Te Deatror Thtatlea.
Pa't or kerosene, applied after the
. clump of thistles is cut down, will de
stroy them, but su"h method Is slow
sihI costly where the field Is In posses
sion of the pest Many other methods
hare been suggested for their appli
cation. A piece of roor crock an Inch
long if left in the soil will make a
foundation for a new crop. A piece
2 Inches long will grow 8 to 10 feet
In six months, and weigh 3 or 4 pound
and from each small piece from forty
to fifty beads will grow. An old rule
Is to "plow the land In June, drag
twice In July, plow 2 or 3 inches deep
two or three times In August and har
row each time." Any tool that will
cut off the tops In August or early In
K'eptember will .Jestroy them, as they
cannot live If the top are cut down.
Experiments made at the Illinois sta
tion succeeded In completely extermi
nating them by observing the follow
lug rules: (1) Cut the thistles when
In full bloom, as close to the ground
as possible, and then plow 3 Inches
deep, sowing millet or Hungarian grass,
seeding heavily, and then harrow. (2)
In September plow the millet under
and then seed heavily with rye. IMow
the rye under In May and again seed
to millet or Hungarian grass (or plant
a boo crop, such as cabbages or pota
toes). (3) Continue the close culti
vation, being careful to keep the weeds
cut down from July until frost. If
frost Is not here too soon the con
stant cutting down of the thistles as
fast as they appear will greatly re
luc their number or extermine them.
Boat (or the Farm.
The plank boat illustrated herewith
Is made for general farm work and is
used In winter to draw manure from
the yard and stable to the field. It Is
constructed of four ten-Inch, crooked
maple planks, two and one-balf Inches
thick, with an 8x2Vi-Inch frame pinned
and bolted on for sides. It has an
Iron clasp made of old wagon tire, bent
and bolted or clinched, nailed across
the top of the back end and top of the
sides, as Indicated, to hold them flrml.v
In place. The front end has a 2x8-Inch
piece bolted on top.
Its greatest utility lies In the hinged
or swiveled tongue, made with two
clasps or clevises to hold It to the bout.
On each side Is a chain brace made of
four long links, Attached to the tongue
with bolt swivels. The ends of each
chain brace are dropped onto the bent
up end of a five-elghths-lnch bolt, ten
inches long before bent up, with the
square head left on, which Is put
through a bole of the 2x8-lnch nose
piece at each end. They are hooked
HOMEMADE FABil BOAT.
up fur a stiff tongue and unhooked
when desiring to make a short turn.
Being links, they will not bend or
break when turning; therefore, are al
lowed to drag until wanted up again.
With this attachment, one can go down
hill without bumping the team's heels;
and the boat can be turned or backed
up to a desired place better than a
sled.
Thrashing Stacked Grain.
In the majority of cases It pays to
stack grain In the corn belt, or In sec
tions where diversified farming, In dis
tinction from all small grain or one
crop fanning, is conducted. The differ
ence in the cost of shock-thrashing and
stacking and stack-thrashing, Is com
paratively small,. smaller than the aver
, age farmer realizes. We have a few
figures on the subject from the Min
nesota Experiment Station which will
be of special Interest In this connec
tion. The cost er bushel of shock
thrashing wheat was 7.4 cents, while
the cost of stacking and stack-thrashing
was 10.1 cents per bushel, a dif
ference of 2.7 cents ier bushel. In
the per bushel cost mentioned all labor,
machine cost, etc., Is taken Into con
sideration. Ix't lis see what this means;
Under ordinary conditions stacked
grain will grade at least one grade
above grain that Is thrashed from the
shock, and in a wet season the differ
ence may be a great deal more than
that If you wnteh the markets you
will And there Is usually a difference
of 2 cents In the price of No. I North
ern and No. 2 Northern wheat This
means that the gain of one grade lu
wheat nearly pays the extra cost In
cident to stacking and stack thrashing
as compared with shock-thrashing.
Varieties of Imil.
There are several varieties of smut
that are known as the "stinking" smut,
or bunt, attacking the kernels of
wheat, while ths variety known us
"loose" smut attacks the whole head,
converting it into a mass of loose,
dusty spores. The loose smut of oats
Is also another variety, and is very
similar to that of wheat Barley is
attacked by two smuts aud"rye by one.
Corn smut does not do as much dam
age as the other kinds, but Is more wide
spread. There Is no known remedy"
for corn smut Experiments made In
treating the seeds of wheat oats, bar
ley, etc., show that by preventing smut
the yield of crops is greater, even whea
the disease Is light, thus demonstrat
ing that there Is an effect exerted. on
the producing capacity of the plants
when smut Is not apparently present
sufficiently to do some damage. All
the smuts except that which attack
corn can be prevented by the farmer
If he will carefully treat his seed In
some manner so as to destroy the
sjiores, but, unfortunately, the majorltj
of farmers do not use precautionary
measures, and thus the negligence of
only one or two persons In a commun
ity may neutralize the efforts of many.
It should be the aim of every farmer
to do his part'in the matter of rid
ding the community of pests.
Hot to Trap Plgeone.
Boys sometimes have a hard time
catching their pigeons. The picture
shows how a trap can easily be made
that will do the business. Attach the
string to the edge of the door aud run
It through an eyelet at the top of the
door frame and then to some place be
hind the barn or a tree out of sight.
When the pigeon enters, pull up the
door and there be Is.
Hon for Slaaaaterlna;.
Hogs to be slaughtered should not
be fed twenty-four hours before slaugh
tering. They will not bleed freely.
Nor should ' they become heated by
chasing, or any other cause. It like
wise has a tendency to check the flow
of blood. Ndr should a hog be scald
ed until fully expired. After the hog
Is hung up and the Intestines, lungs,
heart and all are removed and washed
out, split the hog right through the
center, leaving a small attachment
near the tall and at the end of the
snout so as not to overbalance It;
and as soon as the leaf lard Is cold
enough to be prlncli fly removed, take
It out This will Insure the perfect
cooling of the meat This last precau
tion we learned from large lumbering
concerns and packers In the early days,
when selling dressed nogs. We have
found It a safe practice. The heavier
the bog the more essential Its quick
and perfect cooling. Never allow meat
to freeze solid, or pack It in a frozen
condition, for It is sure to- spoil.
Nebraska Farmer.
Coat of Ilaollngr Farm Prodncta.
Frank Andrews of the United State
Agricultural Department, writes: "In
hauling products from farms la wagons
there are opportunities for a saving
In cost. In many regions In the United
States the improvement of a road, or
a short, rough section of a road, would
allow much Jarger loads to be hauled
than at present Jf It were possible
to Increase the average weight of a
wagon load of cotton In the United;
States from three bales, as it now Is, to
four bales, without Increasing the cot
of hauling the load, the saving on the
crop equal to the one picked In 1905
would amount to $2.000,000 ; and If the
average load of wheat, now flfty-flTe
bushels, wexe Increased '' by twenty
bushels, the saving Increased In battling
a crop like that of 1005 would be more
than $8,000,000."
Fall Fred for Cowa.
The profits derived from soiling
milch cows Is at no time so great as
during a drought In midsummer; yet
most farmers retain their green fod
der untH Just before winter sets in,
and they do this when they must know
that If a cow Is allowed to nearly dry
up In the milking season she will prob
ably not recover. In the fall grass Is
usually abundant and there are pump
kins and vegetables and grain In
plenty, the corn fodder being but little
needed.
The Farm Ieeaoeae.
An Icehouse should be so constructed
as to have a double wall (or air space)
surrounding that portion above ground,
and the cost of such Is but little com
pared with the protection afforded.
There should also be double doors. It
Is not difficult to keep Ice In a building
above ground if the double wall are
used and the Ice securely packed.
rzJ
REVOLUTIONIZE LEGISLATIVE METHOD
Adoption of Propssed Changes Will Make a Radical Change in Representation-Recall
Measure Will Lift from Office
All Who Fail to Do Their Duty '
Drafts of constitutional amendments
and laws sought to be adopted by the
peopled Oregon have been prepared!
and are being circulated throughout the
state by a large committee of promi
nent men with a view of getting the
measure before the voters for their con
sideration. E Sorts will be made by
those wh,o have diafted and are pro
moting the measures to form a Peoples'
Power league and to raise $3,000 to de
fray the expenses the coming cam
paign to be carried on for the success
of the measures.
Included In the list of the meaanres
which are being presented are: An
amendment to' the state constitution
providing for the recall of unworthy
officeholders; the draft of a bill for
the election of United States senators
by people's instruction; the draft of a
bill providing for proportional repre
sentation and majority elections, and a
draft of the Huntley corrupt practice
act.
Those who have compiled the liet ol
amendments and bills and are now
Bending them out and asking for the
formation of a people's league are:
Johnatban Bourne, Jr., Earl C. ;on
augh, Jerry Bronaugb, W. C. Bristol,
Lee M. Clark, H. W. Drew, C. H.
Gram, Thomas G. Greene, Clyde V.
Huntley, J. E. Hedges, V. R. Hyde,
G. W. Holcomb, Harry Lane, T. M.
Leabo, T. A. MsBrhle', Henry E. Mc
Ginn, E. 8. J. McAllister, F. McKcr
cher, P. McDonald, G. M. Orion, B.
Lee Paget, C. Scheubel, Ben Selling,
Alex Sweek, C. E. 8. Wood, Frank
Williams, W. 8. U'Ken and John C
Young.
In discussing the measures which
they have placed before the people the
promoters set out their ideas as fol
lows: "We believe all citizens agree that
every political party should be repre
sented in the government in proportion
to the number of its snporters among
the people; that no political party
should ever have a greater majority of
the officers of government than it has
of the votes of the people; that the
people should be able to express their
disapproval of any officer's acta by re
calling him from office; that the people
ehould elect and choose their United
States senators; that character, and not
the possession of wealth, or the secret
or pubile support of great corporations,
or wealthy citizens, shoold be of ad
vantage to any man aspiring to public
office. The measures herein offered by
members of the People's- Power league
of Oregcn are expected to aid in obtain
ing thee results.."
In discussing the recall amendment
to the constitution the proposers say it
will be second only to the initiative
and referendum. It is pointed out that
the people of the state cannot now re
call an officer once elected , without
proving him guilty of a vriane beyond a
reasonable doubt).
It is poinetd out that almost contin
ually district attorneys and sheriffs
contend tvey are unable to- enforce the
laws, or an assessor says it is impossi
ble to assess all property fairly or to
make great wealth bear its just share
f the burden cf government. It is ar
gued that if one-fourth of the voters of
the state or district could bring such
officers face to face with) public dis
charge for incompetency they would do
their work or else the people would get
officers who would do it for 'them. It
ie asserted that should the law be
passed the mere threat of invoking it
would be effective in the great major
ity of cases and the people would hear
less of maintaining . the dignity of an
office and mors of maintaining its effi
cacy. In the draft itself it is provided that
25 per ceDt of the voters who cast their
votes for an election of justice of the
Supreme eourt at the election prior to
the action for recall may file, their pe
tition demanding the recall of an offi
cer who is not enforcing the law.
The petition shall set forth the rea
sons for demanding the recall and if
the officer .does not resign within five
days after the ' riling of the petition
then a special election shall "-be held
within 20 days to determine whether or
net the officer shall be recalled.
On the sample ballots at this election
the petitioners shall set forth in not
more than 200 words the reasons for
their action while the officer shall set
forth in another 200 words his justifi
cation for hie acts. At this same elec
tion other candidates for the office shall
be nominated and the one receiving the
highest vote in nomination shall be
deemed to be elected.
In the event the accused official re
ceives the highest number of votes at
the election he ehall remain in office.
Petitions of recall may be filed against
members of the legislature after he has
served five days or longer in the first
session following his election. In the
case of other officers six months must
lapse before such a petition is filed.
After ens recall petition has been
filrd and election held no other petition
may be filed against the same officer
unless the petitioners pay into the pub
lic treaeury the whole amount of itt.
expense for the preceding election.
The proposed bill for the selection of
United States senators by a vote of the
people is short and to the ponit. In
effect it is nothing mote than an ex
pressed instruction of the legislature by
the pecple to vote for one candidate for
senator. It is argued that after such an
instruction no politician would put his
private opinion above the voted expres
sion of the people of the state. Ths
bill says:
'Stian 1. That we, the people of
the state of Oregon, hereby instruct our
representatives and senators in onr leg
islative assembly, as such officers, to
vote for and elect the candidates for
United States senator from this state
who receive the highest votes at onr
general elections."
In argument for the proportional rep
resentation bill, it is shown that the
present house of representatives in the
Oregon legislature is composed, of 59
Republicans and one Democrat. If the
voters in the state were represented in
proportion to the ratio of their numeri
cal strength as shown at, the last elec
tion the house would be composed of
aoubt 33 Republicans, 23 Democrats,
four Socialists and three' Prohibition
members. It is further pointed out
that since 1893 the Republicans have
always had from 44 to 69 of the mem
bers of the house, tbengh in 1895 and
lo9fl the vote of the Republican party
throughout the state was less than one
half of all the votes cast.
It is argued that proportional repre
sentation would give each party a fair
proportional vote in the legislature,
just as it has in the general elections;
The text of the proposed law is as fol
lows: "Section 15. In all elections au
thorized by this constitution until
otherwise provided by law, the person
or persons receiving the highest num
ber of votes shall be declared elected,
but provision may be made by law for
elections by equal proportional repre
sentation of all the voters for every
office which is filled by the election of
two cr more persons whose official du
ties, rights and powers are equal and
concurrent.
"Every qualified elector resident in
his precinct and registered, as may be
required by law, may vote for one per
son for each office. Provision may be
made by law for the voter's direct or
indirect expression of his first, second
or additional choices amen? the candi
dates for any office. For an office which
is filled by the election oi one person
it may be required by law that the per
son elected shall be the final choice of i
a mejority of the electors voting for
candidates for that office. These' prin
ciples may be applied1 by law to nomi
nations by political parties and organ
izations." The Huntley corrupt practice act is
inovn to a great many of the people of
the state, as it is the bill which was
introduced in the last session of the
legislature by Huntley, of Clackamas,
and defeated on the ground that it was
too voluminous and detailed.
In brief, it provides for the regulation
or all elections as to campaign expens
es, setting out a max imam expense
bill for every office voted upon by the
people, both at the primaries and at
the general elections. These amounts
are graded according to the importance
of the office and the scope, of the cam
paign necessary to present the candi
date before the people. Rigid pro
visions are made against indirect cam
paign contributions and secret expens
es, and it is required that all political
parties must file statements of expense,
as must the candidates, with the offi
cials having record jurisdiction over the
positions fcr which the eandidat-f are
contesting."
Drainer for Waah Botlera.
A simple device that greatly adds to
!be usefulness of the washboller Is a
recent patent of an Oregon man. As
shown In the Illus
tration, it consists
of a drainer that
Is attached to the
top of the wash
boller. The drain
er is formed of a
series of parallel
CLOTHES DUAJNEB
rods, which rest on the top of ths
jvashboller. Esch rod terminates Into
l hook designed to engage the beaded
rim of the boiler. Around the edges of
the rod Is a projecting ledge, to pre
vent the water dripping on the floor.
After wringing out the clothes they are
xmvenlently placed on the drainer, ths
water dripping back Into the boiler,
rhe device Is readily removed when ds
ilred. The Beat War to Bo It.
A writer gives a recipe for makinj
stale cookies fresh. The best recipe oa
the subject, however, Is to make new
ones. Fresh cookies are a delight, but
stale ones an abomination, and no self
respecting housekeeper should tolerati
them nor spend time trying to restet.t
them to freshness
Have You
a Friend?
Then tell him about Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral. Tell him
how it cured your hard cough.
Tell him why you always keep
it in the house. Tell him to
ask his doctor about it. Doc
tors use a great deal of it for
throat and lung troubles.
"I bad a terrible cold and Couth and waa
taraatanad with pneumonia. X tried Arer'a
Cherry Pectoral and It cave me qnlck antl per
fect relief. It la certainly a mott wonderful
eeaah medlelna." Bexa E-Wbithai, Sioux
ralb, 8. Oak.
by 7. 0. Ajmr Co.. Lowtli,
atO
annfaoturere ef
7 SAB8APAKJLU.
iers
PILLS.
HAIR VKMt.
One of Ayer's Pills at bedtime will
hasten recovery Cently laxative.
Homely- EaeagB.
Towne Hansom's fiancee must sim
ply be rolling In wealth.
Browne Ob! are you acquainted
with her?
Towne No ; but I saw her to-day.
Philadelphia Press.
DUCIIMATIQM DFP.IPF
uniaUiiin i tun! L w ! : L
PREPARE THIS SIMPLE HOME-MADE
MIXTURE YOURSELf.
Buy the Ingredients from Any Druggist
in Your Town and Shake Them
in a Bottle to Mix This.
A well known authority on Bheuma
tism gives the readers of a large New
York daily paper the following valua
ble, yet simple and harmless prescrip
tion, which any one can easily prepare
at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-halt
ounce; compound Karaon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking well in a bottle, and
take a teaspoonfal after each meal and
at bedtime.
He states that the Ingredients can be
obtained from any good prescription
pharmacy at small cost, and, being a
vegetable extraction, are harmless to
take.
This pleasant mixture, if taken regu
larly for a few days, is said to overcome
almost any rase oi Rheumatism. The
pain and swelling, if any, diminishes
with each dose, until permanent results
are obtained, and without injuring the
stomach. While there are many so
called Rheumatism remedies, patent
medicines, etc., some of which do give
relief, few really give permanent re
sults, and the above will, no doubt, be
greatly appreciated Dy many sufferers
bere at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores of even the
small towns elicits the information that
these drags are harmless and can be
bought separately, or the druggists will
mix the prescription if asked to.
Ire and Com.
That the "early bird catches the worm"
Is something we re often been taught.
And yet we may state if the worm had
siepc late
It surelv would not have heen rnht
Kansas City Times.
THE MILK PANS are ouicklv clean-
ed and rid of all greasy 'feel" when
washed in Borax and water in the fol
lowing proportions 1 tablespoonful of
Borax to a quart of water.
Another Reactionary.
"It Is nermissible. I hliev" .m k.
lecturer, by way of making his idea. still
plainer, "te take an illustration from the
treat book of nature "
"I protest." interrunteri a nnp.f.Mj
man In the audience. "President Root-
velt owns tbe copyright on that" book I"
HaVituctl
Constipation
May be permanency overcome j)y proper
personal efforts with the assistance
of the one truly beneficial lavatve
remedy, Oyrup of fig and LlUirojSenno,
which enables one to form regular
habits daily so that assistance to na
ture may be gradually dispensed with
when no longer needed as the best of
remedies, when required, areto assist
nature and hot to supplant trie natur
at unctions, which must depend ulfi-
ilely upon wooer oourishmenT.
t-f-.VL k ' f
buy the genuine
y3
- 1 manufactured by the
manujaclured by the
California
Fjg Syrup Co. oniy
80LP BALLLEADINO DRUCCISTS
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