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m V r Am TlfoB BRND BUMiETir, ilKSl). WKDNKhMy, MAY W, l6ttL 1 ij ;i 1. 141 THq BEND BULLETIN CJEORCn PALMEIt PUTNAM j Publisher. U. N. HOFFMAN Managing Editor. An independent newspaper stand ing for tho square deal, clean busi ness, clean politics and tho best In terests of l?ud and Central Oregon, Ono year.. ... 11.50 Six months .SO Three months. B0 All subscriptions aro duo and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Notlco of expiration will bo mailed subscri bers and If renewal Is not made with in rcasonablo time tho paper will bo discontinued. Ttease notify us promptly of any change of address, or of failure to re ceive tho paper regularly. Make all checks and orders pay able to llend nullctln. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1312 HUSINKKK AND FARMING. "Four fifths of tho settlers who aro homesteadlng tho dry farming lands of Crook and Harney counties will make a failure it they keep on with tho methods they aro now fol lowing. Practically every ono of them could' make a success it he would farm tho way he should." That Is the message of Professor II. D. Scudder, of the University ot Oregon. Professor Scudder knows what be Is talking about. Agricul turally, he is the best informed man In Oregon. He knows, at first hand, all the sections of Central Oregon. He is intimately familiar with their soil, their climate, rainfall, draw liaoks and advantages. That Is not a discouraging mes sage. It Is realty one v&stty en couraging. After he stated that nearly erery man In the homestead country would fall, unless he farms as he should farm, Professor Scud der added, even more emphatically, that with proper treatment erery ramhor in the southeast country can readily make a success, and that that "torrltbry oau rank as a grain pro ducer with Waieo and Sherman counties. As In every new country, already la soma districts there has been a ' "crop" ot homesteaders, who either have abandoned tholr claims or sold out. They blame tho frosts, lack ot rata fall or hard pan, for their fail ure. In reality these discouraged won havo nothing to blame but themselves. They simply didn't know how. They didn't realize that they had to' make an Investment build a plant before they could turn out marketable goods. They were poor business men. Frosts, small rainfall, hardpan and other petty matters are ridiculed by Professor Shudder. They are merely excuses for failure, he says. The matter Is ono of business. To get results, the homesteaders must first build up the plant which Is to turn out what they wish to sell. The plant In question is the world's fundamental manufacturing estab lishment, the soli. Tho product Is raln. To produce grain with full Muccesn In a country whoso rainfall is less than 20 Inches it Is essential that every possible bit of moisture be conserved. Th;ro lies the secret of tho ontlre matter In the southeast country, and in every dry-farm sec tion, says Professor Scudder. Caro tor the moisture properly and good grain crops are assurod. With a positive statement like that from a man who known. It Is worth while to pay heed. In a forthcoming article In Tho IMlhKln Professor Scudder will tell oxaetly what to nvold and what to do juid how to do It- Also, he will de scribe lust why It should be done, and how he and other exports have proved the necessity of following the advice tho state pays them to glvo Its fariMrs. In a nutshell, tho advice will be "eonwrve rainfall everything oUo Is secondary." That means apply mImUSc methods. Don't try to use alj your land the first year, or any of 1U Till every acre. You can get It all plowed, and above all, have every aero thoroughly harrowed before tho hu mmer sun has had a chance to attok the winter and spring molsturo out of the ground. .Let the soil havo a year to accumulate moisture, and tho second year you will havo a fastory ready to produce paying crops. The Investment la absolutely OMcntial. Without making It, you can't manufacture grain from your unprepared soil any more than a man can make automobiles without first investing in machinery. Accurate Information upon how to treat soil In the "dry" districts will 1(0 published later, written by men who know. The point Is that before Jiomesteaders and others waste time and money In discouraging falsa Marts, they should bo certain they understand just what they are doing. If they can't And out just how to ' handle their land, why not write to the Oregon Agricultural Collego for ldT And above all, remember that a rancher who can show thai he Is following scientific, sure-success methods, la proving himself a good business man; It will help his credit at the stores, it will lmprovo hie standing with tho banks, it will make his property more valued and Insure htm an Income and It will help tho entire country. In short then, scientific farming la good business, and every good busi ness man who happens to follow tho most Important branch of business on earth farming should boo to It that ho conducts his farming scientifically. It Is well for thoso who complain of dull times to remember that this Is that much lamontod "presidential year," which comes around every four seasons, and Is supposod to enst a shadow over all industry. If llend and nil this country can forgo ahead na Substantially as It docs enjoying n prosperity equalled In fowl Northwestern towns In a year 1 which a more or less unreasonable habit has dubbed "dull." what bright prospects will not next year hold out, when all tho country forgets tho political disruptions and again turns Its undivided attention to trade de velopment; As a "compromise candidate" Charles E. Hughes would niako a hit all along tho line. Tho nomi nation ot no other man could do more to heal tho wounds that bid fair to place tho Q. O. P. on Its death bed, or, at tho very least, on an Invalid's couch. PKKSKNT8 FAHMKIOi SIDE. To tho Editor ot The Ilullotln: -The merchants of Hcnd aro. and havo been for somo time, kicking be cause tho farmers around llend sent to Portland. Seattle and Chicago for things. I will try to answer and explain the reason for that, but first I want to ask the merchants a few questions. Why will the merchants ot Dend buy their eggs, butter and vegetables from the farmers around other towns Instead ot around Dend? Why will they buy Madras eggs and Prtncvlllo and Redmond butter and turn the farmers around Dend down or else cut prices down on those things until thoy can't feed their chickens or cows, much less thorn selves? Tuesday (of last week) there was 22 pounds of the very best fresh j V HAH lftt4 dAM II Aba . A M .1 .. very best they could get as 20 els. iu irauc. n aj : itvcauio meyi could get creamery butter at 25 cts. Asked If the creamery was running. .they said, "No." It wu Prlnevllle! and Redmond butter. And they aro shipping casm of egg to Ilcntl Another thing. If you get anything of merchants In llend and it is not good. If you have opened It, th-sy rinn't mtilnr. It If vmi trM nnvtlilni- jfrom Chicago and open It and It Is not good, send It back at their ox uense aivl thfy make I good and re turn It'at their expense. A FARMER. AN EDITOR'S INVENTORY. A North Carolina editor has kept track of his profit and loss during the year and gives an Inventory of his business at tho end of twolvo months ot ups nnd downs: Uccn broke 364 times. Had money 4 times. Praised the public 9 times. Told lies 1728 times. Told tho truth 1 time. Missed prayer meeting 52 times. Ilten roasted 341 times. Roasted others 52 times Washed office towels 0 times. Missed meals 0 tlmos. Mistaken for preacher 11 times. Mistaken for capitalist 0. Found money 0. Took n bath C times. Delinquents who paid 28. Those who did not 128. Pain In conscience 0. Got whipped 0. Whipped others 23 times. Cash on hand at beginning $1.47. Cash on band at ending 15 cents. Ill'RNS MAIL ROUTE UNLIKELY. (Harney County News) Special Postal Inspector Whitney was hero all last week getting data and Is not satisfied that the Hums llend dally route Is necessary or would be beneficial. NOTICE. The firm of J. A. Ilornard & Co.. of which I havo been a member, has dissolved. I am not In any way re sponsible for debts contracted under the firm name, and horeby go on record as refusing to have any share In same. 11 (Signed) LOUIS DOONER. t 1JUST RECEIVED A FINE LINE OF x CARPET SAMPLES Have you seen them? : 1 t x x x Hope's x X Furniture Store X x I - 4-- VVfWTTfTtTVTTWTTTTTTTWV FOR THE lUSINESS MAN'S BENEFIT. Bomo ad, are tiny tinkles X wheu they ought to bo dynamite explosion. H H The man who starts In to knock his competitor kuocka hlmsett hardest. K t Tho man who doubt himself Is like the chap who rowed nil night with his boat tK-d to a stake. ' r. H A human jeaM cake or two are needed In every community to leaven the lump and start the think bubbles. He one yourself. K H No small niluded man can be come a great surccs n n mrr chant. The man whn would achieve a Me sum c muit have a brain In nrox large thing In their entirety and tu their detail as well. n Merchants In the south hare awakened to the value of rural telephone IIiiim and are eeklug to develop them with a view to Increasing their trade among the rural population. In certain sw- 4, tlons they bart made large con trlbutlons to aid tho farmers In i building their linen. T 44 SOLVES PERPLEXING WATER SUPPLY PROBLEM IN SALEM Spring Floods ta Dt Utilised In Filling Rsttrvolr. Engineer Johnson, employed by the water board of Salem. Mas., has evolved a plan which. It Is thought, will settle the matter of an additional water supply for Salem and ISercrly satisfactorily for at least thirty years to come. The matter has Uen put ! ?.. ,kn ..Iap mnhla nf thj. ttt'n .tlfc ,n ,,... bagn a m ,)M(, of Ncl0, ,)r)llk , Putnamvtlle, Danrcrs. and till It during the spring floods from Ipswich river. the pumping station being located near the turnpike In Topsfleld with a th.rty six Inch pipe to Wcnhanf lake, the wn ter thu stored to be mu as needed Into Wenbam lake by gratify The location for the reservoir Is a natural basin, and two small damn will complete It, ami there Is a idle for auotber reservoir adjacent If fur ther storage should lie misled. LESSON WITH A MORAL An Argumtnt Showing Advantage ol Horn Trada Ovir Mail Ordtr. In Oklahoma not long ago a man went Into u ntore to buy a saw. He saw the kind tio wanted ami aitked the price. It was II.U. thu dealer wild. "Good grailoiisl" inld tho man. "I can get tho Fame thins from & Co. for 51.3.V "That's lens than It cot .roe." salil the dealer, "but I'll sell It on the same terms as the mall order house just the same." "All right." said tho customer. "You can send It along and charge It to my account." "Not on your llfeP the dealer re plied. "No chary? a-rniints. You can't do bun In em with the mall order house that way. Fork over tho cash." The customer compiled. "Now 2 cent for pontago and 3 cents ffir n money order." "Whatr "Certainly. Yon hive to wml n let ter and n money order to a mall order house, you know." The customer. Inwardly rnvlng. kept to his agreement nnd paid the 7 cent. "Now 2." cents cxpreHnage." "Well I'll h"- he slid. b"t raid ! We Have Taken Over LUMBER KssamammmEmr..fm i'jm,j zesazammm of the Pine Forest Lumber Co., and are in a position to fill orders of any size. In addition we carry a full line of Building1 Material, Lime, Cement, Plaster Brick and Fire Clay. Also COAL and LAND PLASTER. : t Oyerturf-Davis-Miller Co. Bend, Oregon. DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS. United Htntrs. Prosldonl William II. Taft Vice President . .James 8. Sherman Secretary ot State ,..,,, P. C. Knox Socrotary of Treasury ,F. MaoVeagh Secretary of Interior . ,V. I. Klshor Secretary ot War.,., II. 1 Htlmson 8ecit)tary of Commtfice and Labor , ....Charles Namil Secretary of Navy tleo. Von ). ,lejor Secretary of Agriculture Jan. Wilson Postmaster tlenernl ,K. II Hitchcock Attnrnoj General 0. W. Wlokorslum Hlntr. Coventor , . . , Oswald West Stcrotnry of Slate .... II. W. Olcott Trtisurur Thus. II. Kn Ally (lotiotnl A. M. Crawford Superintendent Public Instruction . . . .1 It. Alderman Statu Printer W. 8. Dimlwuy Coiunilsalonei L.1ki StntUtlcs . . . . o. p. iiorr Onme Warden ....... .W. I.. I'luloy State Engineer lohn II. lul United Stuies Senators ...... -. . . . . . . .... (leorge E. OJiainlierlaln Jonathan llouruti, Jr. Congressmen . ,..7:. .A. W. Iwifforty ...V. 0. Iluwloy Hcrntli Ju.llrlal IHMilct. Judgo .,..W. Ik llradshaw Attorney Fred W Wilson t.'rtMik County. Judge II. 0. Ellis ..Warren Drown . .T. N. Ilalfottr ...italph Jordan .J. D. UPnllelto ....... Clerk . Shorlff .. Treasurer Asxorror School Stipt It. A, Ford Coroner .......;.. Dr. E. O. Hyde Surveyor Fred A. Rico Commissioner ...... R. II. llayley James Rice the Court. Circuit Meets first Monday In May and third Monday In October. Probate .V00U first Monday In each month. Commissioners' Meets first Wed nesday In January, March, May, July, September and Nov ember. llend School DUtrlct No. IU. Directors II. J. Otortnrf. Chmn F. M. Hay Clyde M. McKay Clerk Miss Marlon Vil City Mayor . .' Ileeoider of llend. Office Vacant , II. C Kill II. J. Overt-Jrl 8. U. Roberta . . .George 8. Young II. K. Allen A. U French M. S. Latllu S. J. Spencer John Steldl . ...J. II. Wcnaudy Truurer . . . . . Chief of Police City Engineer . Counallraon . . . saying. "Now hnud me that saw nnd I'll take It homo myself to be rid of this foolery." "nam! It to yon? Where do you think yon are? Yon're In Oklahoma, nnd I'm In Chicago, nnd yon'll have to wait two weej; for that saw." Whereupon the denier hong the saw on a pc? and put tho money In his cashilraerr. "That mtiHts SI.07." he said. "It ha cost you 2 cents more and taken you two week longer to get It than If you bad paid my price la the first place." Gives Playgrounds to City. After Ineffertual effort by the Play ground aimoclalljii to get the rlly conn rll of Akron. O., to piirelmxo twenty neresi of land for playground F. II Mason, n prominent clllien. mine to th" ren-ue nnd bought the land nt 70H an ncre. lie donated the property to tho city nnd In nddlllon agreed to give fcMXiO n year for three year toward It maintenance. Till wa done on con dition that the rlly Immediately im prove the property so It could be used this summer The offer was accepted. . the Entire Stock of 44i4i4 - SEWING Skuse Hardware Company CLASSIFjEDj:OLUMN RATICH: Flvo" cents n lino for first Insertion In this column, four cents n lino for each subsequent In sertion. Cash In advance unless you havo an account with Tho Ilul lotln. Count six words to tho line, Including tho address. Wanted WANTED Second hoitd tent at once, about lOxta In stio, Apply at llulletlu ofllce. WANTED Position on ranch by experienced stnglo man. U. 8. Wndsworth, llend. tl-13p WANTED Job or work cutting wood. Havo air cooled gasoline drag saw. Will sell machine. I K. Uacli, llend. Ore. Up WANTED Stenngraphor who can keep simple set of books. Address llox 40, llend. Ore. tttt WANTI!I Roys and ulrU who with to make a few dollar very mlly. Any boy or girl who tin Httrndfi! the lU'litt school Mill he rflvii llfey cent for every nnr mil rrrlptlon to The lliilletln that he or hr linnth In I h-fore June tut. For Rent. FOR RENT -Furnished four- loom honce. Imiulrc llulletlu. lltf FOR KENT 4 room houso. with eloset and pantry. Phono K. W, lllehardson. Itf FOR RENT Two store rooms, modern plate glass front. Good lo cation 'mi Wall street. Enquire F. O. Minor at P. O. 4-tf FOR RENT- Furnished room for housekeeping, $6 pur month. W. II. Ish, Uit II, lllock IS. Center Add. Otf. FOR RENT Four-room bunga low, ctttmmlently mid neatly mulsh ed. l'hon lv P. Urostorhous. lltf FOR KENT An organ. 75 cts mo. J. D. Stevens, It 14, I.Ik 1, Kenwood, acrois the river. I2p FOR RENT If you are renting nil) thing, you'll need convenient rent iKHiks, well tmund, with stubs Thoy show "whore you are nt" all tho time. Each 15 ccut at The Ilul lotln. Found FOUND Automobile license num ber 700S. Owner can have It iiy oatllng nt Ilullotln offlcu and paying advertising cost. lltf Taken Up. TAKEN UP One buckskin maro pony, with hobblfH on. J. F. Wolff, 40 inllepoxt, llond-Ilurus road, Whit- aker P. O. ll-17p Lt. LOST Team of horses, wl altout 1100. Ono a gray, with rounded noso nnd halter, other a roan with icur on right leg and hobbled. Last seen going north on Prlnovlllo and Hummer I.ake road. F. Nuriiberger, Fort Rock, Oro. ll-13p First in 187a. Save Firt over Every inco It voti are lliintlnn and have onlv a imnll on t be temtilisl In ntil II I ii i'm . ' """" "" oo wi mo, to-called, cheap machines. Wliv nav voor hrtrA.inrnA mn... f. l . 1 .. machino. when vmi run linv liberal term tbet It will rnnrn while you When you buy n De Laval you machino will be "vice, durmo which limo it will save every poi- j tuio uouar lor you nnd over cgain. It you purchaio ruler , n year nolliinn Wfllto while it rlnri N.I More Do ore In uio iiiaso, i ncreiiarcaton. l.nmmnsn1 MMBIll you why. Bend Hardware C&il BEND ' I MACHINES - ZENITH ff MELVIL They are nimlo of the best niiitt'iiiil with all thu latest linprovcnicnt.s, We will sell Jor cash or on terms. Come in unci look them over. For Sale. FOIl KALE Fancy saddle horse, or will trade for u driving bursa. In. qulro "L," llullelln FOIl HALE -Five good milch cows, 4 Jerseys, Call at ranch Ih tweeu ltldlaw and Deschutes, j. It. Ilenhnm. Il-Up FOIl HALE Completely furnish, ed 12x33 tent and kitchen, all In Ono condition, good location, three blocks north of Pilot llutte Inn. II. J, Tyler. lltf FOR HALE Four head Jersey milch cows, also one Jersey bull, Phono or write It. 0. Audrus, Hltn, Ore. 7-llp FOR SALE Pure bred Ilsrred Rock eggs for setting; 91.60 for 13, l.mro order at O'Donnoll's market. J. F. Pierce, llend. 6 Itf FOR SALE First class llurbank potatoes for seed. Old Experiment Farm, Jonos & Hales. Phone con nection. lOtf IIKEfl FOJl HALE Two extra vigor uus colonies, 11. Hplnlng, llend. Up FOR HALE Good young horse, wt 1400. Pilot llutte Ranch. Kit FOR HALE- Good t-niin of horsu, S and 7 years old. In good condition, Also wagon and harness as good as now. Will sell for cash or trade for llend property. Intjulro llulMla ottlco, Kit FOR 8ALK Good team, barn and wagon. Kee J. II. lleau. Itf There U no ln-ttrr or cheaper way to get at M'oplc. If )oil lui' Miior thing to ell, If )oil lime Mitiiethlng lit erlmiue, or If )tiu unlit Mime Ihllig, leu or Iwenl) enl rx-til hi mheilNIng here will gel ion remilu. H cry one irniU 1I1U column lt" il irgulnr burgnln milliter. Vim ml V li-lrphour your ad any lltoe up lo Wiilni'kilny iiiMin, FOIt HALE- If you havo rooms or buildings for rent, you need n con venient rent iKMik. Wo have thum with stubs, ready for a year's iu Only IS cents each. Tho llulletlu. FOR HALE Hatching eggs from Kollerstrass Crystal White Orping tons, $3.00 a sotting. II. Hpolw. Rodraond, Oro. 61-13 run hai.k uarred Rocx egR 1 for hatching. $1 for 1C. K. W, Richardson, R. F. I)., Hand. 9tf FOR HALF-We have for sals' three houses and three barns, very cheap If sold at once. Lumber mill , ot llend Ilrlek & Lumber Co. I0II FOR HALM PIvo-paiscngcr nutr.. 3C II. P.; only run 1400 tulles, same as now. Cost fl7S0 when bought, would trndo for timber claim. V J. Kelly, 320 Clay Ht., Tho Dalles, Ore. FOR HALE Span of young mares, also wagon and harness. It M. Sanders, 2 blocks north and one east of the deKit, 10-1 lp . FOR HALE-NEU sec 8-17-11. Estimate 2H million feet pine. Value 14000. Mrs. Nellie O'Leary. Il inldjl, Minn. 10-12 Their Cos! Year ol Use nlmut Imvmn ... ..-..... nmoiml nl r.,l.. ...I. ,. : vnur mnn. :. ... -f !.. n r.. K.I.I--, rt. f I 1. than earn Its cost aro paylnsr for It. havo noilhvn m.MmnA t.i ,.r nood for at least twenty vears of anu corn iti onomal cwt over tho 10-callcd "cheap" icpa you mutt pay caili in advanco nnu uicn tokolho chance ol tho mArninA ,... ...,... .....!. I-.. r. ........Mwuvvwuiiuu nruiiincuaiicr m , . or two ol uo, to lay M tasio nf tlm rr U ...til MP In turn. ..."'"." . i itiii tmr '-'-;.', easiost to Laval machines wflsh. skims than any other (ho rlnanest lasts the longest vwMiwiuniiu m wo will tail I SOONER Of? IATER 1 YOU WILL DUY A DE LAVAL;