* • BANDON RECORDER bers ft visit cities which they might otherwise never see. The local pride of those who act as hosts insures a full appreciation of whatever is of interest in th« surroundings; and the Inter change of hospitality draws j>e<»ple from the different sections more closely to­ gether, and gives them an opportunity to broaden their outlook—and get new points of view. In a smaller way, Hun­ dreds of trade associations and frater­ nal orders are doing the same thing for their members. The influence of It is probably greater than any one can see. It has demonstrated the fact that hos­ pitality is not the exclusive possession of any one section; that communities which differ widely in their views on many matters may each have good rea­ sons for the faith that Is In them fund In the end It will greatly help to form and foster a feeling of national solidar­ ity. Even the gain In mere geographi­ cal knowledge Is something. “I have seen wonderful crops of corn and wheat In my country," said a recent XVestern v'sltor to the New England coast, "but this is the first time I have ever seen rocks growing out of the water.” L OREGON BANDON Pay as you go, but try to save enough to get back on. Somehow, the majority of our good habits never get found out. Can you name the seven candidates for Vice President without going to the newspaper files? Nine thousand tailors go on strike in New York, thereby adding 1,000 men to the army of the unemployed. When a girl is not sure whether she loves a fellow or not It means that there Is another one hovering near. Nothing has been heard lately con­ cerning Mrs. Hetty Green. Tho proba­ bility Is that she has gone to saving her money, again. Few sea serpents have been seen this year. This may be due to the prohibi­ tion movement which has been spread­ ing across the land. Caruso says he Is glad his wife has eloped, as she was not "up to expecta­ tions.” He Is evidently a convert to the trial marriage idea. Add highly technical decisions to technical statutes, and the way of the transgressor becomes a path of pleas­ antness and comfort. It Is Idle talk of coming trouble be­ tween England and Germany. Don’t King Edward and the kaiser kiss each other whenever they meet? Castro regrets more nations to day Is dull which new complication that there are not quarrel with. That does not bring him a with the powers. The rule forbidding tourists in the Yellowstone Park the right to carry weapons ought to be broadened and ex­ tended bo that It shall apply to band Its. Mrs. Jack Gardner surely is old enough to know that the makers of rare old tapestries In this country should be protected from the ruinous competition of old world artisans. Richard Harding Davis has started a campaign to keep waste paper from littering up the streets. Which shows that some authors, at least, have a proper sense of their responsibility to the public. A London shop girl crossed the Atlan­ tic, remained In New York thirty min­ utes and then hurried back to London, Probably she did not like to keep the customer waiting any longer for the cba nge. A New Y’ork waiter has refused n liberal tip on the ground that he did not need the money, His fellow wait- ers threaten to expel him from his local for unethical conduct. He might have given the money to charity or started a fund for an old waiters’ home. "Vodka” bottles In Russia carry the Imperial eagle on the labels—the "vod­ ka” trade Is a government monopoly— but a commission of the Duma, ap­ pointed to consider the drink evil, has lately recommended that the eagle be removed from the label, and a skull and crossbones be put In Its place, with appropriate warnings against the use of the poison. Israel Zangwlll, the British novelist, has added a novel problem to the wom­ an suffrage question. Mrs. Humphrey Ward opposes votes for women. Mr. Zangwlll finds that the reason for this la that as a novelist she has discovered and analyzed the weakness of her sox, and he replies that as a male novelist be has learned the “boundless vanity, selfishness, and hysterical emotional­ ism” of men. He concludes that his «ex is utterly unfitted to be trusted with power. A question Is raised here which readers of novels may answer for them­ selves. IM male writers Idealize wom­ en, and do women flctionlsts Idealize men? Did not Thackeray expound the vanity of woman as well as worship his saints in tuuslln? And did not George Eliot make Maggie Tulllver more of a hero than Tom? Front the day« of Herodotus and Marco Polo, travel has been recognized as an educative and civilizing experi­ ence. A year on the Continent of Eu- roi»e is considered the best possible "finishing” course for English and American youth whose parents can af­ ford it; but It Is not so commonly per­ ceived that a great and valuable ad­ vance Is steadily going on In this coun­ try by virtue of the interchange of vis­ itors between North and South and East and XX’est. It is a commonplace that the United States presents great diversity of climate, and that It has been peopled from many different na­ tions. of widely varying habits of nfe and thought. Such a diversity of ele- ments united in one national entity would be a great source of weakness were It not for the constant travel for which Americans are noted. Much of this is duo to the annual conventions of national organizations. The Chri«- tian Endeavor Society, the National Educational Association, th« Grand Army, ami many other tw.lle« inert once a year, «ach time in a new plae«; and apeclal railroad rates indue'« Iqrge • •< • According to a New York literary Journal, a leading American publisher who has always had a fair number of first-rate and successful novels on his lists of new books has this year decided to exclude fiction altogether from his plans for the coming season. He holds that as an art fiction Is nearing ex­ haustion and death, and that not only the discriminating public but the nov­ elists themselves are conscious of this remarkable fact. The publisher Is quoted as saying that the trouble is not, as some have thought, with the mate­ rial available. Life Is rich and full of possible plots, and, as a matter of fact, novelists never had as much to say as they have Just now. Only, “they have never said it 60 dully” and lnartlstical- ly. and, therefore, readers will weary of sociological treatises In the form of novels, of psychological analysis, of clinical realism and minute description, and give up the modern novel entirely. In other words, fiction as an “art form” is in a decadent state and doomed to extinction. This agrees with an equally gloomy nnd semi-philosophical, “evolu­ tional” view which a French critic put forward some time ago. No art form, he said, was permanent The essay Is practically dead, although futile at­ tempts are occasionally made to revive It; the sonnet is dead ; the poetic drama is dead. XVhat reason Is there, then, for assuming that fiction Is eternal? For his own part, he did not hesitate to predict its early disappearance. He contends that method, restraint, form, beauty, respect for tradition have been discarded by the .novelists, and that their work, with few exceptions, is cha­ otic nnd nondescript, containing a little of everything but hardly anything that can be called art. In such pessimistic nnd sweeping tnlk much depends on the definition of “art” or “form.” XX’e have hen rd that modern music Is not art, and It is not strange to hear that polit­ ical, social, psychological, analytical novels are not “art." But is not the conception of Action, of art In fiction, undergoing n change? XX'as not Shake­ speare called a barbarinn by the strict artists of his day? XX’as not Ibsen told that his poetry was not really poetry? If novelists claim greater freedom, are they not Justified by the world's inter­ est in their treatment of the questions that earlier novelists considered alien to art? As to the alleged dullness of modern fiction, what will the admirers of Mrs. XX’ard. of Mrs. XX’harton, of James, of Howells, of Conrad, of Hew­ lett, of Miss Sinclair, of a score of oth­ ers, say of the change? The general reader finds plenty of charm, of inter­ est. of stimulation In the higher branch es of contemporary fiction, and Is not he the court of last resort? It is a safe guess that a generation hence fle- tlon wlll be as vital and popular as it now is—which Is saying a good deal. Beam and the The Mote« Little Dick, the village “bad boy,*’ was wading through a shallow swamp catching frogs with a small landing net. It was slowwork.for the frogs were nim­ ble and exceedingly shy, but whenever he succeeded in capturing one he made sure that It did not get away by put­ ting It in a tin bucket that had a per­ forated lid. He had Just caught a fine* specimen and transferred It to hls buck­ et, when a young lady, who was out for a walk, bnppened along. “Little boy,” she said, "don't you know ft’s cruel to catch those poor little froggies?” Dick straightened up nnd looked at her. She wore a gorgeous “creation” on her head, nnd something In Its trim­ mings attracted hl« attention. "I want 'em to wear on my hat,” he said. Jnar" she stood behind the scenes to observe him and, in spite of the roughness of her nature, was so deeply affected that she sobbed one minute and abused him the next, nnd at length, overcome by hls pathetic touches, she hurried from the place with the following extraordinary trib­ ute to the universality of hls power«: "Hang him! I believe he could act a gridiron.”—T. P.'s XX’eekly. Same Another, « 0 99 IVaruln* Mote. Catlin* the Wleke4 to Repentance. Woman Seale. Ilkhr.t Mountain a Height of 2A,OO« Feet. Thin*. "Miss Bloomer seems to keep her "He is a most persistent wooer: he youth still,” remarked Miss Goode. turns up nt her house every evening." "Well,” replied Miss Chellus, “she "Yes. and as often ns he turns up she keeps her age quiet"—Philadelphia turns him down."—Hoi^ston Post. Press. When h tnan walks along the street Introduce wisdom Into a love affair, between tw,» women, he has every ajs and you will break It up. vearamje of being under arrest » KAM S HORN BLASTS! • • » ) The right kind of sermon keel» on preaching after the benediction is pro- Bounced. Unless we do something for the future the future will not do much for us. Too much care has kept many a house plant from be­ coming a tree. The Lord employs no hired help. It Is a waste of soap to wash a pig. Only the worshiper can ask as God wants to give. There are days when “Hold the Fort’’ is the right song to sing. Characters are not built by accident any more than bouses are. Better t>e blind than see nothing but the shortcomings of others. Fill the mind with good thoughts and bad oiu*s will be crowded out. Faithfulness in the day of small things Is what makes the true man. The man who goes into God's busl- ness goes into a business that never fall«. The religion that makes no change in a man's life has made none In his heart. A man may never utter an oatti, and yet swear like a pirate with bis face or his fist. The real size of the man always de­ pends upon whether he Is growing or shrinking. You can not always tell how hard a man has been digging by what he brings home in his basket. You have to explain a coal oil lamp, but no breath need be wasted in telling about the power of the sun. The springtime will do that. Hired Man and The llor.e. Mirogen from A detailed account of the progress of the works now in course of erection on the falls of the Svaelglos at Noroddeu, In Norway, for the separation of atmos­ pheric nitrogen, on the system of Messrs. Birkeland and Eyde, Is given in La Nature. These works are the property of a French company, and the available power is stated at 34,000 horse-power. A second undertaking on a far larger scale is now in course of construction to make use of the falls of KJukan, where not less than 250,- 000 horse power will t>e utilized. Pho­ tographs show that the buildings are now completed, and that much of the machinery is in place, The factory is contained in two separate divisions, the hydro-electric generating station ami the chemical works. Details of the revolving furnaces, with the Inter­ nal electrodes and the flame ares, are given. I.et Women Kun Incubator. Please do not get the idea that the Incubator is so everlastingly automatic that you do not need to give it any at­ tention. The result with the use of an incubator is a great deal like the re­ sults with the use of other things. They will be In proportion to the effort you make to a great extent. Of course I am not personally acquainted with you. but as a long-distance proposition I would a heap sight rather you would turn your machine over to your wife. The women folks have more natural good sense In raising poultry, and you can bet your boots they look after the pennies and dimes in whatever they undertake. While a man that Is accus­ tomed to dealing in big money often overlooks seemingly immaterial things that go to make the use of incubators and brooders a success.—M. M. John­ son, Nebraska. Every man who works on a farm ought to know how to care for horse«. By "care” it is not meant that he should know Just enough to feed a horse, but he must know how to take car« of a mare in foal, how to break a colt and how to feed It to the best ad­ vantage. He should know all about horses’ feet and something about shoe­ ing, too. Many a man has dropped into a tine and permanent job because he knew these things. Horses are the most valuable animals on the farm, of course, and the man who can take the best care of them is the most valuable help. Chaiiffen In Farming. Farming is not what it was twenty years ago from a revenue standpoint. Corn and cotton were the main prod­ ucts from which the farmer drew his income, and that, too, only once a year. Now the process has changed up. In­ stead of the one crop, cotton, farmers have invoked a multiplicity of crops, and not only grow corn and cotton for revenue, but have supplemented pota­ toes, both Irish and sweet; peaches and pears, onions, melons, berries, peanuts and ribbon cane, all of which bring money at all seasons of the year, and there is a continued market for what he has to sell.—Sulphur Springs (Tex.) Gazette. Growing Hute* In Texas. An experienced date grower of Cali­ fornia who visited the lower Rio Grande region of Texas two years ago discovered large numbers of date palm trees, some of them very old but all of which were barren. He proposed to pollenize the trees artificially and share In the proceeds; a proposition which was eagerly accepted by the owners. Hundreds of these trees are now bearing delicious fruit. The poor, crippled and sick Mexicans of that sec­ tion regard the man as a sorcerer and when he visits them they fall upon their knees and beg him to cure them of their Infirmities. LIFE IN THE MINING TOWNS. Tboiitfh Minim it Good .Many Coin* fori. It Ila. II. Attraction.. Dr. XV. K. Robinson, formerly a prominent and popular Baltimorean, but foi the past tfiree years a resident of Goldfield, Nev., is a guest at the Ren­ nert, says the Baltimore American. Dr. Robinson, who has prospered greatly through his ownership cl paying mines, told some interesting facts about Ills adopted home. “Compared with Baltimore,” said he, “the mining towns of Nevada are very shy of the comforts and pleasures of existence, but they have an attraction of their own, and I really enjoy living out there. Goldfield is a place of at least 15.009 people. It Is a wide-open town. Gambling goes on day and night and the saloons are never closed. This does not mean that it Is given up to disorder and violence. On the contrary, serious crime is rare, and what racket is kicked up Is the work of young east­ ern chaps, who think they must cavort and raise Cain to make the native re­ gard them with respect. “While the cost of living Is pretty high, there has been n great decline since the earliest days of the camp. One can now rent a very comfortable house for $75 to $100 a month. No Chi­ namen or Japs are allowed in Goldfield, and a strong Irishwoman who can do all the cooking and other family work can often get $100 a month. XVe sigh for the soft-shell crabs of the Chesa­ peake and the other glorious sea food, but our beef and vegetables brought In from California are Just as good as you can get in Baltimore. "Goldfield Is to-day in better shape thar It ever was. Everything is on a solid basis, Speculation In wildcat property has ceased. Labor, like smelter charges and railroad rates, has dropped to a figure where the mine owners can pay and get their profits. Some of the biggest mines are not In operation, but that Is onlj- a temporary condition. The treasury shipments of ore out of Gold­ field are not less than $750,000 a month. Inside of two years I believe the camp will show an annual output of not less than $25.< mhi .< mmi ,” Maclilno Hoe Help«. The machine wheel hoe is a great thing in the garden. It makes garden work a real pleasure Lf you have one of the modern combined drill and wheel A Clover Buncher. hoe arrangements. They are not costly Clover that is pastured until the and not hard to operate, Any one that middle of June and then permitted to has a garden as big as a town lot can make a second growth will escape ln- afford to have one, as It will save its cost the first season and will last for twenty years. You can do as much work with one of them as ten men with hand hoes and do it better. Fruit Tree Jury from the midge and usually give a better yield of seed. When 95 per cent of the heads are a dead brown color the mower may be set to work. The Illustration shows a flnger-like mowing machine attachment for bunch­ ing and laying the clover out of the way of the horses. To Prevent Toiunto Kot. The disease often attacks plants that are not sprayed. It is first noticeable as small black or brown spots on the leaves and stems of the plants, occur­ ring first on the lower and older leaves, but with favorable weather it spreads rapidly till the plant is defoliated and the spots on the stems have coalesced into irregular blackish patches. If a piece of bark with these spots be ex­ amined under a high power microscope innumerable small, crescent-shaped bodies may tie seen, These are the fruiting spores of the fungus, Spray with Bordeaux mixture. Get n Itl.k Harrow. The disk harrow is a tool that is almost indispensable on an up-to-date farm, For working land that Is infest- ed with weeds that spread from their root systems the disk harrow Is the only harrow that should be used. It cuts the roots where they lie and does not drag them from one part of the field and transplant them in another. With plenty of horsepower It will do the work of a plow on some kinds of soli, esiteclally in fruit orch.-yds, where a plow la liable to tear up large roots ami start suckers to growing up where the root is cut. Borer., August is the time to look for borers Dig the soil away around the stems of fruit trees to the depth of 3 inches, scrape the bark with a knife, and lf any sawdust or exuding gum Is found it Is time to get to work. Dig out the borer and wash the uncovered parts with a mixture of soft cow dung, lime­ wood ashes and a little crude carbolic acid. Then return the soil. The quince, dwarf pear and peach trees are par­ ticularly affected by this pest. Foe of the Green Dug. Last season farmers of the South­ west were greatly alarmed over the ap­ pearance of the wheat plant louse, com­ monly known as the green bug. They caused a tremendous amount of dam- age, but this year its ravages were much less, owing to the appearance of a parasite bee which destroys the bug. The bee lays its eggs on the body of the green bug, which are shown In the picture on the wheat leaf. XX’hen the eggs hatch out the lrtrvie feed on the bug until they become bees, when they lay more eggs on the bugs, and this proc­ ess Is repeated over and over. The bees are shown In the picture, and farmers should become familiar with them, so they may recognize them as one of their best friends.—Exchange. Th» Growing Hnngeln, Ration for Cow«. Experiments conducted last year at the West Virginia Agricultural Station go to show that, while a ration of grain given to cows that are on pasture may keep them in somewhat better physical condltilon and keep up their flow of milk, the Increase in butter fat Is not sufficient to pay for the cost of the grain ration. This would seem to be on the assumption of a flush pasture nnd that the cows would eat additional grass to take the place of the higher- priced grain ration. I.eanminon. Crop*. Nature has provided a leguminous crop for every part of the earth where it was Intended that man should farm. Cow peas, soy beans and Japan clover tn the South, crimson clover In the Eastern slope, red clover In the Cen tral states, alfalfa in the West, and Canada peas In the North show how thoroughly the distribution has been effected. Mangels grown continuously on the same land for four years, yielded over nine tons of roots, containing one ton of dry matter, while on land under ro­ tation they yielded thirty-four tons of roots and four tons of dry matter per acre, at the New York Cornell Experi- ment Station. From 25,(XM) to 30,090 plants of mangels, rutabagas and hy­ brid turnips, and from 40,000 to 60,000 plants of carrots, per acre, are sug­ gested as proper stands. What Sprayin* to Kill Weed«. It has been proved that such weeds as false-flax, wormseed, mustard, tum­ bling mustard, common wild mustard, shepherd’s purse, pepper-grass, bell­ mustard, corn cockle, chlrkweed, dan­ delion, Canada thistle, bindweed plan- tain, rough pigweed, king head, red river weed, ragweed and cocklebur may l>e destroyed by spraying the field with a 2 or 3 per cent solution of copper sulphate, using about eighty gallons of water per acre. • • « Child. It Mean.. A manly man likes to acknowledge hls faults to a womanly woman who tries to convince him that he has none. 1 ’ Many a pian has a kick coming that Tÿache» him. <• » • « a « the "Id like a rlference, ma’am,” said the cook, who had been requested to resign. “You mean,” replied Mrs. Illrarn Offen, "you'd like a letter in which there would be no reference to any­ thing."—Philadelphia Press. • • ■ « and I.ion The strange spectacle of a lion play­ ing with n child is reported to have been witnessed at X’ryheid. A Dutch farmer, accompanied by his wife and little boy, was out shooting game. Sud­ denly the attention of the parents was drawn to the child, who had toddled a short distance away to gather wild flowers. Crowing with delight, the lit­ tle fellow was pulling the hair of a full grown lion, and the animal appeared to be enjoying the operation. Spell- bound, the farmer and his wife stood gazing at the scene. The farmer, even lf his gun had contained a shot, could not have fired because of the child. The Hon skipped sportively round the boy until, startled by loud shouts from the parents, it walked quietly nway, followed by a lioness, which up to then had lain concealed in the long grass A hunt was afterward organ­ ized, but the lions had disapjieBred Into the thick bush.—Enst Rami Express. ♦ * ♦