Crook County journal., July 30, 1914, Image 5

' THE PERFECT SPELLER.
NEW ZEALAND EELS.
Prepare Fallow Now
to Conserve Moisture
Unlet the summer fallow ii
properly conducted, it In practic
ally useless. In auuie suction the
(allow i necessary to allow the
oll to build Itself up (or further
cropping, but in our dry (arming
lection thii I not the primary
reason (or it. K takes a very large
amount ol moisture to grow a crop
ol small grain, nut only because
of the amount ued ly the crop
ittttlf, but because ol the great
amount of vaporution from the
Koil aurfuce of the field. Hy very
careful tents it has been found that
it requirei about 1,500 pounds of
water to make one pound of wheat
in the field.Multiply your yield
of wheat in poundn by 1,600 and
yon have the amount of uioislurc
that the wheat itself has taken
from your field. Probably double
this amount has evaporatud from
the ground n the field. Figure
this out and you will see what an
enormous amount of water is re
quired to grow your jrrain.
The reason, then, for our summer
fallow in our dry farming section
is not (or should not be) to rest
the land, but to increase the mois
ture content of the soil for the
growing of the crop, although the
land is benefitted by the "rest."
If we bad the rain we would not
summer fallow. Our object then
in preparing our land (or the fa I
low should be to increase the water
holding capacity ol it and prepare
it in time that it might obtain and
hold the greatest amount of mois
ture. When we plow (or the (allow
in the late spring after the ruin
have stopped, we simly areate the
soil and diminish the amount of
water in it.
As soon, as the grain is cut the
stubble lund should be disked as
deeply as possible. This will pul
verize the surface, prevent evapor
ation of moititure that may remain
and usually cause a loosening of
the soil beneath 10 that it may be
plowed in from one month to six
weeks later. If posslblo, plow the
land in the (all. Hy this method
you not only secure and hold two
winters' raini (or your crop, but
also destroy many of the insects
which attack your crop, including
the wireworm. I'lnw at least eight
inches doep and as much deeper as
possible, but do not turn up more
than about three inches of new
toil any one year. Tout is, if you
plowed the field six inches deep
last time, do not plow more than
nine inches this time.
Fall plowing should usually b
left rough, not harrowed, until
spring in order that it may catch
all of the rain and enow possible
As soon as the diier weather comes
in the spring, level and loosen the
surface in order to hold all of the
moisture you have caught. Keep
the surface and the field clear of
weeds throughout the fallow season
by using the disk harrow, the
weeder, the spring or spike tooth
harrow as the case may require. If
you roust leave your plowing for
the fallow until spring, get it done
as early as possible, not later tha
April, and the earlier the better.
Fall plowing will pay best, and
immediate disking of the groun
after the present crop is removed
will always pay. The moisture is
what you need. Work to conserve
that. A. H. Lovetl, County Agri
culturist.
Spring Chickens for Sale
Whv buy steak when you can ire
ii lee luluv frvs at 20 centaii. pound
Inquire of Mr. or Mrs. Uohert Doiijf
Ins, rrlueviiin. i-ijiiv
For Sale or Trade
Ono Mowing Machine, one new
Wiiiron Box. one Potato Dinner.
Prlnevllle Feed & Livery Htafoles. 611
Refrigerator for Sale
Bohn-Sliihon Itefrlirerator, 80 lbs
lee capacity; three doors, movable
shelves, white enamel Inside; Oak
outside. As (rood as now. Price
l:iu. Inquire at this ofllce.
Agents Wanted
Huntley Pneumatic Sweeper Co
T..I Him by Having Him Writs This
Jumble From Dlotatlon.
On occasionally conies across a supe
rior person wbo tells you he cso easily
iwll any word every printed In a dlo-
tlcuisry. If tver you meet this type of
insn Just aak somebody to dictate tbe
following jumble to blin and see bow
many ttikuks b will makes
"Aotioous, a dUiipMuted, desiccated
physicist was peeling pots toes In an
embarrassing and barasslug way. Die
Idiosyncrasy and privilege was to eat
mayonnslM snd diusmIs while staring
at tbe Pleiades and seizing people' tri
cycles and velocipede- He w sn
trrlng teetotaler and bad been on
picayune Jamboree. 11 rode a palfrey
sbtlllnn and carried salable papier
uiacbe bouquet of asters, pblof, mul
lein, cbrysautbewuma. rhododendrons,
furliMlss and nasturtiums.
IU wore a sibyl's rmplendent tor-
qnoliw psraphemslls. sn ormolu yanh-
link and smrnkhso ebsparejrs. He
drunk cryxtiilllzuble sml dlaugremibls
curst-no juleps tbro tilth a sleva. Us
tult aome moneys snd bid them under
peddler' uiaboguny bedntaad and
uisltreM.
"14k a Bend In sn ecstasy of gayety
1 mulled after lilin Into the maelstrom.
or melee, and held hltn a In a viae. I
could not fesze blm. however, and he
adilremed me, wltb autocracy, In the
fallowing Imbecile words, wblcb sound
ed like a soliloquy or a supemedlng
paean on sn oboe: 'You are a ratabl
liiiminutU. sHlnsmlng vizier, so jul
noilnl corypbe and sn Uoscele da-
gurrutye."-New York MalL
CUPID'S QUEER PRANK.
A Wtdding Blunder That Furnished
Curious Climax.
Tli other vnlng w were talking
to Mr. Uransby Williams, the delight
ful tin iieraona tor of Dickens' charac
ter, aud h told us this story:
Tb scene ws a London parish, and
tbe period recent Th vicar wa sit
ting In bio study on morning when In
burnt th verger In a great taU of
icttemeot
Mr. " (mentioning th curate'
name) "wants you at once, sir," be
xclalmed. "lie baa married two cou
ple and married the two men to the
wrong women, and be doe not know
hat to doT
"Have they algned th reglaterr to
quired the clergyman.
No," was tbe vergers response.
"Then they cso be married sgaln.'
snld th vicar. "Tell Mr. i will
be at tb church In a minute or two to
perform tb ceremony."
In duo courae the Incumbent mad
bis way to tli church snd found th
pnrtle gathered at tb entrance.
Befor he could sny snytblnft on of
the bridegrooms spproacnro ana sum
"Wo have been talking It over, sir,
sod we bsve made np our mind to
remain a wo are."
And they did so.-Pesrson s Weekly
Breaking Out the Color.
A pretty light aboard ship I the
breaklug out of the flag ou reaching
a port At tb sppoluted time a sea
man take hla station at th forward
mailt and another at tbe rear mast
In hla band I a small silken bundle,
tightly rolled. Tbl I sent aloft
When tb signal to break out tb cot
or 1 given a cord I pulled, tbe bun
die unroll, and a apleodld silk Bag
flutters out into th breese At th
foremast I that of tb nation whose
port the ship la entering, wtill tbst on
th rear mast la the ring of the steam
ship company, the ship's nstlonsllt)
belcg advertised by a large flag at tbe
stern, Tbe latter la lowered or dipped
by way of salute when another steam
er Is passed out In tb ocean. -Rt Louis
Globe-Democrat i
Unbaarsbl Porfumos.
Th nerfums of flower csn mske
some people shiver. A member of the
London Spiritualist Alliance tens or a
woman who dreads tbe smell of hya
cinth. Once at a Dart? tbe hostess.
knowing her visitor's horror of tb
flowers, hid them behind a screen, yet
sltbougb they were concealed from
i.tc th woman detected them and
tainted shortly after entering tb
room. Tbe Princess of Lamballe, a
friend of Marie Antoinette and a vic
tim of the French revolution, would al
ways turn rutin at tbe slsht of a Violet
and Vincent, the painter, swooned at
the smell or rose.
Insanity.
There has never been a satisfactory
definition of Insanity, tb best, that of
Sir William Hamilton, that It 1 "th
paralysis of the regulating or legis
lative faculties of th mind," leaving
us far from being satisfied. Like sleep,
like dreams, like life Itself, Insanity la
a mystery that no man understands.
It causes lie In the "Da profundls"
that no science has as yet explored.
New York American.
The Candid Friend.
Alleged Composer tat plnnol Listen
to this. He does brutal thing to tbe
Instrument How do you like It? Too
little air and too uisny variations per
baps) The Helpless Friend-Yes; give
me more air. die opens tbe window.!
Clevelund Plain Deuler.
Not Vory Likely.
"Did you ever notice one thing about
s ship?"
"WhHfs tlmtr
"She can't make knots when sbe'i
tied up." Baltimore American.
8tudy Qrost Man.
To be Ignorant of tbe lives of tbe
muNt celebrated men of antiquity Is to
continue In s stilt of childhood all our
dujs. -Plutarch.
Big Enough and Daring Enough to KIM
Min or Salmon.
Eels ceo rouse tti dinib of s snlmon
of coiixldrriilile weight by fh nx of
strnti-ny. On will obtain th grip be
tween the doral II u and th tall nJ
then bold ou like a bulldog, while Itm
unfortunate victim In -vain throw It
self backward aud forward, andeavor
Inn to shako off It csptor, until at
length It strength I exhausted and
Ui eel proceeds to make a meal at lent
are. Worn crime than tbaae are laid to
tbelr charg In New Zealand. A great
number of bathing fatalities bad taken
place at a certain spot where the cur
rent rsn wltb sucb strength that a
powerful wlmruer could only Jnst
stein It It waa a favorite pastime to
nave tussle wltb tb stream, butaev-
ral time a bather disappeared before
help could reach blm. and when bis
body waa found It bad been eaten by
el.
The cause of the fatalities remained
unknown for a long time, but at last It
wms discovered that while tbe swim
mer was slmost stationary In th rapid
stream a buge eel would seize blm by
the foot or leg snd drag blm beneath
tli surfneo. E-1 attain an Immense
size In thone water, twenty to thirty
(Hiund belna no uncommon weight
Plltsburgh Press.
HOLES IN POTS AND PANS.
Quick and Easy M.tho of Repairing
Th.m at Homo.
Pot snd psna, whether of Iron or tin
which Is only Iron tinned oven, get
bole In tbelr bottom all too soon to j
pies tbe economical housekeeper.
Then It becomee neoennary to call In
tbe tinsmith, wbo puts a lump of solder
In the bole. This soon molts, and U
bole la there sgsln.
But nothing Is easier tbsn to repair
sucb bole at borne and without tb
aid of a tlnamltb First of aU make
the bole round by Inserting tbe point
of a knife and twisting It back and
forth. Place tbe pot or pan upon any
Arm, flat piece of metal, socb s ao
anvil, a bar of Iron or o Inverted flat
iron, o that tb bole la Immediately
over and touching tbe latter. In tb
mtddl of tb bole plac a shot of about
th sirs of tb bole. Any piece of lead
111 erv if tb shot Is not bandy.
Now a few sharp. blows with a ham
mer will flatten tbe shot and spread It
out tilling the bole tightly and over
lapping enough to bold It In place. A
few strokes wltb a Die and a rub with
sandpaper complete tb operation. Tbe
repair I permunent
It la ald that a bole aa large a a
quarter of an Inch In diameter can be
mended In tbl wayet Loula Poet
Dispatch.
"Read th Eternities."
Tb only large value are thoee In
which our sncestor participated. Tbe
oldeet of wouders Is tbe grmteat life
An Ironclad, a such, la a commonplace
beside sblp. snd society merely as m
Cletv la a more stuiieuduua fact than
Rome or England. Tbe Iliad Is lee re
maxkabl than speech, and tbe aero
plane la only a mote In tbe sky. Land
rape, tbe family, tbe nation, religion
tbelr origins ere I oat In tbe silence of
a gray antiquity. Tbe now the pre.
rot is Indeed sacred; bnt Its sacred
neaa I Inappreciable to thoo wbo are
circumscribed by Ita limits; It 1 re
served for mind that escape It
bound. "Do not read tbe timeaP said
Tboreau. In worda that become tbe
more memorable the less they are re
membered; "read th eternltlea." O,
W. Firkin In Atlantic Monthly.
Comparative Values.
A German peasant bad Just lost bis
faithful cow. Bis wlf became so
grieved over the loaa tbst her heart
waa broken and sb, too, died. Scarce
ly wa she burled wbeo one of the
neighbors came aud offered bis daogb
ter. another bis sister, tnd a third bis
niece, for a wife, whereupon tbe farm
er remarked;
"Well, I can easily set that it to bet
ter to lose a wife then a cow In this
town. A soon aa my wlf Is dead a
choice of half a doten wlvos Is offered
me, but when my cow died vhey didn't
offer me a slug's one." Youth's Com
psnlon.
The Lord's Praysr and Druldlsni
A curious proof of bow tenaciously
paganism held it ground for son.
generations after tb majority of the
people bad become Christians Is found
In a Uaellc version of tbe Lord's Pray
er, which up to a very recent period
existed In parts of Cork and Kerry.
Instead of "Lead ns not Into tempta
tlon," "Na Lelg slnn a ndraoldheach"
was said, meaulng "Allow os not Into
Druldlsm." London Time,
Hard Luck.
Hnsbsnd comes In to And bis wife
turning everything topsy turvy.
"Gracloua, laubel! What are you do
Ingr
"I J tint received a telegram from
Auut Jaue saying she'll be here at 6:30.
snd I can't find her photograph any
where," Chicago News.
At the Conoort.
"Why do ho ninny people yawn all at
once Just uow"
THdu't yuu notice that the critic
over there in' the front row yawned
first) Everybody else wants to show
Hint he. too, Is a musical sbnrp."
New York Pout
Prtty Tough.
Old Scotchwoman - The Inst steak I
Kit frne ye I could hue soled ma boots
T It. Butcher -And why did ye oo
due It? WnmiiM-Ho wld If I could
tin cut the pt-CH tne if mi through It
Hoxtuu Transcript.,
It Pays to Look Properous
We have many articles in our different department which would add greatly to your
personal appearance. No matter what you pay, your selection is what counts. We are
showing many exclusive patterns in all lines. You always notice the clothing other
people wear? Well other people notice yours just the same. Many good opportuni
ties have been lost because of carelessness in personal appearance. Think it over.
Prineville Merc. Co.
Powell Butte
Alvln HIkk and Doc Bayn have
gone to Pi-ingle Foils on a fishing
trip.
The Powell Butte bne ball team
will filny the Alfalfa ten in at Powell
Butte, Sunday, August 21.
Louis Holland and Mrs. Yost were
county scftt visitors one day the last
of the week.
Mrs. E. N. Hall has been quite sick
the pant week, but Is now reported
better.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wlllcoxen at
tended the dance at Descbutee last
Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Reynolds and
Mr. and Mr. Jourdan, ot Itedmond,
Xlslted at the bouie of Mr. Reynolds'
uncle, E. A. Buasett, last Friday.
Mary Ann Elliott and Cora Jones
left for the Willumetta Valley tbe
lost of tbe wet k.
Dr. Rosenberg, of Prlnevllle, was
called to the Luckey home last Fri
day to attend Mrs. Luckey.
John Tuck and Fred Ilenslow
spent a couple of days last week In
the timber. Mr. Tuck Is using his
right for government timber.
Lloyd Powell aud wife and chil
dren spent the week-end at the borne
of Mrs. Powell's uncle, Tom Hous
ton.
Dewey Johnson and Evert Ellt-f
started last Saturday for the bar
vest fields In Eastern Washington.
Mr. Gideon bus been elected teach
er of the Shepherd school for tbe
coming year. We understand be ex
pect to rent the King house ao as
to be near bis work.
Allen Landfure has bought a re
linquishment on the homestead of
Mrs. Joe Elliott
E. L. Johnson and Gorge Morgan
were dinner guests at Reeve W 111-
coxen's Sunday.
Tbe Powell Butte Soroels beld a
very Interesting meeting at tne
home ot Mrs. Guy Sears last Wednes
day. George Hobbs made his regular
Sunday trip to Redmond this week.
Mrs. Lucy McLeod of Vancouver,
Wush., who has been visiting her
mother and sister Mrs. Mary
Brown and Mrs. Bussett of Powell
Butte, and Mrs. Henry Young of
Redmond waa called home Friday,
Mr. McLeod having bad the mis
fortune to break bis ankle.
Mr. anil Mr. Roy Shutruui. who
have beeu visiting Mr. Shutrum'e
sister, Mre.,E. N. Hall, left the last
ot the week, going across tbe moun
tains In their car. Merton Shutrum
remained with his sister.
The Foster Brothers' threshlug
engine Is at Redmond being re
paired before tbe boys start on their
tall run.
Norman Davis Is back at tbe Allen
home after an absence ot a couple of
months.
Tbe whole community waa stun
ned list Saturday when v ord was
received that Miss Viola Truesdale
bad beeu shot and killed and Miss
Pauline severely iujured In Tacoma
Friday evening.
For your Fishing Tackle go to
J. E. Stewart & Co.
For best quiilltv nillk, cream,
butter aud buttermilk 'phone Win.
S. Ay res. 4 3U-
July clearance sales now on at
C W. Elkina' Store. 7-9
Gasoline Engine Cheap
2i h.t. Fairbanks-Morse. For sale
cheap for cash. Inquire at Journal
Office.
The Dalles Model Laundry
High-grade laundry work. Send
in your laundry by Parcel Post,
Prompt attention. R. J. Gilbert,
proprietors 6-18
Horses for Sale
Fortv head of good work horses, 4 snd
6 years old, for sale; weight troin 1050
. iqiul 1 Will U or.1.1 a,
prices. G.H. Russell, Prinevtlle, Or. 3-5
Sunnyside.
Engineer Welton has taken a
crew of men to work on tbe outlet
of Crater Lake. The water thus
obtained is to reinforce tbe supply
of tbe Turtalo.
George Crawford and sister Lucy
made a business trip to Bend Sat
urday. G. M. Couch went to Redmond
on business Saturday.
John Styles, wbo bag charge of
tbe headgate, was in the neighbor
hood Sunday with a view to pur
chasing dairy cows.
Mrs. S. L. Couch called on her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Couch,
tbe first of the week.
Gene Wimer is having a fine res
idence erected on his ranch near
the Peterson place. Contractor
Coiner is doing the work.
James Williamson and son went
to Laidlaw Monday on business.
Fred Wallace, of Laidlnw, was
looking after the irrigation inter
ests in this section last week.
O. Laugaard and family passed
through Sunnyside Sunday in their
car.
Camp No. 10 is being established
in tbe McGuire neighborhood.
Mrs. Minta Howard, Fred Wil
son and Mr. and Mrs. Bart Nichols
were among those from Sunnyside
who attended the ice cream social
at Laidlaw Saturday night.
Jav Nichols made a business
trip to Madras Saturday.
Mr, anl Mrs. Chris Peterson
went to Bend Saturday on business.
Paul Scoggin and Hubert Arm
strong of Plainview paased through
Sunnyside Saturday on their way
to Laidlaw.
Mrs. Minta Howard called on
Mrs. Nichols Monday.
Seceding miners In Montana declare
they will Ignore the Western Federa
tion and organize a new union.
The rebel gunboat Tamplco was
sunk in battle with the federal gun
boat Guerro, and 20 men were killed
and wounded,
Tne "Lulu Fardo" dance, which is
of Portuguese origin, is the latest,
says a New York dispatch. The dance
is said to be really a lulu.
Chicago passed through the coldest
day reported in June for many years,
the thermometer registering 63 de
grees.
Kansas sweltered at 105, and a num
ber of prostrations In the wheat fields
were reported because of the weather
conditions.
Six established lines already have
served notice upon the Panama canal
manaaement of their intention to
make regular use of the waterway.
The progressive party in Oklahoma
has decided to put a full state ticket
In the field this fall, headed by John
P. Hickam as candidate for governor,
Ardent suffragettes at Vancouver,
B. C, are refusing to Join in the sing
Ing of "God Save the King." They
rise and turn their backs on the audi
ence when the national anthem Is
struck up in the theatres frequently.
War to the knife against the feder
als with the formation ot a third
league In organized baseball as the
first blow was practically decided on
here when the national baseball com
mission met In conclave with more
thnn a score of leaders In the organ
ized camp,
The New Jersey progressive state
committee and chairmen of the coun
ty committees, at a conference, went
on record as opposed to any amalgam
ation with the republicans or any oth
er party in the coming primary and
general election.
Standing of Contestants
In the $400 Piano Contest
For Week Ending July 22, 1914
No. Voto to. Vole
S I 297 935 M 40 MS
1 ZA 606 100 245 S0
U 10 200 102 XI 2M
12 S7S 106 118 137 09
13 1 004 290 124 466 496
IS 4 090 VB 3S0&U
S3 407 236 138 92
34 12 920 140 212 S00
SS 6S6O0O 143...., 7J 7
50 835 144 1 874 810
82 398 (86 153 , 202 36
5) 214 07& IS 10 145
58 474 230 180 43 SIS
87 13 090 182 33S 570
78 219 740 1 t 158
79 443 985 184 40 17S
89 112 110 165 1 11S 985
Portland Stock Market
Portland, Ore., July 24. Re-
ceipts this week have been, cattle,
555; calves, 16; hogs, 1,680; sheep
4,039.
Ligbt receipts of cattle for the
week, with good demand, prices
being fully 35c bighei- on all
grades. Tod steers, 17.25 to $7.30;
cows and heifers of best quality
moving at $6.00.
Swine also ran light, outlet
broad and demand urgent. $3.75
was top first balf of the week, but
price rapidly climbing to the 9c
level, as two loads sold Friday
at $8.90,
Medium receipts of sheep and
lambs, both in quality and quanti
ty. Very little east of the moun
tain stuff offering, most of the re
ceipts being from western Oregon
points. Prime weathers $4.50 to
$4.75; prime ewes $3.85 to $4 00;
medium ewes, $3 25 to 13.75; spring
lambs, $5.50 to $6 00.
Successful Plan for
Poisoning Rabbits
As an example of what can be
done toward diminishing tbe num
ber ot jack rabbits when one uses
the right methods and has any
luck at all, we wish to call atten
tion to N. T. Hauser, wbo is ex
terminating rabbits in bis neigh
borhood at a rapid rate. Mr.
Hauser is using about tbirly wood
en blocks with a shallow bole in
each partly filled with salt and
strychnine. In the few days that
he has been using this method he
has kilted nearly 300 rabbits,, get
ting aa high as 60 in one night.
Though salt and strychnine are
the same materials used by a num
ber ot people for the same purpose
with varying success, it certainly
worked well in this case. The dis
tance of alkali flats seems to affect
the results obtained with this poison
as to whether or not the rabbit
will eat it.
Economy Jars for Sale Cheap
Several dozen quart and pint
Ecouomy Jars. Quarts, 85c Der
dozen; pluts, 60c per dozen. Also
Jelly glasses for sale. Inquire at
Journal otlicu.
Get our price on Milwaukee
binders, mower and rake.
C. W. Elkin' Store.
Mrs. Wright's Confectionery Store
Fresh home-made candies always In
stock. Soft drinks ot an amas
Ice cream. Agent for American
Lady Tailoring Co. Prices lower
than ever. 3 26
Mrs. J. N. Wright, Prop.'
6501 8o State St., Chicago, 111. 0-14