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THE ONTARIO ARGUS
PUHUMlli;i BVBKY THUH8DAY
Entered in the (m t .(lu-f nt Ontario, Oregon, for trann
mifHio Ibfongh the nails n (wornl-clasn matter.
W. ('. MAKSII
(iermnny Against the World
tion M tliut, h'jp inuy truly In- ail to have con
quered thl world, making trivial in comparison
all the eonqtttltl of Ihf Greeks under Alexander,
the Unman under Caesar and tin; French under
Napoleon.
Torture No Deterrent.
The policy of Tlioniiiri Motl Osborne in
Imh conduct of Sing Sing prison, in Now
York, lias not been panscd without censure.
On the whole, it Jh meeting with more and
more Approval as its results begin to he ap
parent; and the criticisms are chiefly from
those not espcc.iall v acquainti'd with the
workings of men's minds. Bat criticisms
there are, both private and official, and the
matter. The fact is, the criminal plays
against society. Prison torture, instead of
changing his attitude, naturally intensifies
it. When he gets out, he has the added mo
tive of revenge for his torture. But prison
education, good surroundings, a boost into
good habits of thought and action, has every
chance in its favor to influence the released
prisoner to play on society's side of the game j
Will There Be Repudiation?
If European war continues until July 31,
a period of one year from its commencement
based upon expenditures to date, it is stated
that it will have cost the participating init
io looks more and more as if the war will fin
ally resolve itself into a situation where (icrmany
will alum I literally, in the words of Kaiser, fight
i"K "again? I a world of enemies."
'I be Teutonic allies are uheady at war actively
with Nrveii iiiiti mis Kussin, Prance, (ireat Itritian,
Italy, Belgium, Serviu and Montenegro, and con
structively with Japan and Portugal, The en
trance of Ron mania, Bulgaria and Greece is very
possihle and would make a league of I! enemies.
Hindi u ring of foe:, it may assumed, would soon
lender Austini-IIungray in lepeble of effective ro
flistenco and finishing the work of taking Con
stantinople and prostrating Turkey, leaving to
(lormiuiy alone the Titanic task of defendfug her
frontier! against overwhelming odds.
Tie' itppaling nature Of such a struggle is nil
the more ImpreMive when the full scope of this
possihle "duodecimal alliance" is considered.
Reckoning the 12 hostile countries ami their col
onies, termini v would be arrayed against much
more than hall the world's area and nearly
half the world's population. If we reckon to
gather Germany, Austria and Turkey, there is a
total of 186,000,000 against 800,000,000 out ol
the earths eeimated population of i,7:t'J,ooo,ooo.
If wo figure on German) alone, at last standing
nt hay against Hindi a pack l foes, it will he 'IT
000,000 people against 800,000,000.
If Germany eiin win against such a comhina-
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, f IIFII.- Ill'- M .lUlifl I I lli .-lllll til &, I t l,7t l t,flj I
movement toward sane prison reform ox-1 - . .
,.,. i .4 tu ai . -.. 4, or more than ... times the entire national
emp lficd at Sing Sing is so important to , , , , TT . , ,
. ' , , ... , r t. debt of the United Nates.
ilie country i large inai iitiaiysis n uieia im
Worth while.
One man in public life has urged that
"prison punishment he made M terrible that
when the convict conn s out he will bo de
terred from ever committing crime again."
It is the "frightfulness" theory as applied in
Belgium during the present war. Many
have been the objections to base ball ami the
educational features aided by Columbia Un
iversity. The fallacy underlying this point of view
The British pailiment has just been asked
for an appropriation of $5,H2,(M)),000 for the
war for another year The war is said to be
costing (treat Britinn $10,000,000 a dav, ami
spenses are clos" to double that amount.
Germany! total expenses for the first year
of the war are put at $! 1,460,000,000, as a
gainet 479O,OOO,OO0 for England more than
$6,000,000,000 each for France, Austria
Hungary and Russia, and about $2,432,000
090 for Belgium.
These figures do not take into account the
i loss of life, which means just that much re
moved from the field of production and in
crease of world wealth, nor do they consider
the property destruction, which individual
instances, such as that of the Lusitania, will
nun as high as $1,000,000 or more.
'onsideration of those stupendous figures
naturally brings up the question as to whe
ther there will be repetition of history in the
shape of repudiation of European obligations.
If the war goes on for another year both ex
penditures and property loss will have been
doubled, possibly increased in even greater
proportion. The victors will demand war
indemnities, which the vanquished will be
compelled to pay, and payment will moan
taxation and possible semi-pauperism ox-
most of the other nations involved about the
same amount excepting (Jermany, whose ex- tending over a period of years.
Handy Bag rilling Dsvlcs.
A hnuily device for lining bags can
in eases by following the esse given
herewith:
Set up tlirre H"t, an shown in plc-
inr.. t ... niM-i m him i he nrtoui HI
is the belief that cruel punishment will pre-' fVet from tbo ground. Screw Into each
vent repetitions of crime in the same offend-: ,,,,rl " "toot b0 nt '"" wwm fn"
er, or deter others from following the crim
inal's example Cruelty has never been
known to have scuh an effect. The man
who is going to commit criino is either go
ing to take chance that be will escape en
tirely, or ho is too stupid or two much
inflamed by criminal pus-ion to figure
out results.
The truth underlying Mr Osborne's meth
od is that the habitual criminal is n man for
some reason at odds with societ y. To what
extent society is to blame for this is another
hiKii ii..-1.11K win tear eat omom f? ,hM- ". humus, plant
of IIiIm nrrnngcmoiit one ninn ciin do
i lie work of one mini imd n boy. It
cnn easily lie moved from one place to
nnotlier, ns the posts cnn he miulc of
'J liy I Inch Vine mutcrlitl, light uiioiikI)
for ii mini to curry easily.
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2 MARKET GARDENING.
Dolil neglect thinning the lellnce.
If now n In SSWS thin I lie plants to
t. nml eight I m lies uplift. Till) till II IMS I
plnnis amy Is- Met In other ground If
dcMlrcd.
(uiillllower Is not considered nn easy
crop to grow, hat It Is such n goisl veg
etiihle Unit every home gardener should
try to grow It Hrnfoain Is one of the
licst Varieties for the lute crop. It
seems t" Im more resistant lo hot. dry
weather thnn inosi other vnrlelles.
Hood crop enn't Ih grow ii on Mor
will let the bag rest lightly on the soils. The most Important factor, men.
ground whon filled. If they are too lu vegetable gardening is to in me tne
food, tiilnge mid moisture nre the main
factors In milking s..in productive.
Mnnjr farmers have not learned the
value of Swiss chard. It produce an
miormoua quantity of leaves, which are
valuable for greens us well aa for the
poultry, especially If tho fowl are kept
In smiill ynrd. Biw tho seed aa early
ns iHisvlhle. There should be at leaat
fifteen Inched Is'tween rowa. Thin the
plants to nliotit four linlies nnd then to
eight Inehea. The young planta are
most fender nnd dellcloua for given.
National Htis kmiiii and Fanner.
Work has eoinntonced on the Her
inmtoii i imitiiiii highway. Thla Is a
even mllo road front Hermlaton to
the Columbia, river at Umatilla boat
lauding.
SeuMldo'a new clam cannery la hand
ling all the cluiiin uMilluhle The plant
hus a capacity of nearly 3000 oana an
hour. Kxperiinenta are alao being
NOW IS THE TIME TO VISIT THE
GREAT EXPOSITION IN SAN FRANCISCO
Come Along Folks;
See the Fair Early
Low Round Trip Rates Are In Force to the Mighty Panama-Pacific International Exposition at the City by the Golden Gate
Strange Tribes and Races From Far Corners of the tilube and Marvelous lixhibits linthrall Millions of Visitors One-Six-tieth
of an Ounce of Radium Worth $309,003 Produces Marvelous Plant Growth Daniel Webster's Plow Is Shown New
Industry In Pearl Culture F.xhibits by Japan Strange Aeroscope Raises Higher Than Ferris Wheel king of Siain Sends
Huge I. bun) Palace to San Francisco In Knocked Down Form Samoan Divers Surprise by Great lime They Remain Under
Water.
Till .hi. -i etlilliltlon the uorM
rnr known, the great
I'aiiunj I'l.-ltle liiteinnlloii.il
I I'.u. hi .1 1 San I' rale U, o, Is
today in mil btaat, Thousand of
i art) viewing the world'
in, .! lile uchlevemeut In the
Indttel i. ami lie applied
Vl"lt the tCipoatUon lodaj and
oii . ;i n t.' with .mi filemls o,r
the long .ii in ,- twlepltons nnd hear
their voice fur Wmiler than they were
H)ken Into the trausinlitlng telephone.
Tile vol.e Hinplllli it I iv the inurvel
oil Audloii miiplltler, Invented by l.cc
ile Forest 'I'o put It uiiteebnli'iilly,
through the Ainllon amplifier the voice
v Ihratlon are litcrctixcd In Intensity by
pKHMlng through a seitea of heat waves
mini In New York elly today cuu
i ilk to an Miiillrmv In the I'lilace of
l.llnral Arts at the rtiiiuma-l'aelfle In
teinatlonal Kxstoii. It I poalble
to IneiviiMe (be Intensity of the speak
er's Mil,,, in sli.ii an cltcut, If lie. essa
ry. u to rill a whole hull.
a a a
Among Juau-i exhlhlt I abown
the ileelopmeiit of the M'.irl lmlu.tr
Ihioiigli Hi., raiding of a type of pearl
ileveloplug oyster. The plow used liy
Hunlel Welister I mIiowii. In th (ier
in. in mm t Ion Dv, lleiin.in Lttketi the
ifamoii chemist. itinys the utility of
nullum ami us iierivutne.
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Strong. Mild tiilu-s from French 8
inulliiind. on the one, the great
amiiscnient section. gle lunrvehtu ex
hibition of their prowess with l he
, sH'iir. Them- warrior ure of the same
Intrepid tyH as the Algerians serving
In the t'rvie Ii BfSa)
The worlil's uoiniin champion iltle
hot. Prlncea Winonn. glvea innrvelom
eihlliltlon of her ski:l.
I lancers of all nations reprmluee the
fiuuo.iN Turkish nnd Kgitluu iOOSeS
whi.ii fasiiuuttsl ihoiisiiii.l.-i at the
great world' Coliimlilau exposiilon at
Chicago and display the latest step
prartlr.il In the royal courU of the
Orleut.
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lu the aei.is.ope visitors enler a enr
resembling a two atorled houaeboat and
hi swung -V.I feet in the air at the
Miimmlt of a lofty Inverted pendulum.
The Kxposltlon offers the moat com
prehensive epitome of Uie world' prog
re ever presented. The man from
any land who goe there may say. "I
am on my native soil" The remark
alile photo on till page abow scene
net er tie fore presented from the Expo
sition, e
Tu) land drown Up Wonderful Feature at the Panama
Pacific International Fxposition
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Tehuantepec Displays Native Art at the Big Panama
Pacific International l:position, San Francisco
TM.s lii famous io.'uiul .oinessloii on the .one at the 1'auaiu I'a
i il luu. Sun liuiu Ueo. Ill thl great amusement
I m ii' ii -i.- touriiH'u acrea, toy are repr.slu. e.l upon a gigantic
the liguteh heie himuu being eighty feet lu hclghL
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Interior of Superb Siamese Palace at the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, San Francisco
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THIS photoginph show the Interior of the palace erected by the king of
faraway Slam at the l'annum-l'ucirlc lnieriuttional Kxposition u, Han
Fraiu'bKO. In ihls iialaee prt.eless oriental treasure are shown, xn
palace 1 an a, t tlup!i. ate of the puluce lu the ltoyal (iardena ha
Si.uu and was carved out of elxnn, set up In Slam and then taken apart ami
brought to San 1'rau. km in kOOCksS' dowu shaite
Thl phoiograph allow the beautiful TehuanteiKv Village on the .oie the
10.0UUOuO amusement accltoii. at the l'auama I'aeiilc luiei national BipMSStSSS
Here ktlled . raftsiueii from faraway Tehuuuieiiec ho the umiiufaciuiw oi
tin ii native textile and potterlea.
Destruction of the German subma
rine U-2S by the British la accepted
by the Berlin war officials as explana
tion ror the failure of the vessel to re
turn from her last cruise.
Au authoritative denial has been re
ceived from The Hague of the report
In circulation In Loudou that the re
lations between Holland and (Jermany
had reached the breaking point
j Making the Little
Farm Pay
By C. C. B0WSFIELD
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Onions are Important enough aa a
market commodity to comil the at
tention of landowner, generally. The
rrop la reaaounbly sure, and there Is
a demand all the year.
One grent advantage la the keeping
quality of onions. They do not have
to be marketed at auy particular tluin,
and one may choose favorable market
eonilltions The price In lu keeping
with Hie high level of other farm prod
ucts, and fnlr profits arc assured.
A little study of the markets will
ahow that the growing of hunch on
ions for table use la profltuhle. This
may pay better thnn totting the bulbe
mature If the land I Imndy to market
Growing onion sets Is thought by inuny
tu be the best method of all.
An acre of onions will produce on
an average .".i bushels, although large
tracts are made to yield nn nvcrnge of
BOO bushel an acre at a cost for grow
ing not exceeding 160. In districts
where the ordinary varieties of onions
mi m at
-aamyi Jj Hk. ii
OMiona a a vutrr cokiMiinrrY.
are planted In rows three feet apart
and cultivated with horse tools the
yield Is generally about l." bushels an
aen, mil the coat of proiln. lion Is fre
quently not more thau $10 or 112 an
acre.
Most of tie onions growu lu tho
United Ntnre nre propagated from
aeed. rrupagatlon from seed Is con
ducted by three mure or less .llstlnct
methods -first, by sowing the seed In
the rows where the crop I to grow
and mature; second, by nowlng the
aeed lu aclally prepared beds mid A
ti iinsplanliiig the seeillli,'--. to the ou
ground; third, by first growing aeta
from aeed and then, after keeping ili.-m
through the winter, planting tliein In
the field to produce the crop of mature
bulbs.
While It Is desirable to plant quite
early, It never pay to now the seed
before the hind Is lu the la-Ht Hjaalble
condlUon. When the soil has been
brought to a mooth, eveu uurface ami
Is flue and mellow, the aeed I sown
by means of oue of Uie common seed
drills, of which there are several makes
upon the market The hand drills
which sow oue row nt a time, are ex
tensively employed, but many of the
larger growers employ a gang of drills
hitched together and plant from iimi
to seven rows at ouce.
When the soil Is Inclined to be lumpy
and difficult to reduce to a well pul
verised condition, u wooden drag or
leveler and smoother will bo ludbtpen
able, ami should be run over the
grouud until It 1st reduced to a thor
oughly Hue condition. The seed should
be sown aa early lu the spring a the
soil Is In good condition fur working.
Only moderately rich soil should be
used for the growing of oulou seta, as
they will have a tendeucy to grow too
large In strong sella
Olllou See. I gel'llllllllles lUlckl, and
the young plants will be up high
enough to make the rows plainly dis
tinguishable in eight to ten day from
the date of Mowing, when cultivation
should Immediately beglu mid coutluue
as often as ouce a week durtug the
grow lug season, or to within a short
time before harvest time. Thl will
be lii.li. aie.l by the turning yellow of
the tips of the leaves, when culUvatlou
should be discontinued. Hand weed
ing will have to be doue at least twice,
aud If the soil is very weedy a third
and perhaps the fourth weedlug will
be required. Never ullow tho weeds to
get the upper baud. If this occurs the
crop will soon be brought to a con
dition bordering ou ruination. Suc
cess depends ou about four Imjiortaut
factor suitable soil. Ita pro(er prep
uruttou for the seed, good seed aud
cleuu cultivation. All of these are nec
essary and of equul luxuriance to tho
su.ceasful growing of this crop.
The Oeed Bed.
A well prepared seed bed Is of nearly
is much liupoi't.inee ns is the seed. It
may be easy or difficult for the youug
plants to get food (roui the soil, de
1 iiding ou lieUier the seed bed has
U-en well or poorly prepared. To gath
er moisture and food through the roots
It Is necessary that the root be lu ac
tuul contact with the soli particles.
Therefore It Is obvious that the seed
bed should tie due aud compact, such
as would be made ou fall plowed land
by dlskiug lu the spring aud harrow
ing at least ouce before uud once aft
er sowing. A lumpy and open or too
wet and heavy seed bed does uot afford
the hospltuhle condition which Insure,
a prompt, vigorous germination and
growth. The best of seed may make i
perfect stand wbeu sown usin such it
seed bed under favorable conditio..
of beat and moisture, but seed weak in
Vitality must have a erfectly prepared
teed bed to Insure a fair stand Kveu
with seed of the best quality It I al
ways wise to 'iv mi re the seed bed Well.
Andrew Boas. Rxierluicut Station.
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