degree below the free
Ing nolnt. Beyond that tBleness grew
lea until at tb temperature of liquid
OF
Owing to the prolonged tlroticht In
California It will be npcessary to ship
hay, alfalfa, oats, barlf-y. wheat and
cheat Into that state. The Chamber
of Commerce has an Inquiry In rn
parris to these commodities, anil all
those who wish to ship feed will con
fer a favor on tho Chamber of Com
merce and the Californians If they
call at the chamber and let us know-
how much they have lo sell. The sel-
'er will be put tn touch with the
buyers through this procedure.
Watklns products, 120 W. T-ane
street Order delivered. Phone 177.
I LODGE DIRECTORY J
.
Woodmen of tht World, Camp No. 125
Meet In tbe Oddfellow hall In
kosebitrg every 1st and 3rd Mon
day evenings. Visiting neigh ban
Always welcome,
A. A. SC11LOKMANN, C. C.
M. M. MILLER. Clerk.
Laurel Chtpter No. 81, R, A. M.
Mated convocation on 1st and 3rd
Tuesday, Masonic Temple. All
members requested to attend and
vlsltln companions welcome.
It. h. COOI'KIl, High I'rlest.
W. F. HARRIS, Secretary.
Knlahts of Pythias, Alpha Lodge N.
47-Mnets every Wednesday evening
In Knrgthta ot Pythias hall, 130 Rose
street Visitor alwava welcomed.
CLAIR K. AU.EN, C. a
J. R. FARRINOTON, M. V.
B. E. WIMUEP'.Y, K. R. ft
Roaeburg Rebekan Lodge No. 41,
I. O. O. F. Meet tn Odd Fellows
Tomple every woek, on Tuesday
evening. Visiting member In good
standing are Invited to attend.
AMY CARMAN. N. O.
Til, LIE I. JOHNSON, Reo. Bee
ETHEL DAILKY. Fin. Sec.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Heinllne will
return to their home in this clly
this evening after enjoying the pant
few days in Portland. While In that
city and attended the grand opera.
Mr. aud Mrs. lit-inllne made Ibe trip
by automobile.
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Cyril Nichols of Brockway, who re
cently underwent an operation ior
appendicitis Is able to return to
school.
Mrs. Elsie Hughes spent Sunday
I visiting relatives at Ten Mile. Mr.
land Mrs. Hughes have bounht a ten-
have moved to that place from ADer- air me oreao ana
deen, Washington. I fectly fresh. It Is suggested that
Fred Byron, Harold Nichols, Ed bread can b kept fresh by placing
Jennings and Oene Ollivant have i jt a tireless eooker Immediately af'
been busy hunting goats the last few j ter tt u removed from tht oven.
dnvfl. 1
H. 3. Bushnell. who has been in
poor health for the last month Is feel
ing much better and has gone to. "Why
Myrtle Point to visit relatives.
Robert Hill and family
move to Redmond. Oregon, in me
spring. We shall hate to lose them,
and will miss them in the Sunday
school and church.
Penalized
do too alwty ose 'whilst'
In Dlare of whileT asked the city
expect io editor of tht new reporter.
'Because I ttlnk It's nicer word."
"AU right." tald tht editor. "1
think you'd bettef worx In the Jnnl-
-. W m n at " flA.
Relatives of Mis, Anna Dusenberry ""J
ceived a letter froh her a short! ton Transcript.
"Never Told Her Love"
HI Flsncew Tv Tttu. I loved
yon when I flrtt met 700.
Tltns Csnby Whyn time didn't jrno
ssy so then Bert I I"n '
watted 34.25 cvnrtln' 700.
received
time irn statini that they are having
very cold weather in Missouri where:
she It visiting.
Pioneer rooring will do It net oor
rrlcet before buying. Inn-Gerreten
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WOMAN WEAK
. DIZZy, FAINT
Found Relief in Taking Lyd;a L
Pinkbara's Vegetable Compound.
Always Recommends It
Bridgeport, Connecticut " I ml
completely run-down, had headaches.
tizzy, mint feelings
and other troubles
women often have.
As I hadtakenl.ydia
K. Pinkham'fl Vege
table Compound be
fore, my husband
said to take it apain.
I have now taken
Lydia E. Pinkhnm'
Blood ftlcikine, the
Liver Pills, and tix
loxe of iA-dia E.
I'inkham' Vegeta
ble Compound Tablets. I m fctliru
very good now and shall continue taking
tnem lor a wmie. 1 nave neen teung
my cousin about the medicine and she
wants to take it, too. 1 always recom
mend it" Mrs. Hrnry C. Smith,
R.F.D. No. 8, Boj 6, BriddeTmrt, Conn.
Lydia E. Pinkbsm'i VcfjetaMe Com
pound it a splendid medicine for such
conditions. It has in many cass reliev d
those lymt'tomt by removir.g tn cause
of them. Mrs. Smith '1 experience ia
but one of many.
In a recent eountry-wle canvass of
purchasers of Ly iia E. Pinkham'i Veg
etable Compound, over lL'J'J'' replii-e
were received, and lis per cent re
ported they were ts nefittd by its use.
tor tolt by druggiit everywhere.
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ARTHUR LONG
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O. E. 8.. Roaeburg Cnjpter No. 8
Holds their regular meeting on the
1st and 3rd. Thursdays In each
month. All sojourning brothers
end sisters are respectfully Invitee
to attend.
HAZEL FRENCH, W. M.
FREE JOHNSON. Secretary
Pythian Sitter, Umpqua Temple, No.
4. Meols the 2nd and 4th Mon
day evenings of each month, at the
K. &. P. haiL Visitors alwayt wel
come. JOHANNA C.nAE, M. E. C.
MYRTLE WIMHEHLY M. of R. A C.
MAKTHA CHHIHTBNHON. M. of
United Brotherhood of Carpenter and
Joiners of America Meets In Moose
hool second and fourth Wednesday
evenings of each month. All car
penters welcomed.
T. F. HOLMES, Rec. See.
F. A. BOWEN, Pres.
Neighbor! of Woodcraft, Lllao Clrol.
No. 49 Meett on 1st and third
Monday evenings. In K. ot P. halL
. Visiting neighbor Invited to attend.
DONNA OAKLEY. O. N.
MailOARET WHITNEY, Clark.
United Annan Meet In Ma coa
tee Hall first and third Wednesday.
Visiting members always welcome,
LAUREN McCULLOCH. M. A.
MILDRED McCIiLIICH, Treat.
BELLS STEPHENSON, Sec
B. P. O. Elks, Roteburg Lodge No. 32(
Hold regular communication! at
the Elks' Temple 00 each Thursday
of every month. All members re
quested to attend regularly, and all
visiting brothers are cordially In
vlted to attend.
FRANK CLEMENS. E. R.
J. O. DAY. Jr., Secretary
K. O. T. M. meets eacn 2nd and 4th
Thursday of each month. In Macca
bee hall, corn or Cast and Pint
streets. Vlaitlug Knightt always
welcome.
L. C. OOODMAN, Com.
O. W. KAPP, R. K.
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231 Main St.
Phone 12!
A. F. & A. M., Laurel Ludgt No, 13.
Regular communication 2nd and
4t b Wednesdays each month, at
Masonic Temple, Roteburg, 9r
Visitor welcome.
O. K. Qt'INE, Jr., W. M.
W. F. HAKR18. Secy.
I. O. O. F., Phllettrlan Lodge No. 8
Meets In Odd Fellows Temple every
Friday evenitix. Visiting brelhern
arc always welcome.
W. S. HOWARD, N. O.
A. 1. OKDIIKS, Krc HM.
J. B. BAILEY Fin. Sec.
W. B. u O. T. W., Roteburg Review
No. 11 Holds regular meetings 00
2nd and 4th Thursday, at 7:30 p. m.
Visiting sisters Invited to sttend re
view.!. Muccabee kail. Pin. and
Cass street.
JESSIE liAlT. Col.
MRS. FLORA I. WILLIAMS. Com.
fcagies, Kosenurg Aerie Meet. 10
Maccaboe hull, on ( ast street, on
2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings of
each month, at H o'clock. Visiting
brethren in good standing always
welcome.
El fiENE LITTLE. W. P. P.
RICHARD lll-HCH, W. P.
B. F. GOODMAN, secretary. 1
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