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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHRELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1 915 EVENING EDITION
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Why Not Electric Lig
For Mother?
You have electrlcty to halp in YOUR work
why should not mother have It too?
Mother's work Is hard. You can make it eas
ier with an electric !ron, an electric vacuum clean
er and such labor-saving devices. And at night,
the mother who has always taken pride in the ap
pearance of your home will appreciate the restful,
easy light from a soft-shaded electric table lamp.
Cost need not keep you from having your hous3
wired. Already built residence arc now wired not
only inexpensively, but without damage to the dec
orations. Better telephone today and 1st us ex
plain what the expense will be.
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Getting the Dollar From Under the Stump'! BurrowerSs"Beware!
Mow Up to Date Farmers Are Easily and Economically Realizing
on Land Hitherto Impossible of Cultivation.
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HKi:.S ItMMtOAl) WOIllv
AT10UT -100,000,000 acres of land
j Included In farms throughout
." thu United States arp unim
proved. Figuring that each
acre could ho made to produce at least
'J5 worth of produeo per year, there
Is approximately $10,000,000,000 pro
duction being lost annually, Quito a
tidy figure. And when wo take Into
consideration that la many cases It re
quites only tho removnl of Bundry
stumps nnd boulders to inuko this land
profltablc, It certainly looks as though
something might ho dono to save tho
waste. "Stumping with dynamite" is
both an economical, quick nnd labor
saving method as well ns ouo that Is
growing In popularity dally.
Tho method Involved In tho blasting
of a stump Is to contlno a quantity of
explosive In mich n manner that when
exploded tho expanding gases will lift
tho stump out of the ground. To so
euro best results tho charge should be
placed in the soil well under tho base
of tho stump at the point where the
resistance offered to the force of the
explosion will be equal on all sides.
Whcro the soil Is of u heavy clay or
plastic nature a slow acting powder Is
preferable, such as farm powder or
stumping powder. Where tho earth Is
sandy or loose nnd is apt to permit
the easy escape of gases a fast explo
sive, such as -10 to 00 per cent dyna
mite should lie used. The condition of
the soil with respect to moisture also
has a great intluencc upon the amount
of work Hint n certain quantity of pow
der will do. After heavy rnlns when
the soil Is saturated to the base of tho
stump and the subsoil Is just dump Is
a most favorable condition.
No set rules as to the amount of
powder necessary to blast a certain
kind or slzo of stump can be given,'
since different conditions govwu ill
eases. Two stumps of the sumei slxo,
kind nnd ago of cut, when one Is, grO,v,jt
on well drained soil where tho rhots
I'm nk llut'kholtlcr IWck from Trip to
Idaho
Gonhers and nrnlrlo dogs aie the Frank Burkholder has returned
bane of western farmers whllo In the . Friday for a throo-w celts' trip to
east woodehucks me the type of bur- Wolser, Idaho, driving In his own
rowing animals that cause the tillers l(j!Un ,,y tll0 sltitum rollt0 from Uoso.
of tho soil to forget some of tho things ,, H0 Coi,u,0 Sontici. Mr.
the domino, tell them on Sundays. U...-i.i.iii ........ .i..- . ...
iv... t i.. 11..1. ni.r , Hurkhohlor went over there to at-
l)on I.oonnrdo Itulz, n California
l anchor, says "dynamite Is tl)o proper
inedlclno to glvo ground squirrels, go
phers, prairie dog, etc."
Tnku an inch nnd n half or two
Inches of dynamite. Put It In a bit of
ilojh or several thicknesses of paper
must penetrato a great depth for wut6r"! to form u small lound cartridge. TIo
and the other Is grown on soil whcl'a
there Is always water near the surface,
will demand different treatment for
extraction. Tho older stumps, eipccliiN
ly If from timber free from resin, re
quire le-s powder. The exact amount
necessary for set condition can, how
ever, be readily determined with n lit
tle experimenting.
Few tools and supplies are required.
A ono and one-half Inch wood auger
with a shank about four and one-half
feet long, n medium sized crowbar, n
round pointed shovel and a wooden
tamping stick, together with tho pow
der, fuse and caps, will servo to 1111
the bill.
tend tho Oregon and Idaho annual
convention of tho Farmers' Union,
at which ho was complimented by a
lo-olcctlon ns lco president. Ho
was a good dent Interested in look
Inn; over eastern Oregon, whero tho
work of reclaiming the arid lands
Is stoadlly progressing. Ho says
tho railroad building directly west
tl-oro front the Idaho lino to Eugene
Is already completed for 00 miles.
'I his lino will furnish a direct outlot
from Coos Day Into a rapidly devel
oping section of tho Btate.
QUANTS FASS-uircctora of tho
Orogon-Utah Sugar Company wired
from Salt Lako City tho accoptanco
of G000 ncrca of beet land subscrib
ed and assured that, attor tho holl-
(hc cloth or paper (Irmly about ouo
end of a pleco of fuso twelve or four
teen Inches long, but do not use a cap.
Insert ono of these charge well Into
the mouth of every hole nnd pack
l)oo dirt around tho fuse, leaving
enough of tho end outside to light eas
ily. Light the fuse nnd go on to tho
next hole. There will bo no explosion.
Thorn being no cap or other deto
nator, tho dynamite will simply burn,
lllllug tho hole with dense, poisonous
fumes that-will almost Instantly stifle
nnd then kill every living thing Inside.
KLAMATH FALLS Andrew Ku-days contracts would bo given for
ohno, son of tho woman slain Ina" beet Bitgar facory in tho Itoguo
tho recent fond, wns released aftor HIvcr Valloy.
Straightening Streams
With Dynamite
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Tho ancient Hgyptlans wcro noted
for their crops because, as history
states, they "sowed their seeds in tho
Nile." This does not menu that they
actually cast tho seed In tho river. At
certain seasons of tho year tho Nllo
overflows Its banks, depositing on either
vhoro n rich silt or earth that Is highly
conducive to bumper crops, and tho
wise ancient Egyptian, rnllzlng this,
profited thereby.
Water Is n necessity. Tho tiniest j
brooks up to tho lift-gust rivers play tin
Important part In tho scheme of thing)
Inasmuch us they nro liutuio's wny of
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Subscribers, Please Note
CARRIERS nro Instructed to put papors on
porches or "in othor anltnblo plaroB whoro
thoy will bo eafo from wind and ruin. Sub
icrlbora aro requostcd to notify tho offlco when
ever theso Instructions nro not bolng followed.
Phono compInliitBsnnd othor matters portalnlng
to doll very to jno
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How to Find
The Finder
' Assume that tho finder of your lost article Is honest,
and nine times out of ten you'll be right, Want Ad
vertise for it promptly, and nine times out of ten you
will recover it, Indicate your ability to prove owner
ship, and desire, to reward finder, This reward should
be a fair one, and named in your ad, You see now
and then a valuable article is returned by the finder
who may be poor and a mean and miseily "reward"
tendered, That discourages some finders from trying
to find the losers of jewelry or money especially, so,
make your ad definite,
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V AH UNPROFITABLE' STUMP COVERED FIELP the wav V.TEN MONTHS AFTER a0OW0STH0r CELERY PERACREj
Dlaoram of Stream Trouble That May
Do Corrected by Blasting.
both Irrigation and drainage. But be
ing formed according to nnturo'u dic
tates their courses do not always jlbo
with man's desires or needs.
Rock ledges impedo their progress.
Overhanging stumps and trees retard
their How. Numeious Irregularities
cause them to meander about In ap
parently wasteful ways, and man's
carelessness hits added to these Hon
bios by allowing driftwood nud loose
earth to form dams mill F.audlmrs.
All of these things help to hold tho
Hood of waters buck and canto either
Hooding or hwiiuuw. which not only oc
cupy land that could' bo inoro prolltuhly
used for farming, but nlso form lino
breeding places for mosquitoes and
other obnoxious pests. Incidentally
they cause an annual loss running Into
millions of dollars per year.
In this day of enlightenment such
things nro both wasteful nnd, ono
might add, crlinlnnl. especially so In
vlow of the fact that almost Instant
relief may bo had by a fovv well placed j
churges of dynamlto. Not only will
theso blasts straighten out tho Icluks
nnd bends r.nd remove ledges and (
sand bars, but they will deepen and tin
provo tho channels ns iiaturo has real-1
ly Intended. Incidentally by straight-,
enlng tho winding course of a creek j
much men of tillable laud can bo ob-1
tulued and farm operation In many In-1
btauccs Hindu much easier.
Blasting Ground For Tree Planting
Much has been written on how to
Plpnt a treo or trees, but If tho experi
ences of scores of famous orchardlsts
have. any weight on tho topic, then tho
practice of using dynamlto preliminary
to planting young trees has fully
proved Its merits.
Tho writer has personally seen spe
clllc examples of tho value nud excel
lence, of treo planting with dynamlto
ou a private orchard In Delaware, the
Ilhistlng for trca planting Is best dono
In tho fall, bccniiHo at this tlmo or the
year it Is easier to catch tho subsoil
lu dry condition, lllastlug iu tho spring
for spring planting, however, Is nw?h
bettor than planting In dug holes, not
withstanding tho fact thut tho subsoil
Is apt to bo wot or damp.
If the holes are blasted In advanco of
tho tlmo of setting tho trees they are
loft without further attention until
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Explosives In Road Building
Ono of tho newer methods of road
building that Is fast winning tho In
dorsement of tho better versed contrac
tor is that of employing dynamite for
reducing tho heavy work,
Grading through hard ground or rock,
for Instance, Is tedious and rcuulrea
tlmo nnd labor. Tho uso of dyunmlte
for blasting such material U a welcome
relief. Iloth rock and hard clay may
bo loosened iu tho cut by well placed
charges of explosives If holes are drill
ed Into tho ground u little wny up the
bank and loaded. Careful spacing uiid
loading for electrically II red blasts will
result In bringing down both classes of
materials In the best osslu!o manner.
Priming a Dynamite Cartridge
Tn nrnnorlir tirlmn n dvnnniltO or
farm powder curtrldgo four things are
cssentlul-tho cup, tho fuso, tho enr
trldgo nnd a crimping tool. Tho meth
od In Itself Is very simple.
First crimp tho priming cop about
the fuse, using tho crimping tool as
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pieces on the talking machine?
You know the names well.
They are advertised names. The goods give good
service. Y6u like them.
There are other kinds of advertised goods you will
like equally well.
It will pay you to buy them because they have character.
Do you know them?
Read the advertising columns of THE TIMES.
Crimping the Cap to the Fuse.
shown in the Illustration. Next punch
a diagonal hole In tho cartridge with
tho end of the crimping tool, making
the hole deep enough to entirely bury
the cap. Insert tho cap Into this holo
and tie the fuse to the sldo of tho cur-
ft JT)
Making Cap Hole In Cartrldae.
trldge securely with a stout pleco of
cord.
. If tho Job Is done carefully nnd cor
rectly tho cntlro outtlt .will look like
illustration No. 4. nnd the priming will
be complete.
Ignornuce, fear or carelessness are
the cuubes of most accldeuta. There
Is no Immcdlato danger lu handling a
stick of farm powder If tho user will
uso but an ordinary amount of cure
and Intelligence.
A common Incorrect mothod of prim
ing is to punch a holo right through
tho cartridge, puss the capped fuso
THE DUA8T THOROUGHLY CRACK8 THE 80IL, BUT USUALLY
LEAVES A CAVITY OR POTHOLE AT THE BOTTOM THIS MUST
BE FILLED.
difference lu growth between tho un
dynamited treo and thu treo planted
lu blasted ground being to unmistak
ably lu favor of tho latter that no ad
cquato comparison could bo mado.
Kurthcnnore, thero lire so many snuo
and logical reasons for this method of
tree planting that even tho most skjj)-
tlcnl count noi run io uo convinced,
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Tying Fuse and Cap to Cartridge.
through it, then Insert In another diag
onal holo below tho first hole. No ty
ing Is necessary to hold tho cap lu tho
cartridge. This method Is called "lac
ing the fuse through tho curtrldgo."
It Is unsafe and unreliable. Tho fuso
Is likely to break at tho shuip turns
und the powder train spit tiro through
Obviously when a treo uaB.tQVQHflaVkAlinmcdlntoIy nftor tho blast tho soft
largo purt of Its energies ln'foitlilg (ta I pasted ground should bo dug out down
roota through tho hurd soil It cum '" to tho location of tho charge, where
not bo expected to muko tho bmiitd'" a holo will usually bo found about
mnld crowth nnd come Into suHiK tho tUo of a bushel basket. This
treo planting time, unless It Is dcslr
ublo to mid souio manure or fertilizer
to bo diffused through tho soil. This
Is nn excellent practice, especially in
poor soil. If tho earth Is sour, sticky
clay a fow pounds of llmo scattered In
tho holo will materially assist In floc
culating tho clay and keeping It per
manently granulated and sweet.
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The Flntehed Cartridge Primed,
ho iirnnk. settlnir tiro to tho cartridge
Insteud of exploding It, or tho fuso
may miss llro uttogeiuer, leaving v
iniPiiiloded t-harce lu tho hole, or It
muy hung tire for half un hour or half
a day una cuuso u serious m-i-iueiu,
Short cuts do not puy lu handling ex
plosives.
THE ROOTS ARE FIRMLY EMBEDDED IN RICH TOPSOIL, 8URROUNDED
" By MELLOW, WELL DRAINED SUBSOIL.
Ill loosening sbnlo und rock to facili
tate hand or steam shovel work dyiiu
inlto is nlso very effective, whllo stumpa
uiny bo blasted from tho roadbed Just
as though they woro being removed
from a Held to bo cleared and cultivated.
Iloulders nlso aro easily shattered by
Miltablo loading nnd when of, hard rock
may bo crushed Into surfacing stone.
Tho side ditches as well us the long
outfall ditches can also bo blasted lu
keeping with tho nature of tho ground.
Iu fact, thero aro uo limits practically
to the many uses and advantages of
dynamlto for road building when care
ful and thoughtful attention Is given
to tho work.
Intldcutnlly tho planting of shade
trees for jpadsldo Improvement nnd at,
tmctlvenesi is greatly facilitated by
I ho Judicious uso of a little dynamite.
It Is u recogutzed fact that trees plant
id in blasted holes grow much more
rapidly and progress more favorably
jhau those planted lu the average spado
dug ground.
early bearing ns a treo would that lmd
had tho giouud In which It was planted
thoroughly prepared by dyiiamltlng bo
forehand. No treo should bo planted over hurd
pan or impacted subsoil without Ilrst
rt-sortlng to blasting, so that tho soil
may bo mado open und porous. Such
blastlug not only creates channels, In
creases' absorption of soil moisture and
permits deeper rooting, but It nlso Ju
duceu better growth und larger yUlds.
must bo filled to prevent settling of tho
tieo after planting. Tho roots should bo
placed lu u natural position In good top
soil, colored with more top. toll and
treaded dowii tlrin. Tho holo enn then
bo tilled to a little ubovo tho surface
With LUbbOll,
The fact that nearly oil commercial
orchardlsts ut.o this method proves
that It pays In reduced Ilrst jear loss,
earlier fruiting u"d larfor und better
) lolds,
MRDFORD Slayor Enierlck
touched tho button, which Illuminat
ed Mod ford's first municipal Christ
mas treo, which was seou by 2080
children of the city.
vfew
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who
IIALSBY John Cummins,
died at his home six mllea from
tho city, was a native of Iowa,
crossed the plates whwf ten years
old, settled near Albany, and lived
In the county ever since.
Tlm,ea want ad bring reaulliu.
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