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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1909)
The Herald W. T. FOGUE. Editor. Entered u aacond-claM matter September t- lST, at the post office at Monmouth. Orecoa, under the Act of March 3. 1879. ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY, BY The Acorn Press, Publishers Monmouth, Oregon. Subscription Rates One year Six months Jl 50 cts FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1909. H is learned that experiments are being made with sage brush spray for the extermination of insect pests on fruit trees in Ore gon. Should these experiments prove successful it will revolutionize- Ihe fruit industry in state, as the spray can be made for a mere song and from the hitherto despised sage brush of the arid regions of the state, serving a two-fold purpose getting rid of two pests at one and the same time. We have long contended that some use would eventually be found for this shrub, for there is nothing in nature but has a beneficial place could we but rind out what particular ill it will cure. Sage brush flourishes where it receives slight cultiva tion therefore there is no fear of the supply falling short of the demand at any time as it grows where nothing else will and a little cultivation will make it produce a double crop. Taking the sage bruh spray and the alkali for fertilizing the worn out lands of western Oregon and j for neutralizing the aciditv of i others, we mav sate v ireIicti that with the adve..t of a raiIJt road into the interior of the state that a new era of properity will sweep over it and the crops pio-! l i -ii i uueeuwni oe m.-coh.i w i.one.i even in the pioneer davs. There j i.;.. ,1..., ; when the right percentage oi alkali is added to the soil of this ; I jmit of the ttate that It will re- , new the life of anv that is run . . ... ' .. i down ami will neutralize the iu i.:itv that 1 k'io.ui to cit in ... ., Ui.ny part o: tin va..ey. m k- iug it iinpo.-.ible to produce ing crops oi any i-i.t , it;.ii. pli.it ail 1 in o ns c.i-i.'-i a .11 -t wholly a los to the owner. Til- ing and alkali will m .keaii such lands worth rll an acre where; now they are piaclieally worth-; les. Is it not woitli while Imxw-' iii ;or a railroel to the rre.u "iepoMU ot this mineral ub- ,-ta.u-o? We have h-Mrd the o:t- repawn Mi ving tii.st " hat l oue man's fo.Ki i another man . . , poison with little appreciation many time-, but it ceittiuly i appiicalde to t!ie aik.li uepoit in lhi st;ite, lor in niaiiv places; i!uv utterly ruin the land for; ti".v u-e until it is leached out. Allien o.ten rMiuiivs years of; a loMing. In other j. laces the alkali form the line-t fertiiixer causes the land to bring' forth wonderful crops of ;iltn-l i unbelievable proportions. So we! Itelieve will it W found to do in this valley, especially on the "white land". There is not a -luiibt but it will make the soil more, friable for our personal ex perience with alkali soils has proven this to K a fact. In view of the fai t that the uutomobile accident of Saturday brings closer to home to u. than any heretofore noted, the dire necessity for the enforcement of speed regulations of these ma chines, it may be well to inquire what protection, if any, the gen eral public has against reckless drivers. We hear of men being run over and Wins either killed or badlv mangled almost dailv through the utter disregard of the speed limit on the public highways of the state. There seems to be but one way to bring some of these fellows to realize that others have rights and must be" respected and that is the re source to the shotgun. Buck shot will perforate tires with ease and if one or two should perforate the driver so much the better; it will be a strong re minder that "there are others.' This matter of speeding ma chines to the highest limit Is working a hardship on good roads in the western pait of the state. An argument advanced, and not without justification, by many of the farmers is "if we make good roads we will be un able to use them until winter for fear of getting run down by an auto. This has been brought about by the fact that wherever a good piece of straight road has been made, there autos congre gate to trv their sieed. This is done in such numbers as to pre vent the use of some pieces of toad for ordinary trahe. Only a short time ago one of the rural carriers of this part of the state narrowly escaped being run down by an auto on a bridge where there is a sharp turn in the road, the machine coming at the rate of fifty miles an hour ! was ftopitxl close enough that r""s' horse could touch it with her nose. What are we 'going to do about it: Brain and Mutcle. According to Miss Une. the .uthor i of -From Their Piint of View," more j Ben ,r tramps and more .women are i miserable housewives If married underpaid slaves If single because tb'r f wllt no use thelr bfaln power than bemuse they are too lair for hard bodily labor. The amount of rurely uaintellectual drudgery dlmin- Ishes every year and the demand f or intelilcent worker. The author k.d ue woman patient. a wortor anion? Uiidon poor. chron-' ,, Rurrerer. WQO n;:magea to keep hpus "! children In far more perfect order ,,im? fclllrin Sh. ' asked how she connived to do this, "!d. she ,re,,liwl: .... 1 mases my mma ao icreo pans or It It Isn't so mu h what I does, but 1 oj from harlneCfcL- j Ther still exists In Lordon bylaw whl-h forbids a cast tsf Itcer to be un loaded between certain hours, but no mention Is made of casks containing thr 'oor , Lucerne hrs on Its statute books law whl. h Is not enforced. It rrohlb- ,ts hats pf U5"n ,!i;in fi-twn lncD In diameter, forbids the ne of artlfl- tl-.l flowers and Unrorted feathers and wxlers th.it a llrfiii-e cf 73 tents a year shall be f iltl for the right to wear rib- j bons or silk or game. j Sowing For Thrrv As cuntrruiaa was sowing his ground two smart fellows were riding that way. and oi;e of them called to him with an ln.4olent aSr. "WelL honest fellow." mM lie. "'tis your business to sow. but wc resp the fruits of your plied. -Tls very like you Kay. for 1 m ow'a hemp." -Oaiholle Newm. Ctb Wit The French have an expression about "cab w it"-that Is. a Frenchman returning from a party and alone In his cab thicks of lots of clever things be mlsht have said. There Is a great deal of cab wit outside of France. Atchison Globe. CKickcn Cheese. Boll two chickens until tender, take out all bom's and chop the meat fine. Season to taste with salt, pepi' and butter, pour In enough of the liquid to enke It nscist. then pu; Into a mold. VTl:cn ct Id turu out and ut In slice. Boston IV c. KEEP Phone 331 a v 1 Burp Yarn V. O. Boots pijjp t irp ivnTKlUITV rlti:' irE ITM QT T T? A 1M C 17 XJLN t3 W XvAN j LOSSES PROMPTLY PAID : TVT ' DaaIa A a AN a ir UUlC ww w Contractor and . Rni Builder. 1 Blue prints made to scale r . . , , jrom original drawings. j ueneral carpenter ors Phone 187 A. B. WESTFALL Painter and Paper Hanger Monmouth Oregon J. W. HOWELL Contractor and Builder Carpenter shop and General Repair Work. Moulding and Finishing Material Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts. . I'rH IT Tfl FL By Buying Your of BOGERT & SON Monmouth Oregon will b satisfied with tha products Ce S "Seeds that SksTl W mail vnn rmV Wbmbw fm rmh I" talrtr W. ATLEE BURPEE & CO.. Burpee Building. Perkins Pharmacy Is Selling Pure Paint AT 1.50 per Gallon Spring is Here You need a new Watch Come in and let us sell you a SOUTH BEND A Watch that is Guaranteed in every respect' P. E. CHASE set fa t Grow" Philadelphia. n