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JACKSONVILLE
FURNITURE CO
House Furnishers and
Undertakers
ß. A. LA.NOLBY, Mgr
.IACKSONVII.I.H. OMR.
As the result of tests of alfalfa, red
clover and grass seeds secured in the
0[>en market Chief Galloway of the
bureau of plants lndusry makes a re
port that Is certainly of interest to
fa ruiers.
Red Clover.—Of the 1.217 samples of
red clover seed aecured 4<<>. or one-
third, contained seed of dodder. 424
JACKSONVILLE, ORE.
«•ontalned traces of yellow trefoil s«'<-d,
and 135 bore evidence of having orig
inated in Chile.
Alfalfa.—Of the 399 samples of al
falfa seed secured 191, or about one-
ESTIMATES FURNISHED
half. contained seed of dodder, 135
contained a trace of yellow trefoil
seed, 120 contained a trace of sweet
clover seed, and 1(J contained a trace
of bur clover seed.
Brotnus lnermls.—Of the 55 samples
of Bromiis lnermls seed obtained 15
DEALER IN
contained seed of cheat, or chess. 28
contained from 2 to 3 [>er cent of seed
of the wheat grasses, several con-
tallied seed of meadow fescue and one
contained more than 24 per cent of
meadow fescue and rye grass seed to-
gether.
Kentucky Rlue Grass.—Of the 429
And Jeweler’s Sundries
samples of Kentucky blue grass seed
Repairing of all kinds a Specialty and ail obtained only 8 were found to be free
Work Warranted
from any trace of Canada blue grass.
Opposite (J. S. Hotel
Jacksonville, Oregon In most of these samples the truce of
Canada blue grass found was Imma
ture seed, showing that it was harv
: ested with the Kentucky blue grass
sew!. The seeds of the two plants not
I ripening at the same time. It is Im-
probable that mature seed of Canada
blue grass would be harvested with
Contractor and
Kentin-ky blue grass seed. In 110
samples, however, Canada blue grass
Beed was found in quantities exceed-
Ing 5 per cent, 32 of these being Can
Estimates Furnished on
adn blue grass seed misbranded as
Repairing
Buildings.
Kentucky blue grass seed.
TRAIL LUMBER CO
Rough and Dressed
Lumber of all Kinds
J. W. HICKEL
JEWELRY,
WATCHES,
CLOCKS
FRED J. FICK
Builder
Jacksonville
Phone 48
It requires from 20 to 30 days for
asparagus seed to germinate; beans,
5 to 10 days; borecole, broc-coll, Brus
sels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower,
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5 to 12 days; carrots, 14 to 21 days;
celery, 14 to 20 days ; corn salad, 14
days ; corn, 8 to 14 days ; cress, curled,
3 to 5 days; cress, water, 12 to 14
days'; cucumbers, 5 to 10 i days ; egg
plant, 8 to 20 days; emlive, 3 to 7
days ; lettuce, 3 to 5 days ; melons,
cantaloupes, 5 to 10 days ; melons,
water, 8 to 15 days; mustard. 3 to »1
days; onions. 7 to 14 days; parsley, 20
to 30 days; parnlps, 8 to 14 days; peas,
5 to 10 days ; pepper. 8 to 20 duys.
Wood A m he*.
Ashes made from hard wood are
more valuable than those made from
soft wood. It is claimed that s«iine
ashes from soft wood have not enough
value to make It worth while to bother
with them. It has also been discovered
that the value Is largely governed by
the part of the tree from which the
ashes are made.
It Is declared by
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SILAS J. DAY
Office one block south of Courthouse
OREGON
Notary Public and Conveyencer
I regal papers of all kinds made out. Special
attention given to papers in settlement of «‘states.
Abstract of Land Titles
Most, complete set of abstract books in the
county. Abstract math* promptly and accurately*
Real Estate and Insurance
Fine list of county and town property for sale
and rent.
Money Loaned
Warrants Iwmght and sold. (’«>1 !«•<■( ions mad«*.
Tax«-- paid
Rents collected. Prompt reply to all
letter«. Charges reasonable.
References
Hon II K Hanna, judg«* 1st judicial district,
ami any Jacksonville business man.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
GUS NEWBURY
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PLAN OF A PIGGERY.
The above diagram shows a cross section of a piggery building thirty-four
feet wide, which may lie of any desired length The foundation is of stone,
but may Is* built of concrete to be in keeping with th«' floor and tin' piers,
which ar«1 concrete. The floor Is in two layers, the lower three Inches belli?
comprised of coarse gravel s< ven parts and cement one part, the upper inch
Is'lng mixed Hire«' parts sharp sand to one of cement. The alley running
throughout th«' center of tin« building Is six feet wide, with a crowned floor
one-half huh higher in the center. Io insure Its being kept perfectly dry.
Til«' floors of the pi ns are given a fall of two inches from the alley to the
outer doors.
The partitions are constructed <jf on«' and a quarter inch boards cut Into
three foot lengths. These are placed In an upright position. the bottom ends
resting on a two-by-four and th«' tops capped with similar material. The loft
above Is about eight feet high at top (s.sts and furnishes an abundance of
room for storage of straw, crates, crate materials, etc. No meal feed should
be stored here, uh it Is likely to beeoiu«' contaminated.
Th«' Illustration shows th«' ropes ata) pulleys by which the doors and
ventilators are oi»'tied anti closed from the feeding alleys. On the right side
the door Illi«! ventilator nre open; on the left sldt' closed.
REAMES & REAMES
H. K. HANNA, JR
LAWYER
DR. T. T. SHAW
Farm Notes.
When the wheels get so dry that
they rattle, have the tires properly set;
OREGON do not try to chink up tile spokes.
JACKSONVILLE
With all classes of stock the value of
the feed is the same, whether It Is sup
piled to the serawnte» or th«' I ms « of
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thoroughbreds.
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Teams that have been partially Idle
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for some time should come Into work
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again grnduitlly and their shoulders
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bathed with salt water.
SOLICITS YOUR IRALH TOR
The cutworm Is the larvae of a
moth ; the worm I* of a brown color.
fat an<1 sluggish, about an Inch long,
Cakes
am! feed» only during the night
Cookies and
For bumble-foot In poultry t alnt the
corn liberally with tincture of Iodine
GEORGE SCHULER. PROPRIETOR
dally for a week
If this la done In
the early atages the corn can be spread
JACKSONVILLE
BAKERY
Bread,
Pies
‘Ttl—Edward, Prince of Wales, son of
Henry VI. of England, killed at thr
battle of Tewkesbury.
CLOSED SUNDAYS
T>65—The principle of the appropriation
act adopted by the Common wealth
and definitely established.
WE SELL SAUER KRAUT
chemists that the ashes of young twigs
are of more value than the ash of
the trunk of the tree, while the nsh
of the leaves Is still more valuable.
EDWARD BINNS
1776 -Ofode Island declared itse’f fre»
of Great Britain, the first of the
thirteen American colonies ro take
such action.
Jacksonville
1779—Norfolk, Va., occupied by the Brit-
isb.
1794—U. S. Postoffice Depart m?nt estab
lished by Congress.
1799—Bonaparte defeated at Sr. Jean
D’Acre.... Seringapatain taken by
the British and the empire of Hyder
Ali extinguished by the death
his son, Sultan Tippoo Sahib.
1804—Dutch surrendered the island
Surinam to the British.
1806—Robert Morris, the financier
American revolution, died in
delphia.
1813— Americans evacuated York,
ada, after setting fire to the city.
1814— Oswego, N. Y., taken by a eom-
bined force of British -and (amid' in
troops.
*826—Ex-Empress Eugenie of Franco
bom in Granada.
1828—Test act repealed by the British
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Parliament.
1840—Many lives and much property lost
by tornado in Adams county, Mis-
, sissippi.
18-4G—Gen. Taylor, in command of Ilia
army of occupation in Texas, march-
ed to the relief of Fort Brown.
1852— Charles Warren Fairbanks. Vice
President of the United Slates, born,
1853— The Geneva, the first Atlantic
steamer at Quebec, arrived at that
port.
1854— Sultan of Turkey gave a banquet
in honor of Emperor Napoleon.
1857—The Indian mutineers seized Delhi.
185.8—Minnesota admitted to statehood.
1864— Battle of the Wilderness began..
The Danes defeated the Allies in a
naval battle off Heligoland.
1865— Ikflst fight in the Civil War at Pal
metto Kanche, Texas.
18U8—Argument in the impeach ment
trial of President Johnson closed.
187(1—The ironclad
ship
Is mera ire
launched.
1885—Battle at Ratoche.
1.881! —Six policemen killed by anarchists
in the Haymarket riots in Chicago.
1900—Peary dis.-overed the northern
coast of Greenland.
1902— Revolutionists in San Domingo de
posed President Jiminez.
t'.KM—The Japanese captured Fengwang-
cheng. the Russians retreating with
out giving battle.
1905—More than a score of lives lost in
a tornado near Marquette, Kan.
llMS!—The Dominion government
over the defenses at Esquimault.
1907—Ernest W. Huffcut. legal adviser
to lhe Governor of New York, com
mitted suicide......... Gen. Kuroki of
Japan and the Duke of Abruzzi via-
ited Washington.
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Attorney-at-Law
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tur<> form. As Roon ns the potatoes
Will Practice in All Courts of the State are up these bugs begin feeding mid
laying eggs on the young leaves. The
Office on California atrevt. one
block south of the court house
young that h.itr-h from these eggs, ns
well ns the next brood, are the ones
A. E. Reames
C. L. Reames that do the damage. Therefore, It Is
necessiry that treatment should lie tie
gun ns soon ns the young tiegtlee ap
pear on the vines. Dust tile plants
LAWYERS
while the dew Is on. with n mixture
Practice in All State and Federal Courts made of 1 pound Paris green to Id
pounds of slnked lime or cheap flour.
Kai le Block.
JACKSONVILLE Another g<«>«1 method Is to spray the
plants with a composition of 2 ounces
of Paris green In fid gallons of Bor
deaux mixture, spraying the vines two
or three times. For this purpose the
Bordeaux mixture should be made out
of 3 pouts!» of bluestone and 5 pounds
Office: One block south of depot.
of lime to 5d gnllons of water Tilts
JACKSONVILLE,
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OREGON
mixture will not on'y kill the beetle,
hut also prevent the early blight from
destroying the leaves and stems of the
vines.
Office in Ryan Building, California St..
Upstairs
J. W. ROBINSON, M. D., Proprietor
1747—William of Nassau appointed
Stadtholder of the Netherlands.
Seed Germlnutlon.
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CITY DRUG STORE:
City Meat Market
«■an be varied slightly to accommodate
horses of different sizes.
FRED J. FICK
Filings made on homesteads ami timlier claims.
Correct idala weekly showing all vacant land«.
Complete Stock of Drugs, Toilet Articles, Perfumery,
Stationery, Blank Books, School Supplies, Fancy and
Scenic Post cards, Magazines, Cigars. Special attention
given to Prescriptions.
Three Horae Doubletree.
FARM BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
JACKSONVILLE,
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CITY DRUG STORE ;
A doubletree attachment to binder
or sulky plow can be ir.nde according
to the plan shown. The dimension«'
A FULL LINE OF
Paints, Oils, Culcamine,
Brushes, Sash and Doors
Patton’s Sun Proof
Paints.
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If given before the hogs get past
the eating and drinking stage, the fol
lowing Is claimed to be an infallible
cure for bog cholera: To a barrel of
good slop add one pint of Venetian red
and one pint of kerosene oil. Mix well.
The first rule for getting a good
profit from poultry Is to get the chicks
hatched early, and the next 1» to keep
those chicks growing so fast that they
will reach laying maturity before the
commen«'ement of cold weather.
The garden should contain most ot
all of the common medicinal mid flavor
ing herbs. Most of these can tie grown
with very little trouble, and the herb
plat should Include such useful plants
as sage, hoarhound, caraway, saffron,
pennyroyal, tansy and others that will
suggest themselves.
V7ÛS &ENDS
Attention
I am now prepared to do freighting
from Medford to this point
Delivered to Your Place of
Business for
10c Per 100 Pounds
Will also make direct trips to min
ing camps without transferring.
Will Make Regular Trips
And save you from fifty cents to
one dollar on cartage. We deliver
goods in first-class condition.
JACKSONVILLE
FREE! FREE!
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Ralaing Rhubarb.
Rhubarb requires a deep and very
fertile soil. The great secret of suc
cess in raising it is high manuring. It
is a gross feeder, and requires a lib
era! application of man ir- every year.
A grower whose small patch produces
rhubarb of enormous size explains his
success from his practice of throwing
soapsuds over the ground on washing
days. He had sold $3o worth from a
patch of two and one-lia If rods In s
single season.
Roscben, once a peerless sprinter, was
badly beaten at tht> Aqueduct track in
bis first start this season.
The two Cornell
four-oared
shells
crashed into each other on the river and
both were put out of commission.
There seems to be every probability
that an English lawn tennis team will
play in America during the coming num*
mer.
( rmmerlea nn<! Factories.
Many turfmen believe that a hard fight
There are now In Minnesota 825
will be made 5n the Tennessee Legisla-
creameries and seventy six cheese fac-
ture next winter to repeal the anti-pool
torlea In actual operation, nearly all of selling laws.
them being operated ami owned by the
The farmers at Ames, in the’r track
fanners, using the same system bf squad, are developing some men in ths
bookkeeping that Is given In the short weight events who may make n showing
course In the dairy school, ami every 'n the conference meet in Chicago.
creamery in the state is using the Bab-| Tom Jones leads the first basemen of
cock milk test am! is making first class the American League with .991 : Williams
blitter Preald. nt Northrup of Minne leads the aw-ond basemen with 1000;
I «.rd leads the third Iwsemen with 1000,
sota University.
aud Wagner of Boston the atiortstopa
•with 1000.
Osrilrn Ginning,.
.Notwithstanding the anti-race trick
To makt> the garden soil warm drain
off all the surface water possible. I’»» taws enacted in the last Legislature in
• Tenneasee. Montgomery Park and Bill
underdrains ami orerdrulns.
ings Park, respectively, the homes for run
The beat way to secure very early ning and trotting horses at Memphis, will
plants Is to start them In the seed box remain open as homes for the horses.
or hotbed, then transplant to two-lnch
Indiana university is to have another
flower pot» as now sa the seedlings ar* world'a champion if present prospect»
prove a auocesa. "Ixing John” Miller,
large enough.
Don't work the garden and truck ths varsity high Jumper, bids fair to win
as much fame as Iw Roy Samse, who be
patch while the ground is wet In the came the world'a champion pole vaulter
haste of starting an ea ty crop. Notn- while a student then two veers ago. Mil
Ing Is gained, but much .» lost, in work ler recently cleared the bar in the IvJJ
ing wst soils
lump st 0 fest 2 inches
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