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ARLINGTON AMPHITHEATER ALMOST COMPLETE
NATUROPATH
DISINFECT SEED BED
TO PREVENT DISEASE
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Female Diseases— 704-6 Dehum Bldg.
PAINTS A N O W A L L PAPER
Write us for pi less. Pioneer Paint Co.,
186 First St., Portland.
PLATING-NICKEL
Before Planting Be Sure to De
stroy All Fungi.
AND
SILVER
V m t e t o d a y í o r p r i c e » — we pay return
oatage on small parcels. . California Piat-
|R tig W o rks, J14 2nd St. Portland.
PLJJMBI NG & P L U M B I N G S U P P L I E S
W e can supply you with anv kind of
plumbing supplies at wholesale price».
W e will gladly estimate cost of any Job.
W rite for prices.
S T A R K -D A V IS CO.#
of _______ 188-190 4th S t, Portland
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Sterilization by Heat In Form
Steam Is Most Effective— Formalin
Treatment May Be More Practi
cal for Majority.
R A I L W A Y T E L EG R A P H I N S T I T U T E
^Yoiing^merr^nd^women; best returns^or
am’t invested.
Position when qualified.
424 Railway Exchange Bldy., Portland.
R A Z OR S
Tilting Platform Arranged So That
Hens May Liberate Themselves
by Stepping on It.
The following Is one o f the simplest
methods o f enabling hens to open the
j henhouse door in the morning, there
by relieving their owner o f the neces
sity o f rising at daybreak to let them
! out. The door o f the henhouse is
hinged at the top, so that it opens out
ward, and the lower edge catches
against the flgor, so that it cannot
swing inward. Near the lower edge
on the outside a cord is attached,
which passes upward over tw o small
pulleys hanging from a beam.
The
other end o f the cord supports a tin
can weighted with stones, so as to be
General view <jf the Arlington amphitheater, built on an eminence overlooking the Potomac river at Washing 1 just heavy enough to pull the door
ton. It cost nearly a million dollars, and has been in proc ss o f construction for five years. Below is shown a de open and keep it so. On the floor o f
tailed view o f the front.
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the henhouse, right In front o f the
door, is a tilting platform, with a hook
in the front edge, which fits an eye
screwed into the door. The door can
therefore be locked at night by catch
ing the hook in the eye, and the pull
of the cord against the door on the
outside has the effect o f making the
hook hold securely. When the own
er has locked the door in the evening,
after the hens have gone to roost, he
sprinkles a few grains o f feed on the
outward end o f the tilting platform,
which is now in a horizontal position,
and leaves the henhouse by the large
door, which he locks behind him. On
j the follow ing morning, the first hen
which jumps upon the platform to
pick at the feed tilts the platform,
releasing the hook from the ey e; and
the weighted can on the outside pulls
TORNADO CAUSES DEVASTATION IN GEORGIA
The famous compound for tempering
(By OTIS R E IN K IN G , Colorado Agri
razors without heat. Makes shaving a
cultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.)
delight. The Stratanum Co., 609 Chamber
Be sure to disinfect your seed beds, of Com.
cold frames or hot house beds before
planting. The purpose is to kill all
fungi which cause dumping off, stem
rot, black rot, and other diseases.
Sterilization by heat In the form of
steam Is the most effective; however,
the formalin treatment may be more
practical for the majority.
The formalin solution Is made up
by using 4 quarts o f formalin (40 per
cent formaldehyde to 00 gallons (1
barrel) of water. Apply at the rate
of 2 quarts per square foot of ground.
One barrel, at this rate, will cover a
piece of ground one rod long by six
feet wide. Apply the solution grad
ually to the soil with a sprinkling pot.
It is well to cover the bed for 24 hours
with sucks disinfected in the formalin
solution.
,
Do not plant until the third or
fourth day after disinfecting, or until
the ground Is In a suitable condition.
This will allow all formalin fumes to
escape so that the seed and young
growing plants will not be injured.
SEED TESTER QUITE SIMPLE
K N O T:
Showing Ivianner in Which Seeds Are
Enclosed in Tester.
PLATFO RM
The cotton mill district of l.u Grange was almost entirely upturned by the 'ecent tornado. The homeless were
to make their beds among the wreckage.
The lower picture shows an Immense hole torn In a house by ft*
fo r c e d
tree.
Hens Unlock Poultry House Door by
Stepping on Tilting Platform.
THE OLD AND THE NEW IN BOSTON
EASTER SELF FLAUER
the door open. A knot in the cord,
made to catch in the pulley, w ill pre
vent wrenching at the hinges.— L.
Hussakof, Brooklyn, N. Y., in Popu
lar Mechanics Magazine.
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POULTRY IN PUREBRED CLASS
En try of Peafowls Received From
South Dakota Farmer — Also
Turkeys, Ducks and Geese.
The first peafowls have been en
tered in the “ Better Sires— Better
Stock” crusade o f the agricultural
colleges, the United States depart
ment o f agriculture, and co-operating
agencies.
The entry eomes from
Butte county, S. I ) „ anil the owner
is J. L. Jones. He is using purebred
sires in breeding horses, cattle, swine
and poultry. Among his poultry he
records a peacock and two peahens,
also a liberal number o f turkeys,
geese and ducks. The campaign al
ready Is giving valuable facts and fig
ures regarding the classes o f live
stock most commonly kept together
on farms.
MAKE FRIENDS WITH FOWLS
\ lew looking down Kim street, Boston, show ing the recently constructed
ran cali hall and tlu* Custom house tower looming In the foreground.
AIR VIEW OF WARSHIP IN PANAMA CANAL
I.nrge numbers o f Filipinos do pen
ance for their sins at Faster by spend
ing a day wandering nbout flailing
themselves with a bamboo until sun
set, when, covered with blood, they
seek n wayside pool wherein to wash
their wounds.
DREADED KING COBRA
Hens W ill Not Do Their Best When
They Run at Approach of Attend
ant— Feed From Hand.
T A I L O R FOR P A R T I C U L A R P E O P L E
I f you want up-to-date suits see M.
Weinstein. Satisfaction guaranteed. 410
Stark St., Portland, OpL_________________
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ROCKY'BlOUNTAiN^Teachers'^Agenc^.
Enroll free. Frank K. Welles, former Asst
State Supt., mgr. NW . bank bid. P ortland.
WALL PAPER— PAINT
A t wholesale and retail
Mall orders
promptly filled.
Smith'
W all Paper
House. 108- 110 Second 8L, Portland.
Introduction of English Walnuts.
The E nglilh walnut came to the Pa
cific coast in 1867, when Joseph Sex
ton of Santa Barbara, Cal., brought a
sack of nuts from Chile and grew 1,000
trees at Goleta.
Sneeze Reform.
formed by folding longitudinally the
outer member and stitching it at one
of the edges, this envelope enfolds a
pad which absorbs and retains mois
ture for a period sufficient to cause
germination o f the seeds. The en
velope is stitched longitudinally and
transversely, to form sections each
of which is numbered for identifica
tion purposes.
SOIL FERTILITY IS LACKING
W hile It may be attractive to a city
dweller to believe that he can have a
vegetable garden grown fo r him 100
miles or 150 miles away, place his
orders fo r the cost o f a stamp, nnd
have the produce delivered at his door,
It should be remembered the United
States
department
of
agriculture
points out that not all farm products
lend themselves to direct marketing
by parcel post. Usually it is imprac
ticable to market such heavy products
ns potatoes by parcel post, whereas
eggs, butter, sausage, poultry, many
vegetables, nnd nut meats may fre
quently he shipped with profit nnd nt
a saving to the purchaser. In general
the greater the value per pound the
more favorable is the chance fo r
direct marketing.
NATURE SELF-PRUNES TREES
Pruning Is Often Paying Practice In
Farm Tim ber Tracts of Valuable
Small Pines.
Many Unprofitable Pastures Need Re
seeding or Liberal Application
of Plant Food.
When trees are properly spaced, na
ture “ self prunes” the lower branches.
But In farm timber tracts o f small
ines and with valuable kinds o f trees,
Many pastures gradually prove tin
runing is often a paying practice,
profitable not from overgrazing or sea
sonable conditions but from lack of say forestry specialists o f the United
soil fertility. This is especially true States department o f agriculture, if
where cattle, sheep, etc., graze in an it is done during the slack time of
open field nnd then run into some winter.
slmdy spot to rest, so conditions should
he carefully studied. In some cases it SEED HOUSES ARE RELIABLE
will be found that the pasture needs
reseeding, though In many cases It Occasionally Concern Found Th a t Can
will be learned that It Is overgrazing
not Resist Temptation of
or lack o f available fertility in the soil
Mixing Grades.
that causes the decline. In which case
removing the stock for a time if from
The m ajority o f the seed houses are
overgrazing or the application o f the reliable and trustworthy, but occasion
necessary plant food if the latter will ally a concern cannot resist the temp
prove profitable.
tation o f mixing common, Inferior and
CONFINED FOWLS NEED GRIT
Conditions in Winter Season Are
Vastly Different From Summer
When Hens Are Free.
good seed together and selling It as
first-class grade.
NAME ‘BAYER’ MEANS
ASPIRNMS GENUINE
Make friends with your hens. They
w ill thrive better. You w ill like to
care for them better. Hens cannot be
at their best when they always run
nt the nppronoh o f their attendant.
Feed a little from your hand. You
w ill get their confidence, and more o f
their eggs.
ARRANGE TO PRESERVE EGGS
LIME .IS GOOD DISINFECTANT
Those Gathered in April and May May
Be Put in Waterglass and
Saved for Winter.
Scattered About Henhouse It Has Ten
"B ayer Tablets o f Aspirin” to be gen
dency to Keep Fowls in Thrifty
uine must be marked with the safety
“ Bayer Cross.” Then you are getting
Condition.
COLONY HOUSES BENEFICIAL
! Poultryman Enabled to Place Growing
Stock on Clean Ground Reducing
Disease Danger*.
This photograph shows the U. S. S, New York passing through the Pan
ama canal. It was made from s naval plane.
©TOVE RE PAI
Repairs for all stoves and heaters.
Prompt attention to mail orders. Spokane
Stove & Furnace Repair Works, Spokane.
When the hens are running in the
field In summer they pick up nnd eat
small sharp pieces o f gravel which
serve ns grit to grind the food in the
gizzard nnd keep the digestive organs
In good shape. When the hens are
confined to the houses during the win
ter they must hnve plenty o f grit, nnd
the commercial grit to he given In
boxes nnd hoppers Is the best, because
it Is the right size and Is sharp.
Save eggs during April and May for
winter use by preserving in water-
glass. Mix nine quarts o f water, boiled
and cooled, with one quart of water-
glass. Place the solution in a five-gal
lon jar. W ill preserve 15 dozen eggs.
Store In cool place for winter use.
This reptile grows to a length of 12
feet and his poison Is more swiftly fa
tal than that o f any other. He is one of
the few snakes that w ill actually chase
man. lie dwells in Siam, India and
In tropical Chinn.
We^hielp OTe^lippearance oT^women.
Tw enty-tw o inch switch or transforma
tion, value $7.00, price $2.45.
400 to 412 Dekum Bldg.
Do you sneeze correctly? A learned
doctor
says a-choo! is wrong; that you
Inexpensive Contrivance Comprises
should sneeze a-da! or a-de!
T ry
Envelope Enfolding Pad Which
this on your organ.— Boston Tran
Retains Moisture.
script.
v
The Scientific American In illustrat
ing and describing a seed tester in
vented by A. F. Essllnger o f Ypsilantl, MARKETING BY PARCEL POST
Mich., says: The object of-the Inven
tion is to provide a simple, and inex Not All Farm Products Lend Them
pensive contrivance for testing seeds.
selves to Practice— Saving Can
Tlie tester comprises an envelope
Be Made With Some.
'ULl EC
T ILTIN G
S A N I T A R Y B E A U T Y P A R L O R ___________
Colony houses permit the poultry-
man to place his growlLg stock on
clean ground each year and this re
duces the danger o f d tr'sse which Is
present when young stoc« Is raised on
the same soil over which the old birds
have been ranging for many years.
Get relief without fear as
told in “B aye r package”
the true, world-famous Aspirin, pre
scribed by physicians for over 18 years.
Always buy an unbroken package of
"B ayer Tablets o f Aspirin,” which con
tains proper directions to safely relieve
Colds, Headache, Toothache, Earache,
Neuralgia.
Lumbago,
Rheumatism,
Neuritis, Joi *. Pains, and Pain gener
ally.
Handy tin boxes of tw elve tablets
cost but a few cents. Druggists also
MORE FERTILIZER IS NEEDED sell larger “ Bayer” packages. Aspirin
Is the trade mark of Bayer Manufac
Every Shovelful of Manure Should Be ture of Monoaceticacldester of Salley-
licacid.— Adv.
Saved and With Rubbish
Air-slaked lime is one o f the best
things known to scatter about in the
henhouse, over the walls, roosts nnd
floor, and in the nests, as a disin
fectant. It keeps fowls in good health.
It is also excellent to use In fighting
roup and mites.
Plowed Under.
More fertilizer Is needed on many
fnrms.
Every shovelful o f manure
should he saved nnd nil rubbish turned
under when possible to Improve the
fertility o f the soil. It takes plant
food to yield crop*- Poor land should
be Improved.
Cuticura Soap
----The Safety Razor----
Shaving Soap
Cqtxami Soap thavea without mag. Everywhere 2Sc.