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THE ONTARIO ARGUS A,so.!u,)lishtheenclosed c,wins of the
I marriage oi" my niece, who lives in Lebanon.
And I wish you would mention in your local
column, if it does not cost anything, that I
have two bull calves for sale. As my sub
scription is out, please stop my paper.
Times are too bad to waste money on news
pabers. Of course, this newspaper has'nt any
subscribers like that.
Entered in the postoflice at, Ontario, Oregon, for Irans
mission through the mails as hwhM-i-Ihw matter.
W. ('. MARSH
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Reformation Which Reforms.
Baths and Libraries.
"The public bath should go hand in
hand with the public library," says the
president of the New York Departmen of
Health.
"Bath iner is necessary to the mainten
ance of good health, and it is the desire of
the Department of Health to encourage it
in every right way." He then proceeds to
N warn the public against water poluted by
sewage, as the germs of trphoid and some
other diseases can be commuicated not only
by drinking but by bathing in contaminated
waters.
It's an interesting snggestion to place
baths and books together for public consid
eration. More and more opportunities for
health and growth both mental and physical
are needed by all American communities.
It's as well also, to heed the warning in
both cases. The streams and pools of
literature are sometimes polluted, as well
as those in which the body bathes, and
when they are unclean they are no less
dangerous. Sometimes both librarians
"Vand heath officer! are mistaken and close
)tf harmless waters, but the general trend
A, is toward a sensible protection in both cases.
The need is for morr wolesome and in
vigorating cleanliness for both mind and
IkmIv.
Wasting Money on Newspapers.
It's really too bad about the subscriber
who wrote to the Canmlu'llsville (Ky.,)
News-Journal the following letter:
"Please send me a lew copies of the
pajer containing the obituary of my aunt. I
True Christian charity is beautifully ex
emplified by the 10 noble women of Port
land who openly have declared that each
will take into her own home one young
woman who has "lost her way." In the
splendor of their hearts these nation leaders
offer the fallen a life on the same social
plane as their own -to live as they live and
to be on the same social equal as their own
sons and daughters. This is the reforma
tion which reforms and will open, the way
for many a young woman who made a mis
take during an unguarded moment of her
past. It is a departure from the rules of
Mrs. Grundy which appears to be worthy of
consideration.
Our Auto Visitors
As predicted last winter, the automo
bile parties are coming through Ontario on
their way to and from th e Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco. While careful
checking shows that an average of about
four times as many automobilists are visit
ing the city as a year ago, it is expected
when the real travel begins next month
there will be many more visitors.
These automobile parties see the coun
try better than those that go by railroad.
Not only are many of them looking for
places in which to locate, but many carry
the news of pleasing communities to their
friends. Ontario can prepare to make their
stay here pleasant and let them know the
merets of this vicinity. Sign boards north
and south of Ontario directing travelers
this way and telling of our resources, infor
mation about our country in hotels and
garage, travelers' conveniences out of the
ordinary and other ideas could be worked
out that would help make an impression on
the minds of these travelers.
GARDEN ANTS HARMLESS.
Do Not Injure Plant, and Nests May
Be Eaaily Destroyed.
Pippnrd by I'nltnl States department
Of Kl ! Ml' ii I
An linn mil number of complaints
have been received this year by the
diiirtmi'iit of agriculture from per
HM who hm.v that ants aro Injuring
their lawua aud gardens. Am a matter
of fact, these nuts do little harm, and
the injur)' that is attributed to them
Is usually caused by something elae.
In large iiiiinlii'i's. however, the small
eoiilciil nests which they build on lawns
are somewhat unsightly aud ou this
account. It may be desirable In aome
cases to destroy them.
Where there is only a small area to
be MiM'i'cil the simplest method la to
drench the nests with boiling water.
Another simple remedy Is to Hpray the
lawn with kerosene emulsion or With
a very strong soap wash prepare! by
dissolving any common laundry soup
lu water at the rate of one pound or
one half pound to a gallon of water.
mi ii methods -in- particularly well
adapted to small Inwns and tor the or
dinary little lawn ant.
For larger ant colonies of other ss
lex, bisulphite of carbon, a chemical
which can be purchased at any drug
store, will be found effective. This
sillixt.iii. e can be placed In the neat by
means of un oil can or small syringe,
the ipiiinlliy required vurylug from
one half ounce for a small nest to two
or three ounces or more for a large
one. An oil can with a long spout la
u convenient Instrument, as it eau be
Inserted into the nests unit the llijuhl
Injected without Ita lielug brought cloae
to tile operator's nose, for the fumea of
bisulphide of carl sin, although not poi
sonous, are nauseating. To facilitate
the entrance Into the neat of the cheiu
leal, the mil hole eau lie enlarged with
a sharp stick or Iron ml. After the
bisulphide of carbon has been injected,
the "I'elillie '.holllil be closed by piCS
sure of the foot In order to retain the
bisulphide. This will ismctrnto slow
ly thoiighout tlie iiii'lei k'l oiiud i ban
liela of the nest and Mil all the lumutea
It Is Iuim irta nt to remember that while
bisulphide Is perfectly harmless If kept
away from all life, it is very lutlamma
ble and may, under certain clivuin
stances, explode when Ignited.
Kxcept for the unsightly iippeariim e
of their nests, however, the lawn ants
do no apiavclable harm. They enter
houses very rarely and, ou Ihe whole,
may be said lo do no li.nu, of any kind
except in mo far as they lessen the at
tiaeihe appearance of the lawn. Ou
the other 1 ami, it Is quite possible that
by bringing up from the lower depths
sand and earth they may distinctly In
crease fertility by forming a top dress
ing or soil mulch, aud at the name time
permit better aeration of the earth.
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Making the Little
Vaa, It Could Be Don.
Pat Whchiii, the new lodger, waa en
gaged in. inn bla boot lu the kitchen.
Ill iiiiidind) . aiandlng near, remarked:
Tut. would you like an egg for break
faatf" "Faith, ma'am." replied Pat grimly.
"I heard of a man who ate two and
be la alive yet" Kansas City Star.
Farm Pay
By C. C. BOWSFIELD
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In the dairy section of IIIIiioIm and
In a number of other localities through
out the country the corn crop Is below
normal, and tunny farmers would be
In a serious predicament but for the
amazing success of alfalfa.
At corn planting time last year tho
weather In Illinois was cold and wet,
delaying work and giving the crop a
poor start, but in the tine weather of
April, three or four weeks before auy
!"m would dare put lu com. alfalfa
was growing vigorously. It eatne
through the winter In go d condition,
and the yield of hay has been far the
heaviest exer obtained Irom the alfalfa
fields of the northwest.
In hundreds of Individual cases al
falfa makes up for the delleieney In
corn, so that farmers will lie able to
feed their cattle to advantage. It goes
without saving that alfalfa Iiiim conic
Into high favor all over the north, and
farmers are learning all they can about
the imp. This legi light to net
$TiO to $T5 an acre where it Is cut three
times In a season. The return Is "."
to $100 an acre In southern latitudes,
where the crop Ih cut live or six times.
Most of the arguments for growing
alfalfa are based on the plan of feed
lug tlie crop to dairy cows at home
There Is another side to this. Hamlet
Worker of Onondaga e..;:.ty, Ra Y.,
sells the hay aud cuts out tlie work of
ru lining ii dairy. He has sold his
cows. Ilia thlrtv live acres of alfalfa
this year gavu live ton of hay per
acre, for which he has received an av
erage of fin a ton. Perhaps his work
on the hay represents two months of
actual labor, whereas . 'n he fisl Ids
crop to dairy cattle he worked from
daylight till dark the .vear round, uud
seven days In the week lie clulma the
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the Deliberate Choice of the
Great Body of American Sportsmen
Notfhere else in the whole field of sport do you find the like
of the strong public opinion in favor of Remington-UMC.
Tli is Ht niiiiertoii I Ml ' public opinion
bu been growing fur ninety-nine ira.
l'urtly ia it due to tbe achievements
of Homing! mi I MC iu tbe design or
construction of Amis aud Ammunition.
But back of I beats achievements stands
the fact that your American is the moat
practical -minded spoilsman iu tbe world
and the moat loyal to the urmsxnd
ammunition that give him the service
he knows he ought to have.
He it ia who is holding up the bunds
of tbe Remington- l.MC deuler -making
the Red Hall Mark of lleminyton-f MC
the Sign of Sportsmen's lleudquurtera
in your town.
Sal J by your home dealer and 645 other leading
merchants in Oregon
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co.
Wuolwurth Building, Hi Broadway, New York City
C7an anJ mil your ran with REM OIL.
, Peajajaf S4mI, I.IikhI, frtmmtHmm
Arms and
a naiiu or rot'No i.r.n.n
dairy never showed more net profit for
a year than does this crop of thirty
live aires of alfalfa.
All along the limestone soils In cen
tral New York alfalfa Is working farm
miracles. Wherever lis culture be
comes general all mps Improve, laud
values rise, Incomes increase and proa
peril v attends the fa tun-half
pound mule of butler and one pound
liioie of bi-ei for each household ill the
middle west is u Misslbillty If ouly
three tenths of the land now lu grass
were glvck over to alfalfa. The pro
tcln In alfalfa hay Is substantially as
great as that from bran In feeding ra
ti'ii. Alfiilfu ranges In price from $!."
to -'i a ton, but after all It pays lo
feed It up as closely as possible to
dairy and beef cattle on the farm.
Whether sent to market or consumed
lit home. It has be. mm- established as
one of the gieatesl of the money mak
lug products uud In many cases Is solv
lug the whole problem of farm tiuuuces.
The yield of four to six Ions per acre
la a common experience all over the
country where modern methisls are em
ployed lu rulslug Ihe 'top. At minimum
market prices this lie un a money val
ue above that of coin, when compared
acre for acre.
The Hist step lo In ire success of al
fulfa Is to provide i good seed bed.
for this purpose it Is well to choiata
land ou which com. sugar Iteels, pota
toes or other cultivated crops have
been grown. Through the cultivation
of these crops the laud la clean from
weeds and usually works dowu to a
mellow se.st bed The held should be
plowed deeply lu the fall, so that the
soil may lw exposed to frost and thaws
during winter, I eight or ten loua of
manure per acre should be uaed. In
tbe spring the laud la to lie disked aud
Inn rowed. Then there should be ob
tallied a ijuuutlty of aoil where alfalfa
or sweet clover bus Im-cii grown This
soil contains suitable bacteria. Iu oth
er words. It la luociiluted. This in
oculated soil should be scattered over
the surface In (uuutltles of about 5UJ
pounds per acre. It uiusi be harrowed
lu at once, as sunlight Is deudly to bac
terlal life. The Held Is then ready for
ceding, and it will pay to drill in with
;lu- seek 400 pounds per aeie of a fer
tlllcr analyzing 'J per cut .iintuotilu.
IJ per cent available ph phorle add
mil per eeent potadi Twentv
loiinds of eed Is a libeal supplv
jmt niav do an I t'ie farmer. If sulN
lid vvilh Ins .,.,!.. limy i ut out the com
menial fertilizer It Is assumed that
the land ha, Ims-ii I lined or la sweet
enough for Ictiuiuliiuus crops. If there
Is sourness appls 'J.isni pounds of lime
Sprlm seeding of alfalfa Is generally
favored. CbI the crop when bhMmlug
begins. n order to save the leaves
the bay should be raked up soon after
cutting aud cured lu OOdU lu startllu
out with alfaifa look for the seed of
hardy varieties, and do not use soggy
laud
POWER OP ELOQUENCE.
A 8cotch Preacher Who Proved Him
self a Real Spallbinder.
The magic power of eloquence to
hold an audience bound ns by a sell
la commonly credited to the political
orv.uip speaker. Hut that some of this
gift of fascination is to be found In
the pulpit Ihe Itev. Dr. (.'urrler makes
clear In bia book, "Nine (Ireat Trench
ers." To show the importance of the
voice and manner In delivering the
message he tells the following atory
of the preaching of the Itev. Dr. Guth
rie of Scotland:
Guthrie possessed to an eminent de
gree the power of apt, Impressive il
lustration. Joined to tbe witchery of
Mis voice, it soiuetlmee amounted to a
power of enchantment Ula auditors
were then spellbound by it
An amusing Instance la presented In
the conduct of a Highland cattle
drover one day In Guthrle'a congrega
tion In Free St. John's. The man
stiMid throughout the service In one of
tbe crowded ulslea wit bin a few jnrds
of the pulpit. l''rom tbe first he was
rlveied, a pinch of suutt every now
and then evincing bis satisfaction. To
ward tbe end of the sermon and Just
as the preacher was commencing a
prolonged Illustration, the stranger ap
plied to his horn mull.
Arrested, however, be slisjd motion
less, his band raised witk the snuff
between his fingers, his head thrown
bad., his eyes aud mouth wide open
Tlie Instant the passage was finished,
and before the audience had time to
recover their breath, the drover ap
plied tbe snuff with gusto to his nos
trils, aud. forgetting In bis excitement
alike tbe place and tbe occasion he
turned bis head to the crowd behind
and exclaimed. "Na. sirs, I never
lizard the like of thatl"
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i AROUND THE HOGPEN. I
Keep the pens clean and dry to pre
vent disease among your hogs. Don't
let drafts blow on the hogs drafts are
fatal to them, causing pneumonia,
rheumatism and various other ali
ments. If your hogs are sick or not doing
well I i ml out what tlie trouble Is. It
will pay. A squealing hog Is not profit
able a contented bog grunts Don't
ke.p them In too small a pen. Exer
cise Is essential to health (Jive small
pigs plenty of exercise. It may prevent
thump-
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(Jive the sow and pigs plenty of room
on the sunny side of a building.
Cohmy bouse, for brood sows are
mure sanitary than a central house.
If your little pigs are troubled with
scours change tlie diet of the sow. Do
not feed dirty, spoiled or sour feed.
Thoroughly cook all meat scraps.
If hard bony enlargements form on
the hock Joints of your small pigs the
chances are that they have rickets. In
troduce some new blood Into the herd
and feed your pigs st each 100 pound
weight a mixture of calcium phosphate;
pulverized, mix vomica two ounces,
artificial carlsbad salts ten ounces.
For worms give five grains calomel
and ten grains santonin per each 100
pounds, followed lu about six hours
by a bran mash or give ten grains san
tonin and twenty grains arecu nut
after a tvventy four hour fast
follow some of your hogs to the
packing bouse and see them Inspected.
It will puv In case they are tubercular.
1'se plenty of whitewash around the
HMIS.
Isolate all ak-k hogs. Burn all dead
ones. Dr. J. II. Coffman, Idaho Sta
tion.
SAFETY
SERVICE
"Safety firnt" wuh tho motto and prnclion of
thin bank lou; before tboae urn. I hncaine tbe
lutein of tbe liiipo transportation eoinpauieH.
Service to the public i8 not u theory, but n
daily practice with un.
I'ut your money where nafcty i the flrt
coiiHideration ami avail youraclf of our aervice.
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On This!
Even if the war and specu
lation have sent the price of
wheat up we still carry our
uaual line of flour.
Best grades.
Teat us on this and other
things.
Orders carefully filled.
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WILSON BROTHERS
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only I'niclicul I'laco to buy suit made to youroriler
Suitsjmade to order from
$15.00 to $50.00
The only Keliublc and Prompt ('leaning and Pressing
iu tho City.
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