FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
By (he SliortCutj!
By MATIC BARNES.
f Coirrig1tUd, ltMt.by M.M.CunuliUfliaro.
Bparvlllo wan grateful to Henry Oris
wold. Nut lnco tlio ciiifiitfonient of
McMnliou's mltwtruls two tiiontlm be
fore lind tho'towu liad 10 much to
talk About.
Nine yours ko Ilanlt Grlswold lind
gone to the city In hit Sunday iK'inr
and suit 11111, with cowlildu boot mid
doth cnp to complete bli costume.
Now litt liml returned Henry Grin wold,
and to tlio splimdors of wall tailored
clothe bo mlib'd tbo wnsiiilflceiico of
fur lined cont and shoo and lint
equally Blowy.
Hparvilla wa accustomed to fur
coat, but with tho fur outside, while
Henry showed only the clolb. Patent
leather shoes, too, every duy lu the
week wore rffnrdod with awe not un
mixed with envy,
Even more Interesting won tho evi
dent Intercut Grlswold dbmlayed In
Nellie Morrlwon. They had been sweet
hearts lo the old school daya and bad
kept up a correspondence, a fact din
Mmlnated by the postmaster, but It
waa evident that Grig wold bad como
heme with the Intention of cutting out
Ben Pierce, who eacorted Nell homo
from church Btindny evcnlnp and oth
erwise pive evidence of ultimate aerl
oua Intention.
Public sentiment waa largely la fa
vor of Ben. Had Sparvllle been ao
frivolously minded a to Indulge In
betting the odd would bnve been
bout three to one In his favor, for
Ilenry bud seemed to lone Intercut lu
akatlng and coustlnjr and other winter
sport In which. Bparvltle delighted.
He visited the Kind and the coasting
bill, but merely aa a spectator, and at
such time Nell, fully couacloua that
the exorcise brought a stronger glow
to her chocks and an added sparkle
to bcr eyed, waa most Inclined to bee
tor blm.
Grin wold ascribed her treatment to a
deslro to dUplay her powers of co-
"WHO CATOUKS HA EKEP," DB QUOTED.
quctry, but when, near the close of the
second week, ho made formal proposal
of marrlugo and was refused be stared
at ber In dismay. ..
"It'a this way," explained Nell Judi
ciously, seeing bis bewilderment "I
llko you, Harry, but you are ao differ
ent now. When you were a boy there
was no one who could beat you In a
skating race, and you used to go down
Deeman's bill faster than any of the
others. Now you're afraid to coast"
"I'm not afmid," denied Grlswold.
"I don't want to; that's all. I bare
found other amusements."
Nell smiled and changed tho subject,
and Grlswold went home feeling miser
able. Ho loved Nell, and this refusal
was a blow to his heart and bis pride.
It wns Ben who tugged Nell's sled
up Bcemuu's hill the following after
noon and found Grlswold gloomily re
garding tho coasters. The hill swung
la a rough half circle down the steep
declivity. Usually the roadway was
beaten Into a glare of Ice by the coast
ers, for It was the only good coasting
place In the neighborhood.
From the brow of the hill the entire
road could be observed. All summer
Henry Beeman bud been cutting the
thick growth of pines which bad cover
ed the hillside, and now only a broad
expanse of glistening snow crust dotted
with tbo plno stumps remained.
It was a pretty spectacle, and Grls
wold enjoyed It lu spite of the evident
favor with which Nell regarded Bon.
who accompanied her lis her dashes
downhill and the walk back iifrnln.
with Nell walking by his side. Nomi
nally Noll's sled was her Bister's, and
Ben's was supposed to be the property
of his little cousin, but those two
youngsters had little use of tlielr pos
sessions. The sun was dlpplnjr toward the hills
on the other sklo of tho valley nud
most of tho coasters had gone home
when Nell Bettlod herself for her last
ride. Ben had stopped to tie his shoe
laces, and Null looked over ber shoul
der. "Who catches may keep," she ealled
ivi ootimred momentum. Ben
urn tu .iou, . ,
sprang to ti 1m feet and ran for bis sled,
throwing himself upon It and starting
oft at a terrllle pace.
Grlswold gave one glance at tba Hy
ing "figure "far ahead, lie know that
Ben's alcd was not as good a Nell's
and that be would not catch her until
she reached the bottom of tho Incline.
There was just one chance for blm
self, and, throwing off hi coat be
caught up the pointer that Jlmmle
Sweeney bad JiiNt brought up to tbo top
of the bill.
At the foot of tbo field was a place
where two length of the fence bad
fallen In, and there were two or three
similar breaks where be stood. It was
(ho work of an Instant to step through
one of these and throw himself face
downward upon tho sled.
Ktcerlng with both bands and foot
Grtswold shot down the steep declivity.
It was several years since bo had been
on a sled, but it all catuo back to him,
and with a skill that was the talk of
tho bill for the remainder of tho season
ho steered his flying sled In and out be
tween the stumps, shaving the bark
hero and dodging a trunk there just as
a fractured skull seemed Imminent
It took but a few seconds to accom
plish the Journey, but to Grlswold It
seemed years before he shot through
tbo opening of tho fence and with a
last terrific effort swung himself into
tho road.
Just abend were the smart gray jack
et and saucy little bat that be was pur
suing, and us bo shot past be caught
tho runner of Nell's sled.
"Who catches may keep,'" bo quot
ed as he steered the two sleds Into tho
aofter snow besldo the road to permit
Ben to pass them.
"How did you do It?" demanded Nell
wondcrlngly.
"Bid you think It would bo BenT bo
countered. Tbe girl shook ber bead.
"I wanted to see If you would make
an effort" she explained shyly. "All
the way down I beard Ben shouting,
and I waa afraid that bo was alone."
"Ho was," explained Grlswold. "I
came the abort way."
Nell looked at tbe runner marks
where Grlawold had como through tho
break In tbo fence and then at the
stump dotted bill.
"You camo straight downr she
gasped.
"It waa tho only way." be said quiet
ly. "Ben already bud a lead on tbe
road, and I knew that I should have
to take tbe short cut In order to beat
him."
Nell looked blm over sternly. Tbo
thin leather of bis shoes waa cut and
torn, and here and there was a rent In
bis clothing where bo had struck a
tree. Tho gloves bung in shreds from
the scratched hands, and bis necktie
waved under bis left ear.
"You go back and get your coat" she
commanded, "and then we'll go borne
and tell mother and Harry. I'm awful
ly glad that you win," she added as be
turned away to oln-y the command. "I
didn't think you would, but I never
dreamed you would come tbo short
way. No one has dared before."
"No one else had you at the end of
tho slide," be explained, with a boppy
laugb, as she slipped her band In hii
and they started up the bill after bis
coat
LAND RESOURCES
other's gain, but all too frequently
one's lout is another's disaster.
From a study of toils, it becomes
clear that the key to the problem lies
in the control of the water which falls
on each acre. Thin water-fall is an
asset of great possible value; saved if
turned where it will do good, lost if
permitted to run away, doubly lost if
it carries away also soil that, on the
average in our domain, crops can use
to profit all the rainfall during the
growing season and much or all of
that which can be carried over from
the non-growing seasons. This great
ly simplifies the complex problem, for
the highest crop values will usually be
gained when the soil is made to ab
sorb the largest part of the total rain
fall and snowfall. In securing this,
there will be the least run-off and sur
face wash. Obviously, then, the high
est solution of the problem by the
tiller of the soil essentially solves the
whole train of problem.
How is this control to be effected?
All the known and tried methods of
preventing wash and turning the
I fall into the soil should be employed
(to the utmost. It is obvious that all
methods of culture and all crops that
inrrr.Kr ihr irnnularit v and nnroaitv
of the soil contribute to the end
i sought. Deep tilth to promote soil
'granulation and deep rooting plants to
form root-tubes are specific modes of
( great value. Artificial and undcrdrain-
age by preventing water-logging and
(promoting granulation aids the end
sought. Contour cultivation by ar
resting and distributing the surface
wash may also assist. Alternate
strips of protected and cultivated land,
reservoirs for catching and distribut
ing concentrated rainfall, and other
divides, serve to limit the wash of the
slopes and give the surface waters
the right direction.
It is possible that some of the more
radical and permanent remedies will
be found by a closer study of nature's
methods. Nature has been working at
this complex problem of balance be
tween soil formation, soil waste, sur-,
face slope, plant growth, and stream
development for millions of years.
Looking closely at her methods we
note that she uses a much larger va
riety of plants to cover and protect
the soil than we do. These plants
have a wider range of adaptation to
the special situations where protection
is needed. We may therefore inquire
whether we should not follow this
precedent further by developing more
kinds of profitable plants and by
using the protective varieties more
freely on slopes especially subject to
wash. The present profitable forest
trees are a resource of this kind to be
employed to the utmost We also
have many shrubs, vines and fruit
trees whose employment on wash
areas is urged, both alone and in con-
(Continued from page C)
some such rate as one inch in a
thousand years. At any rate, surface
wastage must be very slow unless as
it is to out-run soil production and
lead to the loss of the body of the
soil. Surface wastage is therefore a
serious menace to the retention of our
soils under present modes of manage
ment. Historical evidence enforces
this. In the Orient, there arc large
tracts almost absolutely bare of soil
on which formerly bore flourishing
populations. Much more than simple
loss of fertility is here meanced; it is
the loss of the soil-body itself, a loss
almost beyond repair. The immense
tonnage of soil material carried out
to sea annually by our rivers is an im
pressive warning of the danger of ex
cessive soil-wastage. Nor is this all;
the ash from one acre often covers the
fertile portion of another acre or of
several. Sometimes one's loss is an-
junction with trees, However, a large
part of the berries and fruits now used
are perishable and have limitations of
preservation, transportation, market,
etc. If additional shrubs could be
evolved by modern selective methods,
whose nut-meats or dried-seeds should
be made available instead of the wat
cry pulp, and which could be handled
much as cereals are and have similar
wide, year-around markets, there
would be a larger choice of crops to
grow on soils subject to wash. There
would be less pressure to cultivate the
cereals on all available soils and they
might be limited to surface less sub
ject to destructive wash.
Another of nature's marked methods
is the use of plant societies or combi
nation crops, No doubt there is much
crowding and repressive rivalry among
natural mixtures of plant, but there
seems also to be associations that are
mutually beneficial. Cannot greater
advantages be taken of the combina
tion method? It is clear that legumes
and cereals are helpful associates in
rotation and in some combinations.
May not the principle be pushed much
further by the modern processes of
selection and culture, so that legumes
and cereals could be made more inti
mate companions in cultivation, indeed
so that such helpful associates might
replace weeds as the spontaneous
companions of the crops we cultivate?
Certainly much can be done by using
such plants as fall, winter and spring
crops, to cover the soil when spec
ially exposed to wastage? These and
similar devices may be used to reduce
the bare surfaces so much developed
by present modes of cultivation, and
may make it possible to cover perma
nently by profitable portecting crops
the slopes where surface wash is
most menacing.
Can such modes of soil manage
ment and crop selection be made to
give reasonable profits when the long
er stages, say the long run of a life
time, are considered? This must be
answered by those whose knowledge
of tbe practical art of tillage fits them
to answer; but it is clear that if such
protective measures are not profitable
now, they will soon become so, for if
the loss of soil proceeds at the present
rate and the number of inhabitants
continue to increase as now, the value
of the residue of tillable soil which
will remain after a few centuries will
be so great as to force extreme meas
ures for its conservation. The pitiable
struggles of certain oriental peoples
to retain and cultivate the scant rem
nants of once ample soils is both an
example and a warning. Our escape
from such a struggle should spring
from a longer forevision, a deeper in
sight, greater skill and indefatigable
industry.
Suscribe for the Morning Astorian,
60 cents per month.
FAT FOLKS
ONE DOLLAR
invested in a bottle of these wonder ful, harmless fat reducing tablets and
in 30 days you will be a normal, well- formed person again. Don't carry
around your ugly bulk, your ungainly superflous flesh. It makes yea
miserable, ridiculous and what is more important, it subjects you to fatal
consequences. Sudden death from fatty Degeneration, Heart Disease, Kid
ney Tiouble, Apoplexy and Musular Rheumatism all come from OVER-FATNESS.
12th St.,' Below Commercial
Short Orders and Oysters at
All Hours. The Best the
Market Affords
Good Service
Fresh Oyiers always on hand from
one pint n.
TONNIE THEAUDEAUS.
MlrGOHW
M,ti'
UFA
R
E
O
V
E
S
mm
im
mam
URINARY
DISCHARGES
RELIEVED IN
24 HOURS
Each Cap-
ule bearifMIDY):
the naineW-N,;
Sevan cfcomterftiu '
' ALL DRUGGISTS
Thousands of Testimonials From Grate
ful Persons Prove This
YOUR MONEY BACK IF IT FAILS
M A NTI-CORPU" is absolutely the greatest discovery in medicine for
reducing FAT. It is made in the form of a little tablet out of
VEGETABLE matter and is easy and pleasant to take. It is endorse!
by every reputable Physician and College of Medicine. Ask your doctor.
( A ANTI-CORPU ' is absolutely harmless. The formula used in making
this preparation is on file in the Bureau of Chemistry in Washing
ton, which is proof that it is PURE and HARMLESS.
M A iITI-CORPU" reduces FAT from 3 to 5 pounds a week. It reducel
Double chin, Fat hips and flabby cheeks. No wrinkles result from
his reduction, for it makes the skin close fitting and smooth.
H A VTI-CORPU" strengthens WEAK HEART, cures PALPITATION,
SHORT BREATH and acts like magic in MUSCULAR RHEU
MATISM and GOUT.
p dlj-J A A per bottle. Money back if it don't do all we
JTriCc JP 1 VU ciaim, if your druggist does not keep it, show him
this advertisement and make him get it for you, or you can send for it
DIRECT to us. We pay postage and send in plain wrapper,
prvrr 30 DAYS' TREATMENT IN EVERY BOTTLE.
PKlILI .We will send you a sample of this wonderful fat reducing
remedy on receipt of 10 cents to pay for postage and pack
ing. The satr . le itself may be sufficient to reduce the desired weight
Mention this J 'per- Desk 22, ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO., 31 West
125th Street, Nw York, N. Y.
DEVELOP
THI
BUST
SHE'S A QUEEN
SHE'S A SIREN
is an expression that is Miwavi heard at .
developed woman. If you are flat chested, with BUST
undeveloped, a ecrawny neck, thin, lean arms the
above remark will never be applied to jrou. "SIREN"
wafera will make you beautiful, bewitching. They DE
VELOP THE BUST in a few weeks from 3 to 6 inches
and produce a fine firm, voluptuous bosom. They fill
out the hollow places Make the arms handiome an4
well modeled and the neck and shoulders shapely and
of perfect contour.
Send for a bottle odav anA
..i neiDiTtH ....... . . . . J ' t""
.ui. oao.cn waiers are aosoiutely harmless, pleasent to take and con
venient to carry around. They are jold under guarantee to do all -
claim or MONEY back.
Price $1.00 per bottle. Inquire at good drug atores or send DIRECT
to us. y , .... .. -ft :
FPFFDuri"g tbe next 30 day onlv-we wil1 en1 you aampW
I aAL.L. 6ottle of these beautifying wafers on receipt of 10 cents U
"- - oy t of packing and portage if you will mention that yo
saw the Advertisement in this paper. The sample alone may be sufficient
if defects are trivial.
Desk 22 ESTHETIC CHEMICAL CO, 31 West"l25th St New York.
THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND
WONDERS s
. Shasta Route and Coast Line of the '
vSouthern Pacific Company
Through Oregon and California
Over 1300 miles of scenic beauty and interest attractive and institu
tive. This great railroad passes through a country unsurpassed for Its
scenic attractions, and introduces the traveler to the vast arena soon to
become the scene of the world's greatest industrial activities. There it
not an idle or uninteresting hour on the trip ,and the variety I conditions
presented excites wonder and admiration.
Special Low Rate Tickets now on Sale at All Ticket Offic
SBB.OO
Portland to Los Angeles and Return
Long limit On tickets and StOO-OVer oriviWe. 0rrnnnfftn ntu trntrn
other points. Inquire of G. W. Roberts, local agent, for full particular
and helpful publications describing the country through which this great
highway extends, or address
WM. McMurray
General Passenger Agent, Portland. .
ASTORIA & COLUMBIA RIVER
RAILROAD
Only All Rail Route to
PORTLAND 5i!L EASTERN'POINTS
GTW02DAILY (TRAINS
Steamship Tickets via all Ocean Lines
at Lowest Rates. Through tickets on
sale. For rates, steamship and sleeping-car
reservations, call on or address
G. B. JOHNSON, General Agent
12th St., near Commercial St. Astoria, Oregon
To the First 500 Children
Bringing this "Ad." and opening an account, we will
deposit the first 50 cents, conditional that the child
deposit 50 cents at time of opening account and one
dollar per month for eleven months. The account
will then be worth $12.00 besides 5 per cent, interest
and is subject to withdrawal according to State law.
Remember your account is secured by real estate.
Children under fourteen eligible.
THE BANKING SAVINGS AND LOAN ASS'C'N.
168 10th St. Phone Black 2184
STEEL & EWART
Electrical Contractors
Phone Main 3881 . ... 426 Bond Street
SCOW BAY BRASS & IRON fOBKS
ASTORIA, OREGON
HON AND BRASS FOUNDERS LAND AMD UARIHL EKCEED
Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery.
18th and Franklin Ave.
Prompt attention given l ill repair it,ttu
Tel t-' :l