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" RADIO-ACTIVE MANURES".
Their Use Not Recommended at Field
Fertilizer.
The specialists of the bureau of
oils, United States department of ag
riculture, who have Been Investigating
the use of radio-active substances as
fertilizers, report that, while the use
of concentrated radium ores or extract
ed radium In certain quantities in pot
experiments seem to stimulate plant
growth or to retard it in greater con
centration, the quantity of radium
present In the amount of so called
radioactive manure ordinarily recom
mended for application to an acre is
aot great enough to produce any ap
preciable effect on Held crops. The
radioactive manure consists of ground
uranium radium ores of too low grade
to be used for the extraction of radium
er of ores from which uranium has
been removed. The amount of radium
generally present in such of these ma
terials as have been placed on the mar
ket has been found to be so small that
In the quantity ordinarily recommend
ed for application to an acre there Is
less radium than is actually already
present on an average in an acre foot
of soil.
The specialists point out that all ores
which contain radium also contain a
very much larger proportion of anoth
er radioactive element called uranium.
The latter is ordinarily recognized as a
plant poison. beiDg very injurious to
plants when above a certain concen
tration, but when present In very small
quantity it acts as a stimulant to plant
growth; other metals, like copper and
lead, act in the same way. These ef
fects of uranium are entirely different
from those of other radio-active ele
ments of the same radio-activity. It Is
therefore concluded that the results ob
tained with uranium are not due to
Its property of radioactivity, but to its
ehemical properties, and that the con
flicting results obtained with radioac
tive manure from different sources are
to be explained by the presence or ab
ense or u.anlum and possibly of other
constituents of a nonradioactive na
ture. Until further knowledge is gain
ed with regard to the way in which
plant poisons, like uranium, nffect the
growth of plants the soil specialists are
Inclined to advise against the use of
radio-active manures or any other ma
terial containing uranium as a fertilizer
in general farming.
A Rein Holder,
A piece of strap iron seven-eighths
inch wide Is bent ns Hhown and fas
tened to the side of the seat with
screws. A peg or bolt is attached to
the seat back of the opening In the
strap Iron. If a holt Is used it should
have threads long enough to permit
Hurrah For
3.00 Bail-Bearing Roller
L. KAMSTRA, Prineville, Or
nut to be placed on each side of the
eat end, allowing the bead to extend
on the outside. The ends of the reins
can be doubled and Inserted In the
opening of the bent Iron and then loop
ed over the bolt or pin. Popular Me
chanics. INDOOR GARDEN PLANTS.
With a little care a number of trop
ical plants may be grown indoors, and
during the winter they are a particu
larly attractive addition to a bay win
dow or conservatory garden. Various
kinds of palms, rubber plants, olean
ders, aspidistras and cactuses are easily
kept in good condition Indoors If given
the proper attention and not permitted
to be exposed to frost
Palms are much used for Interior
decorations where there Is no direct
sunlight Regular watering Is essen
tial, with especial care not to over
water. It Is better with most palms
to keep them a little dry than too wet.
Where a pot is in a Jardiniere especial
care must be exercised not to have
them too wet
While small wash the foliage occa
sionally with soapsuds made from a
good soap. Immediately follow with
a thorough rinsing. When too large
for this spray the tops frequently with
clear water.
Rubber plants are especially satisfac
tory to grow where there is a good
light without direct sunlight Water
often enough to keep the soil moist
but do not under any circumstances
permit water to stand about the roots
nor allow it to become "bone dry." A
potted plant set In a Jardiniere need
rsppeinl care not to overwater.
Wash the foliage frequently with
soapsuds made from good soap. Rinse
thoroughly nt once.
Repot occasionally, as the pots be
come full of roots. Teed once In two
to four weeks with dilute nitrate of
soda (a heaping teaspoonful dissolved
in water) or ammonia water or ma
nure water or some prepared plant
food.
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For Lady or
$1.00
uieanuers may oe treated more or
less as are palms.
Aspidistras are most ornamental.
They should be kept rather drier than
palms and rubber plants.
Cactuses require rather dry, sandy
soil.
TO ONE IN PARADISE.
Thou wast that all to me, love,
Kor which my soul did pine
A green isle In the sea, love,
A iiniitaln and a undue
Ail wreathed with fairy fruits
aud dowers,
And all the Bowers were mine.
Ab, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry hope, that didst
arise
But to be overcast!
A vole from out the future
cries,
"On. on!" But o'er the past
(Dim gulf!) My spirit hover
ing Ilea
Mute, motionless, aghast!
For, alas, alas, with me
The light of life Is o'erl
No more, no more, no more
(Such language holds the solemn
sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder blasted
tree
Or the stricken eagle soar!
And ail my days are trances
And all my nightly dreams
Are where tby gray eye glances
. And where thy footstep gleams.
In what ethereal dances.
By what eternal streams.
Edgar Allan Poe.
8AIO OK READING.
In science read by preference
the newest works; In literature
the oldest The classic literature
Is always modern. Bulwer-Lyt-ton.
What a wonderful, what an
almost magical boon, a writer of
great genius confers upon ns
when we read bim intelligently.
As be proceeds from point to
point In his argument or narra
tive we seem to be taken up by
him and carried from hilltop to
hilltop, where, through an at
mosphere of life, we survey a
glorious region of thought, look
ing freely, far and wide, above
and below, and gazing In admi
ration upon all the beauty and
grandeur of the scene. Mann.
Christmas!
Gentleman
Howard.
The Howard school is arranging
for a Christmas entertainment to be
given December 23d, at 8 p. m.
The following is the program:
Vernon Starr The" Man in the
Moon.
Edith Koch Just a Little Every
Day.
Virgil Start Christmas Eve
The Brook.
Gladys Koch Christmas Stock
ings Pictures of Memory.
Vera Koch Another Visit of
St. Nicholas Daffodils.
Andrew Scott The Hottentot
Tot.
Hazel Koch and Vera Koch The
Two Glasses.
Nettie Scott The Widow.
Play The Man From Arizona.
Pennant Drill Marguerite Ram
sey, Gladys Koch, Vera Koch, Edith
Koch, Robert Koch, Andrew Scott,
Virgil Starr, Vernon Starr.
Hunsaker, the stage 'man, Is
building a stage station in this
vicinity.
Wm. Lindan is home from a visit
toOregon City.
Roads are good for' sleighing
above the sawmill.
Ths Silo Valuable.
The silo Is a necessary adjunct to
the farm. It Is simply making use of
one of the fundamental principles of
successful manufacturing Industry.
Dairy Management.
Dairy farming calls for close atten
tion to details and for good manage,
ment all along the line, but It pays for
both.
For Sale or Trade
Second hand organ in good 00 idition.
RacKbt Stokk, Prineville, Ore. 1210
Residence Property for Sale.
Good hoiiHO and barn, lot 120x140 ft.
Inquire at this olllce. 8-13-tf
10 O F 0choco No- M- Moe"
V Jt r every Tuesday night.
Strangers welcome.
J. II. firay, Noble Grand; Percy It,
Smith, Vice Grand; S. G. Ilinkln, Re
cording Hecrotary: CJ. B. Dinwiddle,
Treasurer.
Skates
For Marshal John G. Malech
Cnndlilute for city marshal, veteran
of the Spanlsh-Atnerlcftn War of 'ON,
deputy sheriff of Woodbury, N. J.,
one year, resigned 10UO. Five years
on San Jose Police Department nml
constable's otllce. 1 miimkI for en
forcement of the laws. Purtliilltv to
none. 12 3 3t
Candidate for City Marshal.
1 hereby announce myself at a candi
date for the olHce of city marshal, sub
ject to the action of tlie voters ol Prine
ville. 12 T. J. M. Union.
WANTED: Address of any of the
Clark heirs who have homestead on
Little Deschutes river. Mrs. Clark
married s Chin. O'Noil. Address L.
Corbin, Bend, Ore. 12-ltp
Notice of Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the Cen
tral Oregon Livestock & Agricul
tural Association will be held on
the first M on Jay in January, the
4th, 1915, for the purpose of elect
ing officers and transacting fuch
other business as may properly
come before it. The meeting will
be held at Commercial Club at 2
o'clock p. m. J, F. Cadi.k,
12-3-31 Secretary,
Unlawful for Stock to Run at
Large
Notice 1 hereby given that at an elec
tion duly called and held In Crook county,
late of Oregon, on the 3rd day of Novem
ber, 1014, a majority of all votes cant
at said election were cast against stock
running at lurge in Haystack, Kutclier
and Metollus precincts.
Wherefore, from and after the 1st day of
March, 1915, It shall be unlawful for stock
to run at large within said Haystack,
Kutclier and Metollua precincts, county
of Crook and state of Orogon, under pen
alty of Ten (910.00) Dollars for the first
offense, and Twenty (920.00) Dollars for
each and every subsequent ofl'eiiae to be
recovered from the owner of the stock in a
civil action in the name of the stule of Ore
gon before a justice of the peace In the dis
trict in which such owner or koeper or
either of them may reside, and if there he
no Justice of the peace in such district,
then before any Justice of the peace In the
comity, and it shull lie the duty of each
constable in any justice of. the peace dis
trict and of each road supervisor In niiy
road district, to enforce tho provisions of
thu law; and such penalty shull be fur the
benefit of, and when collected, paid into
the common school fund of thu county ol
Crook, stule of Oregon, within mi days
after such uniiiul i proved to be at large.
Dated at 1'rlnnville, Crook county, Ore
Hon, thin Ifith day of December, A, D 10) 1.
WAR I! UN IlitOWN,
County Clerk,
IMPORTANT EVENTS
ivi-e-m at
WINTER SHORT COURSE-JAN. 4-30
Agriculture, Including Agronomy
Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Horti
culture, Poultry Husbandry, Insects,
Plant and Animal l)isr,iscs, Cream
ry Management, Marketing, etc.
home Ikonomlcj, Including Cook- I
Ing, Homo Nursing, Sanitation. Sew-
Inn. Dressmaking and Millinery.
Commerce, including Business Man
agement, Hurnl Economics, Business
Law, Ollice Training, Harm Account
ing, etc. Engineering, Including
Shopwork and Koadbullding.
FARMERS WEEK FEBRUARY 14
A general clearing house session of
tlx days for the exchange of dynamic
Ideas on the most pressing problems j
of the times. Lectures by leading 'j
authorities. State conferences.
EXTENSION SERVICE
Offers lectures, movable schools, In- ;
stltutes and numerous correspondence
courses on request. 1
MUSIC: Piano, String, Rand, Voice.
No tuition. Reduced rates on all rail
roads. Kor further Information address,
The Oregoo Agricultural College,
(tw IM-io-l l) COHVAU 13, UKIiaON
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