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on the racks for two months tho seed
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contain less than 1 per rent of mois
CORN IS IMPORTANT
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Oregon Cranberries
ture. They ran remain where they
Prepare for Bigger Yields by
Preserving Supply.
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Freeze Avoid Large lara
on Stalks. .
dried or bo stored In mouse-proof bar
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loose, dry wheat.
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TITESlttV,' OCTOBER 15, 1918.
OREGON WEATHER
north-
Partly cloudy, light
easterly winds.
KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Ql'ALITY KIltST
(From the United Btattw Department of
AKTiruiiure.)
Selection of seed corn uow froiu the
standing stuiks Is om way, and vesy
easy one, to lucrease the yields next
your. Shortage of good seed corn In
many parts of tho northern states htat
spring emphasises (he tiuMrtance of
being prepared uext year. Preparation
their irrigation project. On Novem- LQAfj-r SCHEME, BUTt
ber 5th don't fall to cast your vote
In favor of granting them a right of Great Detective Had Overlooked One
Possible Happening, ana fne
way through the city for their Irriga
tion ditch.
Gold Hill claims to have her lime
plant In full operation "In spite of
the knockers." The best way to cure
a knocker Is to never repeat what he
says; to repeat his raps Is advertis
ing his propaganda.
According to some of the local
dealers who are shipping vegetables
and fruit, there Is not nearly enough
of these products this year to satisfy
the demand. Another argument for
irrigation.
"STALLING" OX PIBL1C WORK
Collier's publishes a letter from a
man who hag been working In a San
Francisco shipyard, and here are
some of the things the workman
claims to have seen:
Seventy-five per cent of tne men
doing 50 per cent' of a day's work,
thus making our country pay at least
$3,000 extra on one single ship.
He said he has heard foremen tell
their men: "Now, take it easy and
hang onto this."
"You may wonder how I know all
these things," says the workman. "It
Is because I m one of the chief of
fenders. I am working, or rather
stalling, in one of the big shipyards.
The last time I asked a foreman
what to do next, he said: Tor
sake can't you find a place to hide
I found a place."
This slacker workman, with his
foreman, should have been stood up
against a wall, or else have been
sent to the front. The astonishing
feature of this Incident Is that such
blood-sucking can be practiced with
Impunity. The same management ap
plied to any private business would
wreck It In a month.
Give the fighters three weeks more
of good weather and the chances are
them will not be a Hun left on
French or Belgian soil.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
says "II we agree to an armisuce
now the war is lost; we must have
unconditional surrender."
It will take a long time to get your
Christmas presents to the boys in
France. Better do your shopping
early.
The best way to make the world
safe from Hun brutality, lust and
treachery Is to demand unconditional
surrender. .
Witness Had Not
There were just 18 guests at Mrs.
Hyphen Ramrod's party. She thought
It would prove unlucky and when she
missed ber $8,000 tungsten ring she
knew It was. She telephoned Sheer-
luck Bones, the great detective. Imme
diately after the discovery and a few
minutes later he arrived.
"Ladles and gentlemen," he an
nounced In his cold, clear tones, "a
tungsten ring worth 13,000 has been
stolen and one of you Is the thief,
not to use a harsher word. Mrs. Hy
phen Ramrod wishes me to spare the
culprit's feelings, Inasmuch as be Is
her guest Very well. If you will
kindly assemble about the dining
table I will cause the lights to be ex
tinguished and slowly count fifty.
That will give the guilty party ample
time to lny the ring on the tuble, un
der cover of the darkness. Otherwise
I shull be obliged to search you all.
But I should like a witness to be
present Mrs. Rumrod, kindly procure
a witness."
Mrs. Rumrod li'ft and returned with
a passer-by, a tall man with side whis
kers and a vacant stare. The great
detective waved his liund, the room
was plunged In darkness, and slowly
he counted fifty. At "forty-eight" the
unmistakable tinkle of tungsten
against wood wus heard as the stolen
ring was tossed on the table. Im
mediately afterward there was a vio
lent crush, ns of breaking glass. The
great detective turned on the lights.
The ring was not there. Neither
was the witness. Detroit Free Press.
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Dancing teachers have put the ban
on the closed position, or "grlzzlly
bear hug." Rib-crackers take notice.
DO SOMETHING WORTH WHILE
ON BASIS OF COMPROMISE
Couple's Religious Differences, Which
Caused Trouble Once a Year, Set
tled in Peculiar Manner.
Much Benefit Will Come From Deter
mination to Make Each Day
j Record of Accomplishment
The one who starts' out In the morn
I In? with a determination to do some-
thing during the day that will amount
! to something, that will be distinctive.
that will have Individuality, that will
give hi in satisfaction nt night. Is a
great deal more likely not to waste
his dav In frivolous, unproductive work
than the one who starts out with no
plan.
Begin every day, therefore, with a
Food Attracts Ants.
Tho surest way to keep u house free
from ants Is In leuve tin food lying
about en shelves or In open places
where they can reach It. Ants go
where they llud food, and If the food
siimllos of the hoiiMehoir. arc'kept In
nut proof metal containers or in ice-
...... .,,,1 If nil f.uul Hint iiibV luilllH'll
)pi,ai-, nil.. ..." .- . .
to be scattered by children or others 1
Is cleaned up promptly, the ant nui
sance will be slight. Cuke, bread, sugar,
inenl, and like substances am espe
cially attractive to the ante and should
be kept from them.
Roaches will not ' frequent rooms
unless they find some available food
material, and If such materials can
be kept from living rooms and nfflces
or scrupulous euro exercised to see
that no such material Is placed In
drawers where It con leave an attrac
tive odor or fragments of food, tho
roach nuisance can be largely restrict
ed to places where food necessarily
must be kept.
National
Mazda Lamps
II
Field of Corn Showing Good Method
of Selecting Seed The Men Are
Searching for Plants Thst Hsve Pro
duced Heavily Under Aversge Condi
tions and In Close Competition With
Less Productive Plants In the 8ams
and Adjacent Hills.
True Art
"Womhut Is what I call a real art
ist."
"Ehr
"lie can get n fair likeness and yet
make the portrait 40 ier cent bet
ter looking than tho original." Louis
ville (iurlerJournal.
WING too little light
nuts a strain on chil
dren's vision that thvy may
never outgrow! Why not
have plenty of llghlT Na
tional MAZDA Lasips give
three times the light of old
fashioned carbon iauif
without adding a penny to
your light bill.
Rogue River Hardware
(.to. It. lUddle, Mgr.
Not a Tight Fit
Equipment was being Issued to the
recruits. On the previous day they
had received shoes and as the men
riinie up the officer asked each how
his shoes fitted. One man wild: "Why,
sir, I can do a right about face with
out moving my shoes."
Our classified aJa bilnu results
FOOD
m win (fm$
wail gr
Compromise where political and re-
evidently possible In Belfast accord- P"" and determine that, let what
tag to the testimony of a recent vis- j me- " "T " out M
. ,t,.f tn nn. Hnv she had pU 8 possible. Follow It np per-
HOW OUt GRKAT .M KUCHA XT
MARINE IS GROWING
More than 3,000,000 tons of ship
ping have been built In U. S. ship;
yards as part of our answer to Ger
many's plan to wipe out merchant
marine of her enemies, according to
reports of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poratlon for business to August 31st.
On August 1st, there were 171
shipyards at work, of which 76 were
steel, 85 wood, 2 composite and 7
concrete.
A total of 5,819,081 tons is now
afloat under the control of the ship
ping board.
mo neei corporation program
calls for a merchant marine of 2,051
ships, of a total deadweight tonnage
of 18,003,504. There remains to be
hunt, exclusive of what has been
launched in September, 10,184,423
tons. The fleet corporation also is
building a "mosquito fleet" of tu
lighters and barges totalling ,"n,iioo
tons.
occasion to call at a house where a
woman of the Roman Catholic faith
had married a Protestant husband. On
one side of the mantelshelf was a bust
of the pope, on the other a bust of
William of Orange. "I suppose you
find It very difficult to agree at times?"
Inquired the visitor. "No," was the
ready reply; "we only differ once a
year, on the Boyne anniversary, when
my husband comes home drunk and
smashes my bust of the pope." "Then
I
suppose you return the compliment ,
by smashing his William of OrangeT'
Not at all I put It In pawn and buy
another bust of the pope with the
money," was the unexpected answer
Manchester (Eng.) Guardian.
. Don't talk about an Inconclusive
peace. Remember "In Flanders
Fields," by Lieut. John McRae, who
died fighting In Flanders last Jan
uary:
"Take up the quarrel with the foe!
To you, from falling hands, we throw
The torch! Be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep though popples
grow
In Flanders Fields."
The Gravity District Improvement
company is making good headway 1
! sistently, day after day, and you will
j be surprised at the result
, Make np your mind ut the very
! outset of the duy that yon will accom
I pllsh something that will amount to
! something; that yon will not allow
. callers to fritter away your time, and
, that you will not permit the little nn
j noyances of your business to, spoil
I your day's work. Make up your mind
I that you will be larger than the trifles
I which cripple and crnmp mediocre
lives, and that you will rise above petty
Change While You Look.
Ry moving a single lever a new auto
mobile body is converted Into an open
car or a two-seated vehicle.
annoyances and interruptions ana
carry out your plans In a large and
commanding way.
Make every dny of your life count
for something; make It tell In the
grand results, not merely us on added
dny, but ns an added duy with some
thing worthy achieved.
Ail kinds of
Courier.
leal Hank at the
Poison Gas
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should begin' now, for the only proper
wuy to seli"ct seed corn Is from the
standing stuiks ns soon us the com
matures and before the first hard
freeze. Select plenty of seed
enough for your own needs, for
repluntlng If necessary and to
supply your less thrifty neighbors
who may wait until spring to take their
chances of getting good seed from the
crib. Well-choseu, home-grown seed of
varieties of proven worth In the com
niunlty, properly dried Immediately af'
tel it has been gathered nnd carefully
preserved until planting time, prmluces
tho best yields.
As soon as the croii ripens, go
through the field with seed-picking
bugs, and husk the ears from the stuiks
tlmt have produced the best corn with
out having hud special advantages such
as spuco, moisture, or fertility. Avoid
the large ears on stalks standing singly
with an unusual nmount of spneo
around them. Preference should bo
given the plants that have produced
most heavily In competition with a full
stand of less productive plunts. Late
mo turl rig plonts with ears which ore
heavy becuuse of un excessive amount
of sap should be Ignored. Sapplness
greatly Increases the weight and la
likely to destroy tho quality.
In the central nnd southern Stntes;
all other things being equul, short, thick
stalks are preferable. Short stalks are
not so easily blown down and penult
thicker planting. Thick stalks are not j
so easily broken down, and In general
are more productive than slender onest
The tendency for corn to produce suck
ers is hereditary, other things being
equal, seed should be taken from stuiks
. that have no suckers.
immediately after the seed corn Is
gathered the husked ears should bo
put In a dry place where there Is free
circulation of air and plnced In such
a manner that the ears do not touch
eath other. This Is the only safe pro
cedure. Good seed Is repeatedly
rained because It Is thought to be nl-
ready dry enough when gathered.
I Many farmers believe that their nu-
1 tumns are so dry Unit such cure is un-
I necessary. Seed corn In every local-
Ity gathered at ripening time will bo
I benefited by drying ns suggested. If
left in the husk long after ripening It
may sprout or mildew during warm,
' wet weather or become Infosled with
weevils. The vitality of seed Is often I
reduced by leaving It In a suck or In a j
pile for even a dny after gnthering.
Daring warm weather, with some mois
ture In the cobs and kernels, the ears
heat or mildew in a rcmurkahly short
time.
The best possible treatment Immedi
ately after gathering Is to string the
ears. Ordinarily the best place to
bang strings of ears Is In nn open shed
or loft. Wire; rncks are more conven
ient and In the end cheaper than bind
er twine. Such racks may bo made
from electrically welded lawn fencing.
Tbe catting Of the fencing Into seed
corn racks Is d,ne without any waste,
. Only during unusuully dnmp weath
er at seed-gathering time will fire be
necessary to dry the seed. If bout Is
employed In a poorly-ventlluted room
It will do the seed ears more Injury than
sood. If used, the Ore should be slow,
long continued, and below the seed
LETTERS from our boys in the trenches and
from the women in canteen and other
war work, all brinfr to us the same mes
sage SEND US NEWS FROM HOME.
World news is all right, but OUK BOYS
want NEWS OF THIS TOWN. They want
the home newspaper. Publishers are prevented
from sending their papers free to anyotio, even
boys in the service. Consequently a national
movement has been started by Col. William
Doycc Thompson of. New York, who is acting
as President of the Home Paper Service of
America to give the boys what they are falling
for. Every community is joining the movement
Let us sc that our boys are not forgotten.
Send to the publisher of this newspaper
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each week of thone contributing, and the
amounts contributed. '
Every cent received will be used to send
this paper to our boys at the front. If at
the end of the war, there is any surplus, it
will bo turned over to the local Red Cross '
Committee.
There is no profit in this to the publisher
even in normal times, subscriptions arc not sold
at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the
high rate of postage on papers sent to France,
our cost will scarcely be covered by our full
subscription price.
Remember that over in France, some brave
soldier or sailor from this town perhaps even
some splendid woman working within sound of
the guns is depeiu' ' - on you to "KEEP THE
HOME LOVE KIM '. !."
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They are calling to YOU from "Over There"
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