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Progress in Rabbit Eradication
Community Organization Necessary to Obtain County Strjcliulne.
Hy County Agriculturist A. M. Iorctt
Although tlioro has been very lit
tlo favorable weather In Crook county
to date (or tho killing of largo num
bers of rabbits through the use of
poison mixtures, the progress mado
In tho county In preparation of the
would not have made nny material
difference had he added tho strych
nine according to formula, lie, how
over, put strychnine crystals Instead
of Alkaloldal powder Into the starch
after It had been boiled. Expert-
use of these mixtures and the work of ments have shown that to obtain the
eradicating the rabbits generally Is best results tho powder Is preferred
very fnvorable. There are at present but If Sulphate crystals must be used
18 community organizations formed they should bo Introduced Into tho
nnd ready for work as soon cb fav- hot water and dissolved before ad
orable weather appears. Four other ding tho stnrch. If Alknloldal crys
nrganlzntlons will taku up tho work j tals must be used, tho solution must
immediately and requests for meet-. be made up with strong ncld vln
ings nnd assistance In organizing cgar or Hydrochloride acid. In
organizing communities have been re-, tho Instance ho re cited, it Is very
colved In largo numbers by tho Coun- probnblo that the large Btrychnlne
ty Agriculturist, . crystals were never dissolved nnd the
UccaUBO of the necessary work m strengtu or tne entire oaten or mixed
nrnnnrntlnn nf nnntinl renorts on crnln would be mnterlallv weakened.
demonstrations, etc., In the county! Anothor factor of major Import-
for the year which must be prepared ' nnco Is that of weather conditions.
by January 1st, and because of the If the wenther Is not favorable, sue
A few mouths ngu. tit u t-uiinell meet
ing lit n certain small town, u well
known ntdcrniau astonished the mem
bers by saying:
"fJentlemcn. wc have been sending
our lunntk'H to asylum for n long
lime now, and It has cost us u grout
deal of money, but I am glad to be
able to tell you that wc have now built
nn asylum for ourselves." ChUugo
News.
8ome Hop of Finish.
"Which do you prefer, n preacher
who preaches extemporaneous sermons
or n preacher who rends hit seruious?"
nuked fitnltb.
"I prefer the preacher who reads his
sermons." replied ilrown. "He cun tell
when tie gels to the cud of bis ser
mon." Spokane Ilevlew.
county agent's conference at Corval-
lis Janunry 3 to 14, the county ag
riculturist has found It Impossible to
hold meetings Inter thnn this week,
until after his return from Corvnllls
ccssful rcsultB from the ubo of tho
poison cannot bo expected. Field
tests hnvo clearly demonstrated that
if wo hnvo clear cold weather, with
tho ground frozen, rabbits can bo ns
Janunry 1G, .Mr. Ward, U. S, DIoloK-1 readily poisoned In Central Oregon no
leal assistant, will i'.Ipo bo gone from nny
tho county, January 3 to 12, but af
ter that tlino will hc glad to visit
nny section of tho county nnd con
tinue tho work Svo hnvo already
started. A lr.rgo itinntlty of strych
nine purchased by tho county nnd
statri Is expected to arrive this week
nnd n largo portion of this will bo
distributed among organized com
munities In the county. Nono of this
strychnlno will bo glvon to individ
uals; nil will be glvon to drgsnlza
tlons. It is not necessary that either
tho County Agriculturist or Mr Ward
bo present to effect n community or
ganization. Any community may or
gnnlzo and as soon ns wo have proor
thnt tho organization Is perfected nnd
thnt It means business, It will be
given Its share of tho strychnine It
your community wnnts assistance In
tho rabbit work It must hnvo an or
ganization. In rcgnrd to tho use of poison mlx-
turcs for rnbbltH Mr. Ward stntes as
( follows: "Thu ultlmato success of
tho Jack rnbblt poUonlng In Crook
county will depend on how carefully
'-" thoso using tho poison mixture fol-
low instructions regarding Its prepa
ration and rccommcndntlon for Its
exposure. I hnvo lately conforrcd
with one "poison mixer" who deviat
ed from tho plan. This gentlemnn
used practically no accuratu meas
ures and guessod at tho amount of
liquid for tho starch solution, This
nny other states whore tho poison has
beon successfully used.'
Where tho destruction of rabbits
Is tho prlmnry object, It Is ndvlsablo
to expoBo tho polton onts In largo
enough quantities thnt tho rodents
ccn obtain sulllclent poison without
having' to search for It. Ono orga
nization oxposod tho poison mlxturb
In such small driblets thnt It is
doubtful if tho ralililft) vlaltlng the
halt spot found sufficient to kill them.
Anothor important Item Is .that of
knowing that tho rabbits are visiting
n certain locality or spot. If tho rab
bits come to n spot they may bo seen
In tho evening or early morning,
Tracks in tho Bnow nro no indication
of tho numbcrof rabbits that havo
been thero."
Somo of tho results already obtain
ed nro as follows: G quarts of polipn
onts on Kred Egll's plnco near Silver
I.nko killed 117 rabbits In ono night;
2 quarts of tho same mlxturo at K.
D. Houston's near Paulina, killed 46
rabbits tn ono night; 12 quarts of the
mlxturo put out at Hemstad killed
240 rabbits; 1 V4 quarts near Torre
bonno killed 21 rabbits. The poison
oats mlxturo costs approximately 7
cents por quart In Crook county.
Strychnine Is a dangerous poison
when used carolossly. Obtain In
structlons direct from those advising
Its use, follow Instructions expllclte-
ly nnd you will get the rabbits with
out danger to livo stocky
Worked In tho liny Field.
Arthur Jones, Allen, Kans., writes:
"I havo been troublod with bladder
and kidney troubles for a good many
years. If It were not for Foley Kid
ney Pills I would never be Able to
work In the liny field. " Men and
women past middle ngo find theso
pills n splendid remedy for weak,
overworked or diseased klduoys. Sold
everywhere. Adv.
Strong nnd Well ns liver,
Fred Smith. Green Bay, Wls..says:
"Foley Kidney Pills completely re
lieved me of nil Bareness nnd pain
In tho back and now I am strong and
well as over." Cold weather, makes
aching Joints, sore muscles and Ir
regular bladder action moro unboar-
oble. Foley KIdnoy Pills hoip tno
kidneys ollmlnate paln-caUBlng pois
ons. Sold Everywhere. Adv.
Buy your groceries at McCllncy's.
Adv.
7 Where do you trade? At Mc
Cllncy's Grocory. Adv .
See Edwards for paper hanglng.-Adv.
A Fatal Omlitlon. .
"This." nnld the editor, "describes the
Invention In graphic style, but you
haven't made It complete."
"No." Kuld the reiorler.
"No. Von lnvcn't Hiild thnt It Is des
tined to revolutionize the Industry."
Host on .loiiii. il.
Gone!
Modern Chlld-Whnt do they meon
by a lung winter evening? Mother
A portion of the day which existed
before t lie era of niuvlcs und talking
machines Jtidtrp
SHAVING THE PIG.
Ap Incident That ChUf 'Juitlcs Chit
Wantsd to Forgtt.
Sulmoti P. Chase, governor of Ohio,
K'liulor of tho United Htutes, secretary
of thu United Btutcs trcusury and chief
uk the of tho supreme court of the
Frilled Htntcs. owe hud an encounter
with a pig thnt Is worth telling.
When u buy ho attended a prlvato
txuirdlng school'kcpt by his uncle, the
Kplrtvnpitl bishop of Ohio. Ho did the
there for bin uncle during the school
term und worked on the farm during
the KUuimcr. Ono day his uncle told
lit nephew that he should kill nnd
ilress ii pig at the cIuhu of tho school
that day.
With no little dllllcillly the bny
ruught the pig mid killed It, And now
the question wus how to get the bris
tles off. Ho had heard of farmers
scalding hogs, so he soused the pig
Into n barrel of hot water. He either
held tho pig In the water too long, or
did not hove It hot enough, for In spite
nf nil his scraping the bristles would
not como on. He then thought of his
uncle's razors, and getting them ho
'ilinvr.1 (be pig from lioo'to tall.
When the bishop returned he con
ffnitnlntMl bis nephew on the splendid
apiHiirance W the pork. Hut when
tie tried to shave- the next day ho dis
covered thnt the r.tzopt would not
"work." Whnt he said mid did we limy
liungliie, tiut undo not l.now
Chief Justice Cliui-e was n wry dig
nllled 11111. Ill private secretary. Mr
I) Idler, says Hint be bud little humor
In his composition l'reldeiit Lincoln
once related the foregoing story lit n
meeting of the cabinet, lint Mr- Clinic
did not like It very well, und the pre
blent never referred to It again.
were paid for good stock. The harness
wos of patent Irnlhcr trimmed with
red, while tho wagons plying back and
forth between the factory nnd the
docks or the railroad hud red under
gear to match the harness trimmings,
nnd the wheels were decorated with
gold leaf. It enrat line. Hut this is all
past Today the pointed screw can be
purchased ut nny corner storo for n
few cents a package. Wall Street
Journal.
Cap of Good Hops.
The Onpe. of Hood Hope Ucm at u eon
Merablc Ulr.tattre from iln- end of
South Africa and K In fart, the middle
of tho three promontories, severally In
conspicuous, which Jointly terminate n
slender peninsula some twenty miles In
length forming the burner between
Fnlsc bay nnd the Atlantic ix-eaii on
tho west. These three headland, lying
near together and commonly miilhliU-.l
on n map of moderate scale, lire lociillv
designated Cape Point. It was here
that llnrtbolotjiew Hint first encoun
tered In full force the prevalent south
easterly gales und denounced the rug
ged, threatening, threefold promontory
under the sounding npi-clliltlon of the
Cnpe of Sturm, to be afterward re
christened by pious, trustful "hearts the
Cupu of Wood Hope.
F. DEMENT & CO.
WISH ALL
A HAPPY AND
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
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GROCERY .nd HARDWARE'
Buy More for Less
Wc have opened a biff line of staples
in groceries and canoffer you more for
less money. We have new and stan
dard lines of groceries carried by no
others in town. We will be glad to put
them up for your approval, We also
can quote you economy prices in shelf
hardware.
H. E. BAKER
Wall Street. Near Ohio
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believe that the coming year will be even a
more prosperous one. It is our wish thati
you will receive your full share . of the
New Year's Happiness and Prosperity.
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SHUEY'S
The Cash Grocer
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HEART OF THE CITY. FOll COMFORT AND CONVEN
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Headquarters fy auto transportation to
all Interior points. American
and European plans.
Hates rcnsonnblc. ' J. V. TAOOAItT, Proprietor.
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The fastest route between the
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North Hank rail and 2G hours' ocean sail on the mammoth steel liner,
"Northern Pacific" (licensed for 800 passengers) sailing every four days-
approximately 'between San Francisco and Portland,, via Flavel-Aitorla,
December sailings from Portland December 2, 7, 11, 1C, 21, 2S, 30.
HAMK TIME AND RATE AH ALL HAIL
FARES INCLUDE MEALS AND 1IKRT1I
This means n considerable saving on California trips.
DIRECT CONNECTIONS AND THROUGH SERVICE TO PUGET SOUNIK
AND ItRITIHII OOLUMIIIA.
Call or write for details of tho 15-day cruises to Hawaiian Islands of
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SWAMPED WITH PROFITS.
Btory of ths PsUnt on ths Scrsw With
tht Qlrnttt Point.
Perhaps the shortcut teut applica
tion extant Is the one on Die in the
intent otUce at Washington, which
reads, "1 claim a patent on a screw
with a gimlet point."
t Previous to that all screws used In
woodwork had Itecii of the bluut end
variety, and the carpenter had to care
fully lioru a hole with a ulinlet or au
ger before Inserting hi screw aud
forcing it home. The iidveut of the
screw with n gimlet olnt which would
bore Itself In revolutionized this.
This patent was hold by tho Ameri
can Bcrow company of Providence, It,
1., nnd before the patent ran out and
It was tuiKksIble for others to manu
facture It without damage suits this
company mude tremendous profits.
Tho demand for the gimlet pointed
scrow was, of courve, lmuicne, and
the company did ,ut know what to do
with Its nroflts. . .
Jt yt. Uf anyrorw vjew tfijehilft
i iiacks, nil i irruieiiuuua Iirie,
Pairing In Lsol'laturst.
The custom of pairing In the house
of ciiiiimoiiM originated In t'rumw ell's I
time. "I'nlr ofT' Is the phrnse iimmI In
siiinlfy that two members of a lei: Is
lathe Isiily of opposite political oplu
Imis agree .to nbtelit themxelves finni
toting fr u certain istIikI. Iiy "pair
Ins" hi this way they neiHmllze each
Hitler's nlwen'e. The whips ef the
Ihiii-i- geuehtlly iiuiiiilcn to tlml "pairs"
n lion, fur any reiimn, members desire
to by nlutent lempnrarlly.
An Odd Epltsph.
The following epitaph Is to tic found
In a cemetery wlthlu seven miles of
New York's city hall;
Iltader, pau on; don't waits your Mm
Our kd bkxrrsphy antl t'tt.r rme,
Kur wtiat I am ttU cminbllos clay In
sures. And what I-waa la no aftalr of your.
Family Traiurs.
"Whit's the trouble lu the house
hold J"
"Mother gave away all of father's
old clothes. Aud he retaliated."
"Howl"
"Uy throwing away all her old tnedl
clue bottles." llaltlmore American.
Incongruous.
Jones That setsly looking Individual
Is Professor Ragtag, lie Is working on
m scheme that will make him rich If he
van H-rfect It, Smlth-What Is th
scheme? Jones A plan to enable out
kldors to make mouey tu Wall street.
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