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up to this tim e are lim ited in th a t di from his home clearing, doing tho work
rection. Hemlock stumps have been unassisted by older persons.
burned, however, an odd but effective R ut even this leaves a wide m argin
device being used. A number of 30- of value for the char-pitting process. I t
J. L. Ashlock, of the Washington State College, Gives Much penny nails were driven into spots of is the stump of diam eter ranging from
the wood which would be exposed to the 24 to 60 inchec th at puts dism ay into
Valuable Information.
fire, five or six nails being driven into the heart of the farm er. He knows
spot. The heads of the spikes th at by hard work he can get out tho
Upon investigating such cases, Sparks each
(Concluded.)
w ef' left sticking out about an inch. scrubby growth. Perhaps he can even
discovered
th
at
where
failures
occured,
H ILE the process as described sue
fire was then built in the usual way. afford to use an inexpensive charge of
ceeded very well in Woodland it seemed to be beeause tho top of the The
Iron
is a good conductor of heat, so powder now and then to split and loosen
stump
had
been
burned
instead
of
the
clearings and elsewhere where
when
the fire was burning, the heat fol­ the sm aller stumps. Show him how to
base
and
roots.
Another
class
of
fail­
sim ilar conditions prevailed, Sparks
lowed
the nails into the wood, drying get the big ones out, and before m any
ures
were
apparently
duo
to
neither
the
very soon round th at in other localities
out
and
m aking it more combustible. months have passed, he will have a till­
top
nor
the
roots
having
taken
the
fire.
it would fail. F or instance, the Wood
The
stum
ps
were destroyed in this way. able clearing.
This
desultory
kind
of
success
did
not
land m ethod would not do tho business
Green
stum
ps will burn very well
•add
to
tho
popularity
of
char-pitting
in sandy soil.
gas has been found on a farm a
when
started,
though they are a little few N atural
stumps,
and
for
months
the
outcome
of
miles west of the town of Dauphin,
It took many months to surm ount this
more
difficult
to
fire.
The
bark,
which
M
anitoba,
which
is about 178 miles north­
the
investigations
was
dubious.
difficulty. Finally, laying aside for the
re's protection to the growing w est of W innipeg. It is reported that the
moment the study of different mechani­ Sparks again took up the scientific is tree n atu
gas has been burning w ith the flam e six
against
the
extrem
es
of
tem
pera­
cal steps to produce burning, Sparks side of the question. Radiated heat, he
should be removed. Chop through feet above the ground for several duys.
delved into the science of heat, radia­ reasoned, travels in straight lines, and ture,
the
sapwood
in a few places. Then
tion, combusion, and kindred subjects, when it strikes an opposing surface, the with good kindling
-Löndon “ Tango” Necklace
ordinary care,
seeking in the foundation sciences of it angle at which it is deflected is equal green stum ps may bo and
fired. In experi­ r » “ “ "Evelyn Thaw” Bracelet
all the solution for his problem. He to the angle at which it strikes. T hat m ents which have been made in clear­
eventually succeeded, working out his is, if the bulk of the imprisoned heat ings of Oregon and W ashington, stumps These two beautiful pieces of pop-
conclusion in this wise:
comes against the inner part of the cov­ of all kinds, from 50 years old to a few tilar jew elry are the craze among so­
ciety women in New York and the
The covering is put on the wood to ering along perpendicular lines, it will weeks, have been burned out.
largest cities. 1 hey are neat and ele­
keep the air from reaching the fire in a be thrown back perpendicularly, or into
gold finished articles th at will
volume which would produce complete the fire. Rnt if the lines along which More difficult to handle than green gant
the heart of every girl or
combustion. Rut th at is not all. The the heat approached the cover formed stum ps of otherwise fairly combustible gladden
women,
no m atter how young or old.
covering is put on to conserve the heat. an angle the bulk of the heat would wood, are the stumps of w hite fir and Very stylish
and attractive.
Therefore, a good covering must be a cither bo thrown into the stum p higher cedar. The form er trees are also known Our Free Offer.
We are advertising
as
balsam.
Ralsam
stum
ps
frequently
non-conductor ;>f heat. Such a covering up, or away from the stump into the
Spearm int Chewing Gum and desire to
become
so
wet
th
at
they
will
not
float.
place
a
big
box
of
this
fine, healthful
should bo loose and fluffy, one which ground, this depending of course upon
does not run together and solidify under the angle of contact. In other words, if Cedar stum ps likewise will absorb much gum into every home. It sweetens the
hitens the teeth and aids di­
the influence of heat. Clay is such a the cover were piled too high up the moisture. Furtherm ore, their roots are breath—w
It is refreshing and pleasing
side of the stump, and if it were fla t­ often small and numerous, and it is the gestion.
covering, and sand is not.
to
all.
To
one sending us but 50c
Now, why is this tru e! Well, in the tened too much, most of the heat would big roots which yield most readily to and 10 cents every
to cover shipping costs we
first place, ‘‘dead a ir ” is the most ef be driven into the ground. In either char-pitting. Men of W estern W ashing will ship a big box of 20 regular .>o
fcctive barrier to the radiation of heat case, firing would not occur. The heat ton and Oregon who have succeeded in packages of the Spearm int Gum and in­
th at is known. Anyone who has built from the fire should be driven back char-pitting other tree stumps, report clude the elegant,
a house or even lived in one, knows that along perpendicular lines into the fire many absolute failures w ith cedar and “ T ango” Necklace and “ E velyn
” Bracelet absolutely free.
a house with double walls is warm er in from which it came. The intense heat white fir. Among them it is quite gen­ T haw
offer is for a short tim e only.
tho w inter than a house with single generated by this m anner of radiation erally agreed th at in bottom s where N ot This more
2 orders to one party.
walls. Rut what has this to do w ith the and reflection is shown by the occa white fir and cedar predominates, the Dealers not than
allowed to accept this.
covering over the kindling wood which sional form ing of a clinker under the char-pit m ethod is more difficult of
operation than on benches where red UNITED SALES COMPANY
crown of the stump.
is to fire a stump?
P . O. Box 101.
Simply this: Each n.inute pore space To overcome the difficulty which is fir and equally com bustible stum ps are Dayton, Ohio.
in the soil composing the cover contains experienced in regulating the height of found in soil which is of a clayey con
a smnll bit of air. The sum total of air the cover, beginners are simply advised sistency.
thus retained is considerable, and is a to experim ent till they find how high Sparks, however, has succeeded in fir
Call on the
dead air space. H eat escaping through tne pile should be for their particular ing w hite fir and cedar, and, while ac­
tho covering must warm the imprisoned conditions. No definite rule can be knowledging it to be a difficult thing
to do, believes th at it can be done where
air before getting out, and th at is not given.
the necessary prelim inary steps arc
quickly done. So the heat of the fire
Suitable Fuels.
taken. H is m ethod begins w ith the Main Office, First and Couch Street.
is held under the cover.
Another fine of experim entation has chopping aw ay of the bark and sapwood
Portland, Oregon.
Right Kind of Soil.
to find different fuels which arc and the exposing of as much of the roots
Clay is the right kiml of soil, but been
cheap
and
suitable
for
use
where
wood
We
are
Always
at your Servica
as
possible
so
th
at
in
tho
dry
season
why? There are two principal reasons. cannot readily be obtained for kindling,
The first is th at clay soils are usually which is often the case in seasons of the stum ps can dry out. He does the Phone or wire rush orders at our expense.
enriched by a considerable amount of de­ prolonged rain. Fuel oil has been found firing in the very dryest season of the
cayed organic m aterial, leaves, particles to be very good for this purpose. This year. Auger holes are bored into the
of roots, and other combustible sub is the same m aterial which is used by stumps, nails are driven in, pitch and
other concentrated fuel is used in the
stance. When the clay becomes intense­ oil
locomotives. In using this kindling, and every precaution is taken The Silver N itrate preparation for all
ly heated, the organic m aterial is con fuel burning
of tobacco habit. An improvement on
oil for stum p burning, the stumps to dry the stum p and make the fire as forms
that used at Industrial Schools and .Tnrenil#
sinned, leaving small cavities which im­ are prepared
Courts. At your druggist, or send 50c fof
by
taking
off
the
bark
and
hot
as
fire
can
be
made.
The
cover
m ediately 'ill up with air. Thus a clay digging away the surface soil to a depth
full treatm ent. Postpaid.
soil becomes light and fluffy when sub­ of six or seven inches, m aking a trench should be put on w ith every possible
ARGENTINE CO.. DEPT. P.
care.
jected to heat.
451 Vi M orrison Street, Portland, Oregon.
about
a
foot
wide
and
the
side
sloping
Pitch
For
Kindling.
Tho second reason why clay is good
the stump. Some saw dust is put
for a covering is th at it does not run toward
in
the
trench,
or in the absence of saw ­ W hile pitch is useful in the kindling,
into the fire and sm other it. In this dust, a few chips.
kindling is nec­ pitch in the stum p retards the process.
particular, sand fails. The particles are essary to ignite the The
oil,
which,
like coal, This is because charcoal-burning is
FOR SALE IN ANY QUANTITY
so loosely “ bound” together th at they will not burn well until heated.
Then largely a m atter of distillation, and an Samples and prices on request.
sift down into the fire, and also, when the oil is poured over the kindling.
excess of resinous substance in the Get in touch w ith us; we can save yen
the organic m aterial contained in the Next, some bark and pieces of wood are stump naturally makes the process of money. Prom pt service.
sand is burned out, the mass settles to ­ thrown
the fuel oil to hold the cov­ distillation slower; th at is, the pitchy
CHICAGO JUNK CO.
gether in a solid mass. Rand used for ering up. over Next,
or cinders are put constituent of wood is distilled o ff in­ 550 Front St. Phone Main 765. Portland, Ore.
a covering not only smothers the fire by on, or soil, if it is clay
stead of burning as it does in an open
the
right
kind.
From
pouring into it. but packs together and this point on the usual care is given. flame. R ather curiously, w ater an en­
excludes the air, m aking combustion It is not necessary to use fuel oil in tirely non com bustible substance, and
quite impossible.
seasons where com bustible m aterial pitch which is highly inflam m able, alike a chemical compound th at carries certain
To overcome the difficulties encoun­ dry be
retard the process of char pitting.
secured.
death to gophers and moles. Not a poison,
tered where sandy covering is alon# can Recent
experim ents have been made Of the economic importance of a safe and easy to nss. Better than trap s be­
available, Sparks tried artificial cov­ with the view
method of removing stumps which is cause it gets i d of them all a t once. P ries
of
reducing
tho
anonn
t
of
erings such as sheet iron, tin and the fuel necessary to start the fire. Stum ps within reach of the man who by neces­ $1.50. Money order.
like, all of which failed. He also tried were selected where two roots were lo­ sity is compelled to rely upon his bare
THE GREEN CHEMICAL COMPANY,
lime, tar, and many different substances cated
about the right distance apart hands, his ax, and fire, and which' can 364 E ast 26th Street North. Portland, Oregon
as a “ binder” to hold the sandy soil for a small
between them. Then be operated successfully upon all stumps
together, and again failed. Finally he the bark was fire removed,
which a of ordinarily combustible wood as big as
tried cinders and ashes for the covering small hols about a foot after
was dug they grow and down to eight or twelve
where clay soil was not available. He between the roots. Then deep
three houses that are offered at
hole inches in diameter, little need be said. We have
to $2,000 below their actual value.
succeeded. Ashes, while unlike clay, was bored from the side an of auger
eacn root Tn Washington alone there is a strip of $1,000
Why not bay them now and save big money
remain light and flu ffy during the fir- opposite the hole, piercing down
what yon 11 have to pay in one ve*g
and land paralleling Puget Sound, which is over
now? Also some choice V alley farm
ing. which is the desirable thing.
from 15 to 30 miles in width and 150 from
lands Cheap, for sale or trade. Term s to
across the roots, and coming ont abont miles
long, much of which has not been suit purchaser.
Recent Demonstration.
half way between the gronnd line aad
KELLER * DEAL
reclaimed from the forest clearings. Es­
In a recent demonstration showing the bottom of the hole.
how to char pit stumps in sandy soil, Then the fire was started in the hole, timates which are accepted as approxi $14 Lumber Exchange Bldg.. Portland. O r*
the bark was removed from the atumpe nsing not more kindling than could mately correct by ths agricultural ex­
and roots where the fire was to be ap­ easily be carried at one armful. When perts of the state, indicate that this
plied. A shallow trench was made the fuel had burned down to a bed of undeveloped empire should yield 850,-
around the stump, and into this was coals, one pint of fuel oil was poured 000,000 annually in agricnltnral produce; Farm H ands and M ilken a Specialty.
placed the fuel covered over with a down each of the anger holea, the holes ♦ hat it is capable of supporting ten times We furnish the leading C ontractors. Log­
Camps. Mills. Factories and Farm ers in
mixture of ashes and cinders. Two then being covered over lightly to pre­ the population it now supports; that ging
and W ashington with help. Let os
operators fired 18 stumps in six hours, vent too strong a draft. The following five acres of the land is quite su ffi­ Oregon
supply you. W ire rush orders at our ex­
and 15 were burning the following morn­ day it was found that the stumps had cient for an average-sized family. Quite pense.
ing. Three had been put out by a heavy been successfully fired. The advantage recently the State College has been in­
LE W E S ft M YE R S
rain. The other stumps were char- of using auger holes is that there is af­ formed that preparations are under way
**« Barn aide Street. Portland. O r.,on .
pitted.
forded the opportunity of supplying the to rid several thousand seres of this
In the way described the problem of fire with concentrated fuel without dis land of stumps by the char pitting meth­
sandy soils was settled. Then another turbing the eover, and the auger holes od during the coming summer. A few
A G E N TS W A N TE D
difficulty arose. When the soil was furnish a vent through and under the months ago the eommisaioners of one
In Every Town to H andls
right, and all other conditions for fir wet sap wood, thus evaporating moisture of the Sound eounties let a contract for LANGE S MINERAL WONDER
ing apparently ideal, failures would nev in tbe wood and making it more sus the removal of stumps from a coanty
A N atural M ineral Remed,.
road by the charring process, and a 15
ertheless occur. Men would fire their
An Artiele of G reat M erit,
year old boy whose home was in the Al h a r p and Profile.
■ tumps, some of which would burn out, ceptible to the fire.
n Reputable B a.ineee.
How
Fires
Are
Built,
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neighborhood where the work was done,
and others would fail, though it seemed
H W LAKOE ft SOM
that all the stumps had been treated in i Hardwood trees are not common in caught the idea of it. and within a few Portland. Oregon.
Boa 107«
I Washington and Orogen, no experiments weeks had burnt out 185 giant stumps
the same way.
Removing Stumps at Moderate Cost
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