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o 0 o 0 o o o i O o t? ' 8 GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THREE SATURDAY, APRIL 23. 1921 e CP PfflE HOME GARDEN. m -r rjfuil ttr noma miioui a turwn : O o O 9 MDDEBIli DESIGN LcXMd.tTtl J a-, rt Ainu 1 1 n i in r r L u in I u il ff . Asters, Garden Harmonizers In tho late summer . und tn'1 luouths nature's color scheme seems lo decree a preponderance of yejlow Jind reds, forerunners of the gay colors of. the autumn foliage. The : Asters now developed Into rivals of ho chrysanthemums In their bis .feathery spheres of bloom of.'er a - Relief of soft colors in both the an '' Jhuul and perennial varieties" which . yre a relief to tho prevailing Blare tot tho reds, oranges and yellows. ., No garden is complete without a ; foodly supply of asters for masses of '' soft colors and for cutting. No finer ; subject of bouuets for decoration of i (lie. home can be grown so easily, f jj Asters should be started early for 'midsummer bloom. Outdoor planting 1 j ill bring them along in September when their beauty is equally wel come, but July and August should 'Jiave their display as well. Karly trains and early planting will bring uooui mis result. Thero are now two well developed ypes In general, the Into branching nil the comet or ostrich plumo type. loth should be planted. Asters need rich soil, full sun and ood cultivation. They -arc attack- d by one serious pest in their nia lirity, the aster beetle. This black devourcr usually conies in August tin flockB and droves and cats the lowers and hud and as mysterious y departs after a stretch of two or ahree weeks. Arsenical, poisons, such Jis arsenate or lead or weak paris fcrecn will kill this beetle, or he can Jie knocked Into a pan of kerosene. ' til ined water by hand atid destroyed '. liut too niHiiy escape by this method. '. jLatc asters for a sure crop are the 1 Proper Htysitv Is Essential to Success With Live Stock. HOGS NEED.llGHT ANI AIR (Jo Tape of Fare .Building ts Given Marc Attention in th Agricultural College Than Hog Houses Good Plan Shown Here. best solution for the average gard- ner who bus had his hopes of beautiful lister drop ruined. .. Asters are as easy to grow from seed as radishes and a box of seed In tho house, tho hotbed, or even the cold frumo will glvo the desired early start. Transplant thorn from the seed boxes to other boxes about an inch and a halt apart if the best and sturdiest plants ure desired .They should be placed at least a foot apart In their beds and cultivat ed with Hunt hoeing to kevp tho soil Btirrcd at Intervals all summer, Bono meal raked or hoed Into the , soil Is an excellent fertilizer for as-j ters, provided tho soil has been en riched. A general rule Is that a good vegetuhlo Boil is good aster soil. It is not a good plan to plant asters In th0 same place in suc ceeding years. '; Cucumbers sliced lengthwise and fried ill the same manner are a com-' parativo novelty but a fine vegetable Italians are particularly fond or Dig cucumbers cooked in this manner. They are often served with lamb chops In Italian restaurants. J ' f you have never fried cucumber it Is worth trying out and Is an excellent way to use up tho big cu cumbers when there Is a surplus. " By WILLI Aft A. BAOFORB. Mr. William A. Radford Tftft ""J, qualloaa and etve advice I-RbK or COST on all aubjerte pertaining to tne subject of twtletns work on the tarm. tor the. waiters ot tills paper. On account of hie wide exparlenca-ae Editor! Author end Manutactun-r. ha la. without eoubt. tw hlgheat authority on ill thwo subject Addrcua all Inqutrlee to William A. Rad ford, No. 1SSI 1'ralrle avenue, Chlcajo, III.; and only Indole two-cant stamp for reolT. Success lu raising hogs depends on two things well-bred stock, both sows and sires, and proper housing. Well-bred stock is plentiful, and no fnrnier In these days of better farm live stock can afford to breed or raise "scrubs." In every community, esjie elally In , the so-called "corn bell" stales, begs are one of. the principal farm products, and htgh-bred. If not registered purebred sires, are availa ble. With a start of one or two well bred sows and the service of a pure bred hour, careful management will insure a good profit in hog raiding. - The second essential good houses Is Just n x available as good breeding slock. During the last ten or more vears, architects who have made a rnreful study of the needs of farm mil- mills have designed, and local con tractors hn erected, thousands ot buildings barns, hng houses and chicken houses that provide the live stock with houses where they can be kept lit the highest state of productivi ty anil In the best of health. The product that farmers turn Into rnsh with their hogs Is flesh. Hoih can be obtained with "scrub" stock, hut the cost Is prohibitive. . About the same amount of care will bring a well. IttnatratlorA It li of r?ame construe- (M. set on a concrete foundation aud will hold 14 sowi 9d their llOerj. l dimensions arg 48 by ?0 feet. the most of the e9ly spring Anllght this house it tftb east and west, end bta double sets of roof windows, Lset to permit !On to filler Into the pens the sonfti side ot ll'0,ullug andthe other Uuo Uie ngns on tne north side. " n Two alrUoD ventilators in the roof provide for a circulation of fjesh air. without there neiii urnris."a ltr, whore the .voiiihc pigs njid tlr mothers r penned. SiirromuUng tiff bulldln Is a concrete feeding tlo-f where the com and dry feed la thrown for the bogs. Accompanying the lllnatrntlou is the floor iilnn of'thcliiilldlng .howlng the dimensions of, ther pens and the feed ing alley that extends through the cen ter. Tn much eruphnsls cannot be lnld on Che m-ed of fresh air, dry lieds nnd Sunshine In a hog house. These three essential lo healthy young pigs cost nothing and can be obtained In abun dance by planning the house correctly and constructing, It ncciiriHng to the modern knowledge of what Is best ror the animals. By proper care In laying the con crete foundations and floor this hog house can be built at nny' season of the year. By heating. the aggregates of I lie concrete and covering the inun dation and floor so as to prevent freer. inir until the concrete has fully set, which; In cold weather, requires at least six days, the work can be done nnd the superstructure erected In time fof the enrfy spring Utters. La Grande Jews of Tweritjs- .Eitght YearsoAgo o e .Fromethe Hie ot alio leu tOamte Weekly tlazctlc r OctoGcr 1, greats) IiiqrAsed and t?in. well. It self has beeiP enclosed by a high bourd fciico. Everything ia In shape at the piawer bouse, and the largo 'Ylm rtrnl unillliil bull ilf th Vol nicer Firemen of lho city will bj.iumP woreing axucccssjuny, given October 5, in tho new brick building on Adams avenue just east ef tl;e fifd puatofflce Bite. A "lanco was giTen at Hilgnjcl last Saturday ln theuew hotel building i reeled by Sid Brace. aiarnde will bo given Wednesday, sl,r0,, eoineauy evening. In which all firemen will participate. The purailo will bo Ir.afied by Ihe I.n Grande buil. J. 1). Thorson; .los. Jones and 1!." Kel- li-v nf tho Jmse i'.ill.in:l!iv ti 11 it Juhll Dnily, V. T. Abbott nnd M. S. .Jos. rainier and A. I . Weller were tleury ot the hook ad ladder j oin- "i nnaer couniy tins weea uuiuuaa- pnny, nro looking ufler the unuugo-il'iK bcefcattlo for shlpnienl. The La Grande Dally Star, Issued liy Messrs. Parker and Kckley, mudn Its appearance last Monday. But It's Not Mahogany. , , The Spanish or cigar box cedar, known locally as cedio, Is uot a cu olferous wood hut he-lunge lu l'"1 um hogauy family, s-iys Ihe American For estry Magazine. In fact 11 finds Us wny into the market as mahogany and may not be reodlly distinguished from that wood except by Us odor. . CITY OF GHASTLY LEGENDS All Sorts of Blood-Curdling Storlae Current In the Mexican Metrop olis, and Believed. Mexico City Is a city of legend. ghostly horrors, most of them estab lished at tcHst upon a basis of truth fine of them is about tho deeds of Oon Juan Manuel who had the merry habit ot stalking the streets In hi cloak at nlglit and asking the tlrst man he met what time It wns. Upon being answered, "II Is cloven by the clock." he would reply: . "iou are very lucky, for you know 'the exact hour you die." Thereupon he would iJfljfljftJiJflaaa1illlil leflllT" j 9 i MMaaMMaaHHMNIa,BIB . Send it to the ...... I I I WE WILL DO YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, WASII ... ... DO IT RIGHT DO. IT CHEAPLY Save You All the Mess, Work and Worry of Wash. day. . . Send It To THE STANDARD LAUNDRY CO. 8 - PHOl! MAIN 56 EJi . a !- Ceorge Heljllemen has reslsned A j his position as agent ot the I'acuic incuts. Joseph Wilson, wiO for some voUYh wiis pmprietor of a drug store at Union, fell' off a train at Taze well, Indiana, last Thursday, while tho train vf.s on a trestle Boventy- flvo feet high. lie wns Instantly killed. 1.. B. Thomas went' to Portland' last Friday to attend tho Grand Lodge I. A. ot M.i which met there Oct. I. ' ' Scriptures In" NuUhelt Feter Bale. scholar of Qoees Blliabeth-a Ume, IWee la the HerlcMH Uenutcrlpti it Oxford for having , rttten the Bible Id so small nsni that tt was encloeed In walnut. -The not holdeth the bookl there f a minx, leaves In bis little book ee la . l . P. dii.1. a,. Kath written- uia ir.a biui ... -- s much on ene of bis HtUe lesres M od fiat leaf of the Bible." ' JIM i . "Laadetone." j Jhli nignetis oxide ef Iron, of loadstone, a It Is called, was flrst fosnd In Magnesia. Id Asia Minor, the name muinet being derived from this clrcuTnsiaVe. 'Vets name load- atone, which la applied to this' oat- a i . . nn ..juiiint uiai niuuet vni sivvl1 , ot Jte being used when suspended ss guiding or leading stone, from the old Saxon word, "laeden." to lt Loadstone or magnetic oxide of iron, is very abundant In nature, especially In Sweden and Norway, where.lt la worked as an Iron ore and furnishes the best quality of Iron. It Is also found Uf Canada. ' ' Or. C. T. Bacon Portland this week. Sheriff Dulles was Granda- Wednesday. paid a visit to a visitor to La i Born III l.a . Grande, , 18112. to jibe' wife of A.' B. a son. Oct. 1, Huclat Albert O. Ili-.tler nnif Miss Cora Kennedy, both of La Grande, were married ut Uhushone, Idaho, Satur day. . . N. 11. Stnrbli'd, who wns severe'.- Injured by being thrown against a barbed wire ...u last week, is rap Idly improving. ' Charles A. Flle'.i, editor of the Farmer, baa gone to Wullowa coun ty to make speeches In thu Interests; of the people's party. The l.a nrnndn band has been en gaged to furnish music nt the fair noxt week. The players who will participate are ns follows: It. II. Oallv, Karl .Stevens. W. Gilliam, T. Lawlow, F. l.envltt, fl. Tail. K Tboniiia. G. lrvlu, J. W. linker, W. V. Snoilgrass. J. - Kyiihnrst, J. H. Kuoilcrnss, J. Synliorat and W. tile reuson. J. F. DaJcer and J. . D. Siator made a bualuess trip to l'eudleton this week. Miss Amlraiix, sister of Mrs, C, II. Crosby of Island City, has put before the public her latest compo sition of music, which she has nam ed for our beautiful valley, "La Grande Monde Valse." Tho Christian Church ot thls placo organized a Sunday School on Sep tember 25. place, of meeting In Itooni 0, upstairs, Slutor Building. A. B. Conley, the. aanrirldge farm- ir, lias-six slx-norss teams engageu III linullnp; his rraln crop to the Hamilton and Ilourke elevator nl La Grande, , . . : Cloth Upholstery, Cloth i upholstery may be beat denned by beating curtains and backs lightly with a stick qjr carpet beater, after which the accumulated dust la whisked oft with a brush. Urease or oil may be removed by an applica tion ot lukewarm' water and mild oap, applied with a woolen cloth. There are 'a number of woolen clean ers which will work' very well on'cloih upholstery, but gasoline aud benxlue Have, a tendency to spread Instead of to remove dirt ' ; llev. .1. M. Hell, of the M. ' F. church, South, bus been nsslgucd ti: duty 111 La Grande. Great Minds Linked With Geneva. '. Geneva and lu lake early became the mecca .of leaders In science and literature. Voltaire, Miue. de StaeL Georges Sand, Dumas, Daudet and Byron, Gibbon. Dickens llusklu. Prances Ravergal, Sismondl, De 8nu ure, Amlel a veritable parade of Il lustrious poets, novelists, essayists, philosophers end scientists have). linked their names foruver with that fair city and Its environs. The O. AJ It. reunion held at Union last week was well attended and a reueral good time was had. The, seroud annual reunion will he held at La (irunilo In October,, H'JII Kit Thomas the machinist, mad a short visit to Portland last Satur day and Kuudiiy. Within a few days Him citizens of La-Grande will have the pleasure of witnessing Ihe completion of the new water works, and there Is ev ery reason lo be!eve Hint fie result will bo Biiticifuctory. The voliinio of The new brick building erected1 en Adams aienue by Palmer and Uivt ness. Is receiving tho finishing touches. i ' Mkif At a meeting of the directors of Ihe l.a Grande district schools last Saturday, Miss F.lnia Leltoy, (laugh tcr of Itnv. A... lltoy, was elected as a teacher for the whiter term. J. W. Scriber pajd u business visit ftiiler In Hie supply well bus been to Pendleton this week . ' . .,.1 Valuable Jack Pine. ; There are many qualities of the Jsck Pine which recommend It for a continuous forest crop. It Is extreme ly hardy and grows on the poorest oils. It reproduces belter thao any ether conifer in eastern Canada as Is evidenced by the way It replaces oth er woods following cutting or Ore. It grows rapidly and under natural con ditions will attain pulpwood site In shorter time than spruce or balsam. Montreal Family Herald. . : . ! . A '1 . The seven weens- war. The Buven Weeks' war was a brief war In J8BB botweeu Prussia aud Italy ,' on one side and Austria and her Ger man allies (Bavarln, Wurltemberg. Baden. Saxony, Hesse-Cnsael, Uao over, Nassau) on the other. The wa waa the culmination of Bismarck plan for forcing Kustrla out of too Gorman confederation and making way for a new German j . under Prussian lesdoranin L rt-Lt' ixwiAivT vs sasiBSi Nss awirrrasl aatai 7 I OG FS-7 ' ' ' I a Eemberj our Pry CleaoiDtr Department Docs the Best Oofk. Q k o o bred yoiiiig pig to marketable size In half the time required by a "scrub," nnd the amount of feed both consume per ilny Is practically the snine. Ilefore the days of efficient hog houses,- a farmer considered himself heky If half Ihe litter was brought lo maturity. Young pigs lire subject to ninny diseases' nnd have little stamina to withstand them. Pneumonia Is one of them. The Mirs,tlint were littered In the early spring nnd were not hmisisl In weather-proof, well-vcntl-Inted ami w-nrtn quarters had and still have Utile chance of reaching ma turity. It was with ibese facts In mind that the modern hog house wns designed. And In passing It might be said that nn type- of farm bullilltig bus been given more attention In thn agricul ture colleges thon hog housea. The modern bog house Is n well rnnstrnetcil building. It usually Is set on o concrete foundation, with s con crete floor. The-side wslls are woath-er-iiglit, snd Ihe roof Ik designed 'so that n maximum of sunlight can reach Ihe pens on both sfdes of the building. Also some system of ventilation, either through the roof or by the sm-tion ten tilntors that are usp, nn erery modern dnlry bsrn. Is provided. Half of the floors, w hether they be of cnncreti or' cinders, ore covered Willi hesvy boards. raised slleJitly shove the ground. On this half fbr tbfre Is plsicl. plenty "f bedding. s5) tbst the rennc nigs will he kept dry witn em phasis nn "dry" and nnn, Vieti the fiiriMi has such a bog I line - the sows farrow In early eprina ; en niraln In the . 1-h l es us hin. ijilendeiL 1-lle February pica erg kent Iff tli" wnrm, sunny house, ends r pet fne stjflrt that mnks Ihem Salt i and strim ben iheyeare v-aned and I readv for the pnatnr,. In salng. There rtt.ey nevpinpi) rapiniT sno are or mr- ktable lze when ti sy'ls 'noU sur ply and lietier iBrl-e. e O(of the ni'g'-nl tries hng( hiuseia showl in Ibegfi-rooipsnyln stab tlie'ctiunce-niet struuger. Ho bnd a dearly loved nephew, und one night he met lilm In the dark, and not rec ognizing him followed hla usual cus tom of lionilcliie. The next tiny, mud with grief, Don Junn went to Ihe priest, who ordered him lo sny bis bends nt midnight be fore a church and near the public gnl lows. He tried tbrep times before be was able to do so, and then, tho le gend says, nngels took him nnd hanged him. The basis of the story lies In Ihe fact Ibat a ninn of tho name of Juan Manuel did stab at least one man, sml his body wns found hanging on the public gallows without any explanation ever being made as to how It got there. THE SERVICE Dice Gaming Ancient Sport Gaming with dice and cords has pre- vaiieu rrom tne earnest limes. We do not rend of gambling houses In the classic literature of Grccrp, but there -nu ne no uouin inut me vice wns very widely practiced In private houses. U' mime, unuer mo emperors, gambling prevslled extensively. Aiignstna anil most of th- su'rceedlng sovereigns vure rassiuiiaiKiy tonu or the .dice, ii nil i r,.,,r miuimis wrote a book nn the subject. A'. Ilomsn would transport to s-gaibling resort hla ttlmle fortune i r-ointi, papers sml rbattels-and after losing all, would even seize the clunks of his- latesto elate oa a change f luck. Wkei4, ! Iasste. " In ! ile J.n.r tra-a. ir nulla la ahl.U raa ,.. .5ajne ere iviiiian.sna fi'Tsmi .. Africa I uu.va.enosK fmw l.a a, , eaarof rr. e tinted a l.luW, gaen northern Itrszil witiis a c,.p IKseic. k ) i'd 4Jatfflsll the grapbliM, ft-hre, tnt 'im .iwder nd other .inAterlals are destroyed In the routing, ad he no on would know fries) drinks? g the rnle wheflcr It had been 'al'utor not. e . a novel In-lu'lry. which promlA rapid expansbn. In Canads. Is th do velopmry. oj ses warn. The Pjiglnlon. wuh 0lie co-operation ef scientists, has prove? that museli Aiwa A Pesslbl ta Oa Wnaa. eyery greet irotnVhift Inavlres ns. ' Ds reverse aide whMh warns ua. i u "," f9 befors our isjndi the poalbfr.Ue of n?bt development, but we nana? t forget that we can develop In eiUier e2tlnn Ki. YOU WANT You want the material best suited to ytnir work. mi want quick delivery. You want (somebody within cull whom you can de lu'itil oir; To whom, you can nay "Got thin or get that" niid'you know you will receive it if obtainable. Don't you think so? ' ' ' " We always carry in ntoek Onient, Linfo, Plaster, l'iic lii'.k and Face Urick; hI.so Fuel, Hay, Grain anil J'liulu-y Supplies. ' .' . '. ' , If we have not got ultat you want w'e will jet it." ' . Mercantile Co'. - . a ci oo o o .0 o o o o i . tt 'i kal n ,-...- - 1 1 can be produced comroercJsliJL sod (a iitllj at- a cfceao rti K k J k I i. V r4 a-.Tj y. 0 1 Lsu 1 r -
