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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1909. I Home Course In j Modern Agriculture ; XL Bacteria- How They Affect the Farmer ; f By C. V. GREGORY, ;! ,1 Agricultural DWWon. lotoa Slat Colligt ,i yJ Am.rlrin Mr.M Addition i ' Wn rur a (trout deal n Imrlcrln, or in-rum, n II W am limro ixiiiuhirly rull.n l't trw pimple know wlm, iiihj rcnuy are. Although they in M 'mil (lint would take several !lKniniil (ii(iilii-r to make a pm " otiKll lu be seen wild tho naked eye, yt Uirlr Importune to lh fiiriniT l nut bmasured by tlirtr Slin. lUrtrrla are liny plants, esrh com loMi or a single (it. These cells are or vsrlmm ahnMia and alr.ru. Home ar round, M lung and some limited Ilk a corkscrew. Home are found iuiy and oino lu groups. Home cannot mar at all, iimin mov by twisting themselves aliout, and atlll others har long, tall like flugella by wwrn ihrr move themselves alone. Hai'trrla am mads up of a clear, jmyllke matrrlal celled protoplasm, Thla iiroloplaaiu la surrounded tiv a harder cell wall. There la a greal flllTrrnee In (lie thlrkiicM of thesl1 oil wall, and ou (lila ttibkiiess do penda to a Inm riloiit the ability of the germs to withstand unfavorable conditions. Thoae with tliln crll walla ran lm killed raally, while the thicker walled kliula ire very difficult to ex terminate. Itni'terln propagate (henmelve bj dividing. One cell illrldea Into two. Eai'U of I lime two grow to full aim and dlvldea again, and ao on. Under farornlijfi condition tlila proceaa may be reeated every half hour. At thla rat lh descendants of one germ would In tea hours number mora (ban a million. At times the part of the protoplasm of a germ will gather Into a round, comparatively hard mau, called a apore. Tbs real of th cell then crum ble away. Thla apore Is Inactive, hut poaaeaaes much greater powers of re sistance than when In the active slats. These eMrea often remain Hiiro to tart ths Infection afreah after th active barteria bar all been killed by disinfection. Itarterln. Ilk higher plants, har definite require men la for growth. On Of th most Important of these la mois ture. Drying will not kill bacteria, but It will atop (heir multiplication. An other essential In bscterlsl gmwtb Is warmth. Cold. Ilk dryness, will not kill them, but It will stop them from multiplying. Thla la the reason that th souring of milk or the spoiling of meat, which Is caused by bacteria, gnes on much more slowly or not at all when they are kept In a cold place. One of ths principal foods of bacte ria Is nitrogen. Without It tbey can not lire. Itecsus of thla fact an gar and lard, wblcb contain no nitrogen, never apoll. llacterla also require oxy gen, tbougb only certain apeclea ar dependent on th air for tbelr supply. One of these la the kind that cauaea meat and Vegetable to decay. Thla Is why canned fruit and vegetables do not spoil. The bacteria have been killed and tbe oxygen driven off by besting. Tb few germs that do get tn before th ran Is sealed op cannot de velop for lack of air. If th can la not air tight, however, some oxygen will And tla way In, th germs will multi ply, and tb contenta will spoil. Not all bacteria ar Injurious Al though some of man' most deadly en emies are found among these Invisible micro-organisms, yet many of them are his best friends. We have already learned about the bacteria that Mr on th roots of legume and change th nitrogen of the air Into a form In rid. 111-SoMK TTI'KH lf tUCTIUU. which It enn be limit by plnnts. Tb rolling of manure mid trash to uiak humus nml of Inimus to uiiike the ele ment of plnnl food nvnllnlilo la alan dun to the action of bncterla. In this way hiu-tcrln, by making animal wnates Mvnlliihlv fur pliint food, com plcto the clrclii of plant and nnlinnl life. The putrefying Imcterln, or tliono which cnuHi rotting, nre more benefi cial thnn harmful. Hy their nrllou (lend iinlinnln and other refuse matter nre quickly reduced to the elements from which they were mndn. Even the odor given off (luring Hip proceaa Is also beiicllctnl aa u reminder that the ninttcr of burying or bdralug has been neglected. Oilier iiilcro-tirgiiiilania In trie form of yeiiHt nre a necessary help In bread ninkliig. Tho yrimt plants, growing In the dough, set free considerable nniiniiilH of enrhnn dioxide. Thla go In trying to eaciipn tills tlio dough with holes and npnces, making It "rise." The bacteria which cnime milk nnd crenm tn lour nre iiInii useful., llutter mndo from sweet cream la lacking In flavor, ami there la not so much of It, since the globules of butter fnt do not collect nn readily as In sour eronm. Itut. white the germs that cause milk to amir are harmless, there nre others A Scalded Boy's Shrieks borrlflod lito grandmother, Mtr. Mnrlu Taylor, of Nolto, Ky., who writes that, when all thought ho would die, Buck Ion's Arnica Salvo wholly curod him. Infallible for Ilurns, Scalds, Cuts, Corns, Wounds, Uralses. Cures Fever Sores, Ilnlln, Skin Eruptions. Chil blains, Clmpped IlandH. Soon routs Piles, 25o at Jones Drug Co. Molalla 8awmlll Burns. Tho sawmill of Fred Sclinffcr at Molalla was burned to the ground Wednesday afternoon and Is a total loss. The tiro cnught from a pile of burning alnb wood. rJ0 often found lu milk Hint are not Th first variety will always U plentiful enough anyway, and tlm others should be kept down to aa email a number as possible. One of the most Important methods of doing this la by cleaullnesa. The milk palls and strainers and the sepa rator should be thoroughly cleaned very tlm they ar used. Mer rins ing with cold water la not enough, following ths ordinary washing by scalding with boiling water la th only sure way of killing all the germs. In cleaning dishes a brush la much better than a rag, slue l ran b more easily cleaned Itaelf. A dish rag remains damp for a lung time after It has been used and furnishes an excellent plac for bacteria to grow. The "dish rag flavor" caused by tlieae can often be detected In butler. After the dishes bar been scalded they ahoiild be placed In the aun for several hours. There should be as no. xxii-imw si-onsa ah ronuan much siinalilne aa possible In the milk room sud row alaiile alao. Hunllght, which la ao necessary to the growth of the higher plants, Is fstal to bacteria The studio where the milking Is done should be cleaned and aired very day. A coat of whitewash ahoiild b applied occasionally, aa In addition to being a good germ killer It Iso makes the stable much lighter. Hsy should not be fed Immediately before milking, aa the dust from It la covered with bacteria. The udders and flank of th cows should be kept perfectly clean, A little dirt falling from, them Into the milk will take with It thousands of germs. Tbe milk should not be left In the barn after It Is drawn, but taken Immediately to the milk room. Many creameries and city milk deal. era practice peatcurtutlnn. This sim ply conalats In heating the milk to aa high a temperature aa possible with out scalding It. This kills most of tbe germs, and the few that are left will not develop rapidly enough to do much harm, tn cresmcrles a starter that la. a portion of milk which con tains a particular kind of bacteria Is added after pasteurization and ths cream then "ripened" for twelve hours or so. fly thus supplying germs which ar known to produce desirable Ha vors and killing tbe others butter of very high quality may be made. Ttiere are bacteria everywhere In tb soil. In th air and lu th water. II y far the greater number of the ar harmless. Even alsess germ ar unable to obtain foothold tn perfectly healthy animal or person. Th accretions of th mouth and tb digestive organs are fatal to many of them. Even If they succeed In get ting Into tbe blood they ar not yet oat of danger. Th blood contain Urge number of white corpuscles, wblcb seem to hare no duty to per form but to sclte and destroy these Invaders. It la only when au animal becomes weakened from on caua or another that these rorpnaclea fall to do tbelr duly and th germs begin their destructive work. The first stop In avoiding Infection by disease producing bacteria, then, la to keep tlio anlmala healthy by proper feed, exercise and shelter. The next point la to do everything poaal ble to prevent tbe gernia from getting Into the animal's body. In case a contaglona dlsraa of any aort appears the sick anlmala should be abut up by themselves aa far aa possible from the rest of the herd. Disinfectants, such aa coal tar dips and bichloride of mercury (on part of th rhemlcnl, two parts salt and 1.000 parta water), should be used freely, Care should bo token not to carry the germs from the sick anl- mala to tbe well ones while caring for tbein. Wounds, auch as "wire cuts, need es pecial enre lo prevent Infection. Or- dinnry disinfectants are too Irritating, yet something must bo done to keep the bacterid from attacking the raw aurfuces. Keeping the wound bound up tightly and sprinkling dally with powdered Iodoform Is one of the best ways of Insuring rapid healing. Tbe germ problem, llko the problem of weeds and Insects, Is easily solved If It la gone at In the right way. Cleanliness, sunlight and disinfection will do much to hold the injurious ones In check, and the others need no encouragement to continue doing their lnvlslblo though none tho loss renl work lo help us. Thero Is no espe cial reason why the germ problem should be mndo a matter of constant uneasiness on tho part of tho farmer. It requires a scientist to discriminate between bacteria that nre Injurious and those that nro necessary, nnd In tho meautlmo It Is aulllclcnt for tb ordlnnry agriculturist tn bo diligent in Intrenching himself behind clennllness. Thus fortlfled be will havo little occa sion to make n special study of bao terla. Let tho acleulUta do that PREMIUM8 FOR PUPILS. Canby Canal Company and 8. M. Ramsby Offer Prizes. Tho Canhy Cnnnl Company has of fered $100, to be divided Into prizes for I bo boys and girls of tho public and private schools of Cluckiimas County for exhibits of fruit, farm and vcgi'tnblo products rnlHed on Irrigated InndH in this county. Mux Ramsby has offered a prize of $10 to the Behixil children for the best exhibits of irrigated land products. Superin tended Gary Is preparing a premium lint for exhibits of fruits, grains and vcgotnbles rained In this county, to be awarded by tho county fulr commit-toe. '. X CITY SCHOOLS CLOSE ON FRIDAY, JUNE II TEACHERS FOR COMING YEAR WILL BE ELECTED NEXT MONTH. Tho board of directors of tho city schools hits decided to cloan tho schools Krhhiy, June 11. This Is onq wimk Inter thnn tlm time, originally sol, and tho extension li dun tn tno fact that a week's holliUy whs do- dared In January during tho extreino cold weal her. Teachers for tho coming school year will lm i-lcctud Monday evening. Juno H. Tlm resignation of Miss l-fliim 1'opn, teacher of the third grade In tho Kttsliiiim hull, ling, has been ac cepted and Miss Kva Mnldrum was ducted to fill the vacancy. 1 hero will bo on mnro holiday be- roro tho cloan of achiml. Thla will fall on Monday, May 31, as this Is Decoration Day. Tlio board dcnlol tho roquest of tho high school pupils to set aside one Friday In tho month of May for an excursion to Hood Itl v er. It Is probnblo that this trip will bo made on sumo Huturduy, If al ull. This Friday afternoon In all of the rooms of tho public schools there will lm exorcises coiiimcmorativo to tho llfo of Dr. John McLoiighlln, the father of Oregon. In vory room there will bo given sn opportunity for tho pupils to contrlhuto toward the fund tnat Is being raised to preserve the Mclaugh lin homo. ( Thero will ho no Commcnceinunt ox- erclscs for tho 1909 graduail.ig class this year. The eleventh and twelfth grades were only added during the present year nod thero Is only ono graduate for tho twelfth grado. GERMANS MEET SUNDAY. Member of Deutsche Vtreln Enjoy Day and Evening. Th Doutacho Vereln met at Knupp's tall Bunday afternoon, for tho first time In tho past two mouths, and the meeting was well attended, there bo Ing a delegation from I'ortlund pres ent, among whom wero Messrs. and Mesdames Andrew Heckler, I. W. Schneider. Klorlun Kucha, A. Kloomon, Honry llrelhordl, A. Lehman and Aug. KiiiiibIit. Tho following programme was well rendered: Opening address. 1'resldonl Gustavo Bchnorr; response, Andrew Heckler; piano solo, Oscar Woodnn; recitation. Miss Erna 1'ct xold; quartut. Monsrs. Dnmbach, Ack er, I'otxold and Michel, Mlas Klera sen. accompanist; recitation, Mlaa Clara Nobel; (Jerman monologue, Ed. Mueller; song, "Ituesloln Auf dor Herdle." Vereln. A May pole, beautifully decorated with flowers and festoons of bright colors, was placed In position in the center of the ball, and eight young ladles. Misses Clara Winkle, Ilosa Muench, Helen Yonker, Clara Endres. (iraco Dsmliuch, Huslo Hotter and Annlu Werner, look positions around tno polo, holding streamers, and sung, the uorman Mny song, and then per formed tho Maypole, dunce. Thev men perrormed a flowor drill, each at tired In whlto awlss. wearing a floral crown, and bearing a large bouquet of lilies. Every feature of tho drill was perfect and graceful, particularly the last, in which they grouped In tho cen ter of the hall .each holding up her oouquei, making an appearance of a huge bouquet of lilies. Vice President Klemson delivered ho closing addresa, and all adjourned to tho dining room and aat down to a dinner of German dishes. An Invl tatlon from the Arlon society to at iena moir picnic In a body at Schnorr a grove, Juno 50. waa accent. ed, and also an Invitation from tho management of tho Portland German theatre to a German drama to be nro- duced at Bhlvely a opera house on tho evening or May 23. MR. NELSON EXPLAINS. Warrants Drawn For His Son Went to Miss Ella Shaver. MUUNO, May 10. (Editor Enter- prise.) I saw a report by K. C. Hack- ell that my son Fred J. Nelson, had drawn a salary of JtiO per month in uucKamas county whllo he was work ing In Clatsop County. Mr. Hackett is badly mistaken. When my son re ceived the contract to make a set of present owner maps for Clatsop Coun ty ho told mo bo would reBlgn hie position in my otTlco as deputy. I did not present hla resignation to tho county court as I wanted him to come back and work In the office. when ho hud finished his contract. So tho warrants wero made out In his name and receipted for by nie and turned over lo Miss Ella Shaver, who was working In tho office In my son's place while he was at work In Asto rlu. Had Mr. Hackett asked the clerk of this county he could have found out why the warrants were drawn In his favor and also found out who received the money for them, My son did not know the warrants were drawn in his name. Hoping you will publish this ex planation so as to set this matter straight before tho people of Clack amas County and not have them think I swindled the county out of 3G0, 1 remain Yours truly, JAS. F. NELSON. They Like the West. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. II. Fawcett, of Stownrtville, Minn., who have been spending tho Winter In Southern Cali fornia and visiting points of interest along tho Western coast, arrived In Oregon City Friday morning, and af ter spending several days with E. VV. Scott and family, loft Monday for the return trip. This was Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett's second trip to the const, and they express themselves In warmest terms of the dellghta of tho climate, and any that another yenr shall, like the birds, see them flitting again this way, Kills Her Foe of 20 Years. 'The most merciless enemy I had for 20 years," declares Mrs. James Duncan, of Hnynesvillo, Me., "was Dyspepsia. I suffered intensely after eating or drinking and could scarcely sleep. After ninny remedies had fail ed and several doctors gave me up, I tried Electric Bittors, which cured me completely. Now I can eat any thing. I am 70 years old and am over- Joyed to get my health and strength bnck again." For indigestion, loss of appetite, kidney trouble, lame back, female complaints, it's unequaled. Only 50c at JoneB Drug Co. Estflcada and Eastern Clackamas ESTACADA. Tho Norcros family waa quaran tined Saturday on account of scarlet Inu having attacked soma of the mem bers. Tho dunco given by the baseball club Huturduy evening at tho pavilion was well attended. K. M, (Jill roturnod from Dufur Bat ui day and accompanied by Mrs. Gill and daughter loft Bunday afternoon for McMlnnvlllo to attend tho Btato Grunge. Kdwln Hates has been appointed Justice of the Peaco of district No. 14 lo fill tho vacancy caused by the res ignation of F. M. GUI. Judge Uatea will qualify thla week. FIRVVOOD. Tho work that la being done on the road hulwun Klrwood and Klrwood saw mill la quite an Improvement. Lei tlm good work continue. Fred Koennecke Is working In Portland at the carpenter trade. Mr. Kunyun, of Cherryvllle, will preach at Klrwood Hall Bunday after noon, May 10. K. D. lLart hauled the first load'of hay Into threo-alx that ever went In. He dldn t upset or get stuck and only had two horses. The monthly business meeting of Klrwood Progressive Association will be held Saturday night. May 15th. Don't forget to coma. Strangers are welcome always. After the meeting a short programme will be given. Jack lawless, who has been work- lug in Klrwood for the past year, left Monday for Bt. Anthony, Idaho, where he expects to work again. His friends wish him success In bis new borne. T. A. C. Mil I Iron visited bis sisters Sunday, DODGE. The Holey & Horner Mill Co. had the misfortune to break one of the gear wheels to their mill. The telephone line In Dodge Is dis connected from the Estacada central. Our road supervisor cut the wire so as to fall some timber and do aome blasting on tbe Dodge road. I. M. Park made a trip over to El wood Monday and brought back a culf that was driven over from Dodge. Tbe school board of district No. 78 met Saturday to receive bids for fencing tho school grounds and cut ting the school wood. We are having a good shower bere; snow in sight. A young gentleman, while driving home with bis girl from Sprtngwater, upset his buggy, spilt out bis sweet- ESTACADA CASE GOES OVER. Hearing on Local Municipal Scrap Will Come Up Next Week. Tbe bearing In the suit of A. N. Johnson against Mayor Heylman and the Ave councllmen of Estacada, went over In tho Circuit Saturday and will probably be beard next week. John son was the recorder of the town of Estacada and was removed by tbe council. He avers that the proceed ings of tho meeting In which he was removed were Irregular and filed a petition for a writ of review. His at torneys are Alex Sweek and M. L. Pipes, of Portland The Estacada ad ministration Is represented by State Senator Hedges, of this city, and E. W. Bartlett, of Estacada. RECALL NOTICES POSTED. Estacada to Hold Special Election on Saturday, May 15. The recall notices against Mayor W. A. Heltman and the entire City Council were posted by City Recorder A. N. Johnson Saturday. Also an nouncement that a special election will be held Saturday, May 15. The petitioners name as their candidates: Mayor J. W. Reed, Councllmen, L. E. Belflls, A. E. Sparks, Charles Shutter, Al. Lintlsey, W. D. Henthorn. The present officers are:: Mayor, W. A. Hcllmnn; Councllmen, William Dale, J. F. Lovelace, Al. Havens, B. O. Bos- well, C. F. Howe. Baseball Club Practlc. The newly organized base ball club Is practicing faithfully for the coming season, and headed by Bobby Kruger, a former Trl-CIty League man, ex pects to occupy a leading place in the baseball field. Practices are held every evening on WJllamette Falls field. The following players are in the team: McFarland, Nefzger and Johnson, pitchers; Ganong and Wil liam Cnllff, catchers; Long, first base; Beusley, second base; Krueger, third base, Relgh; shortstop, Douthit: right field; Arch Long, center field; Young, left field. . rf s WW MK&tF iRMiWftr tkt -V 1 ii'Ia - cTv LOOKING ACROSS GEYSER BASIN No fairer scene can be offered any place than the outlook from the foot of the Aliiska Monument on the grounds of the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc Ej. position. Standing directly In front of the great building of the United States Governmeut, the enormous golden eagle on his towering perch of northern gold keeps watch and guard over the most perfect exposition city that hns ever been reared. Under his eye are gathered the rarest collection of man's examples of skill and art ever assembled, and these find shelter in a magnificent group of permanent and temporary buildings whoso architectural design and clever construction exemplify the very highest of man's Inventive ability. At night when the long twilight of the northern latitudes close down the manifold beauties of the spot show fading of day conies the romance of evening and the millions of lamps, made brilliant by electricity, flash their rainbow tints over a land such as fairies might have bullded. The rushing, tumbling torrents of the Cas cades pour their enormous volume over a bed covered by electric bulbs and from the quiet pool of Geyser Basin are reflected as In a mirror! Electroliers of French design are lavishly scattered beneath the trees, and from their clour rays the fields of flowers are seen in added hues. heart and himself In-tbe mud, and had a runaway, but the horse foil sorry and came back to the driver. Of courae, the horse could not help it, but had to go where be waa driven. Heller koep his eye on tho horse and road next time. Miss Hose Closner was a visitor at Mr. Park's In Dodge, Sunday. Mlsa Grace Closner was a visitor at Mrs. Howard's Sunday. Mrs. Hell Btrunk and husband wero home to see their parents In ,Dodge Bunday. DAMA8CUS. The vicinity of Damascus was vis ited with an old fashioned thunder shower Mondsy afternoon, with con stant flushes of lightning that played s me havoc with the telephone wire; After the thunder storm a shower of largo hidlatones followed, covering the ground to the depth of an Inch and a half. No damage, however, waa done to tbe growing crops. EAGLE CREEK. We have been enjoying some re freshing showers of lale, which were very much needed. Mrs. . K. Gibson was visiting with Mrs. Henry L'dell on Tuesday last. Mrs. J. P. Woodle and Mrs. Ray Wood I e went to Portland last week on a shopping expedition. Henry Udell haa gone to work at the logging camp, situated In the community known as Sweden, down near Deep Creek or Barton. Ralph Gibson was on tbe hill last week calling on friends and relatives. 8. A. Douglass, tbe road supervisor, commenced work on the road Just be low the Cahlll place Saturday. Miss Elsie Hatz, accompanied by Mlas Meda Murphy and Miss Mary Woodle, went to her home in Port land Friday evening, and they spent Saturday shopping and sight-seeing. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gibson visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Reld, of Sprlngwater, last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Palfrey enter tained Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hottmeia ter on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howlett spent Sun day afternoon with tbelr daughter, Mrs. Wesley Douglass. Mr. Marshall, an Implement man of Portland, waa out repairing E. L. Pal frey's pump the first of the week. The Eagle Creek second nine went to El wood Sunday and played a game of baseball In a hailstorm with tbe Elwood team. The score waa 8 to 2 In Eagle Creek's favor. There was quite a crowd In attendance, notwith standing tbe stormy day, to witness the game. OREGON CITY HIGH BEATS VANCOUVER LOCAL SCHOLASTIC BASEBALL MEN WIN CLOSE GAME BY SCORE OF 8 TO 7. The Oregon City high school base ball team won a decisive victory Fri day afternoon over the team of the Vancouver high school. Tbe game was played on Willamette Field and there waa a fair attendance. In the eighth inning tbe visitors were but one point to tbe good, but the locals secured three runs in tbe ninth, win ning the game. The lino up follows: Oregon City. Vancouver. Mulkey 3b Eberle Gault cf Lelser Moore lb Johnson Hart 2b Divine Brenner c Bishop McAnulty rf Nelll C. Johnson If Burn ham Hargreaves ss Miller H. Johnson p Schaefer Score by Innings. Oregon City 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 Vancouver 0 111102 17 Summary. Three base hits Burnham, Bren ner. First base on balls Off Johnson, 3; off Schaefer, 1. Left on bases Oregon City, 7; Vancouver, 3. W!!d pitches Schaefer, 2; Johnson, 2. First base on errors Oregon City, 3; Vancouver, 4. Two-base hits Mul key, Brenner. Struck out by John son, 15; by Schaefer, 11. Passed balls Brenner 1, Bishop 1. Hit by pitcher BlBhop, Johnson. Time of game Two hours and 30 minutes. Umpire Ed Rechner. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children, Tha Kind You Have Always Bought Bears th Signature of rv" . A W; v" - ..fcfc.V.'iS, 1 - ufcMi !,i',L1 j Mr i AT HORTICULTURAL HALL their greatest charm. With the' OUR FARMERS' PAGE. ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "Bid CROP" ' ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. Song of Spring. The happy birds are singing On every branch and tree, And budding, sweet wild rosea Tempt every honey-bee. Young leaves of green, so tender, On every twig and bough, Are rocked by every zephyr That haunts the woodland now. In far-off fields and meadows Spring tiny shoots of grain, And soft the sunshine glimmers Through long, long threads of rain. The noisy brooks are flowing In music, glad and free, And sweet the balmy south wind Is traveling o'er tbe sea. The happy earth beguiles ua With smile, and then with tear; We Join In all this gladness, Spring, happy spring, is bere. Snow, snow, down from, the apple trees, Pink and white drifting of petals sweet! Kiss her and crown her our lady of blossoming. There as she alt on the apple tree sweet! Be sure to make successful sowings of sweet corn. peas, etc., say two weeks apart. Then all tbe crop won't ripen at tbe same time. At the end of a bed of seeds, drive down a stake and slip tbe empty seed bag over the top of It to help yon re member what you have sowed there. Flower stalks on rhubarb plants shauld be removed whenever seen, so that the plant's strength will not be wasted in the useless formation of seeds. Shallow cultivation Is best, about two inches deep. All fruits that are not mulched need to be boed or cul tivated at Intervals of ten days or two weeks. Try to do this work soon after a rain. Make the rows long and straight, so as to use the borse-cultlvator or the wheel hoe to tbe best advantage. Stir tbe ground after planting, often, after each rain, or about once In ten days any how. Do not plant big blocks of any one variety of fruit. Mixed planting of different kinds help the trees to fer tilize each other's blossoms. Remem ber that the blossoms of some varie ties are more or less self-sterile. All fruit trees need pruning Immedi ately afy?r planting. Make tbe tops correspond with the roots. Peaches need the most trimming after setting; trim these to mere switches about two feet high and without aide shoots longer than one inch. Cuttings from the mature aspara gus bed should be made regularly and thoroughly, being always careful not to Injure the crowns of tbe plants with the knife. Keep weeds out. Beds set this spring or last fall should not be cut at all this season ;let the plants grow unmolested. Remedy for aphis or plant lice: These tiny black, green or red In sects are easily killed by using a strong solution of tobacco in water. Or kerosene emulsion, or whale oil soap solution. Apply remedy early, when lice first batch ont and before they are hidden by tbe curl of in fested deaves. This la a busy month; dig out bor ers (cut out black knots, spray for codling moth, look out for climbing cutworms on young trees, watch out that new grafts are not injured by lice nor smothered by shoots from the stock, pull off blossoms from very young trees (premature fruit-bearing stunts growth), and throw two fork fuls of manure around each newly set tree. Do the last after a rain; the manure keeps tbe moisture In the ground and insures a good start The man behind the hoe (a more Important than the man behind tbe gun. It Is tbe farmer that keeps things stirred up that raises the biggest crops. Very One flower seeds can be easily and evenly sown by the use of a dredge box. It's a sign of a hard year for the family when the wife carries the stove and the husband the pipe. borne men marry a girl because she Is a great talker. Better get a talking machine; you can stop it when you get tired. Don't leave an ax sticking where AT THE OLD STAND Farms, City and Suburban Property, Lots and Business Chances for Sale or Trade. W. F. SCHOOLEY & CO. 606 MAIN ST. OREGON CITY, ORE. Will Treat You- Right Dr. VLADIMIR JINDRA ' FROM EUROPE ELECTRO-NATUROPATH ALL CHRONIC DISEASES TREATED WITHOUT MEDICINE OR OPERATION. European Method. Room n Home Phone Main 24 Careful of Your Property One of the secrets of our success in the Baggage and Transfer Business Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moving Williams Bros. Transfer Co. Phones, Office II2I, Residence I833 525 Main Street some one will fall on It, or stick scythes, hatchets or tools overhead to fall and hurt some ono. Plant trees, plant flowers, plant roses, plant smiles, plant good deeds every day, and above all plant the foot In the way of right doing. Farmers, do not bo discouraged by failure, tbe sunshine is on our side. We are promised a seed-time snd har vest while the world remalnetb. Keep the rounds of the ladder all good and stout. When you got to trimming fruit trees or hunting worm' nests you don't want to fall and break a leg. Things that snap under you often take the snsp out of you. If you want to know Just how good a farmer a man is, go way back on bis place where few eyes ever rest and see bow things are going there. If everything is neat and shipshape there you may depend upon It that the man la a good farmer. Tbe best investment farmers can make is in giving children a good start In life. But that doesn't mean a big farm and a line money-outfit alone. Tbey will need some help, some cour age, some hopefulness, much truth fulness, clean hearts and pure minds considerably more than money. Here is the most approved method of treating seed potatoes to prevent a scabby crop:: Soak the whole seed for two hours In a mixture of one half pint of formalin (often called for maldehyde) and fifteen gallons of cold water; dry the seed, cut, and plant In ground that has not recently grown potatoes. Bad roads and scrubby stock go to gether. The farmers who set out to bave better stock set out at the same time to have better roads, better cropsj and more improvements and conven iences on the farm. And in a neigh borhood where there are good roads, improved stock and farms, we And a development of intellect and a fuller, better appreciation of life. Tarring corn: In coating seed-corn with coal-tar as a protection against crows and blackbirds, put the grain Into a pall and pour on enough warm water to cover it. Add a teaspoonful of tar to a peck, and stir well. Throw the corn out on a sieve or in a bas ket to drain, and then stir in a few handfuis of land plaster (gypsum). Do not pour the tar on the dry seed. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA City Letter List. List of unclaimed letters at tbe Ore gon City Post Office for the week ending May 8, 1909. Men a list Bonet, Chas (4); Fenton, Dan: Her- rtngton, C. W; Hollingsworth, Robert; Moore, Stanford;' Rydey, J; Shetwell, C. J. 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