WKS&Sa 5a" fc-t'4'. . h-JIS, i-.CAiBwi..iU. jsrnrr: IAOR 4. THK niJNn, Ul'IXKTIN, IIEND, 0RR., WKllNKSDAY, DECKMnKH 2f, 101S. ft, , (4 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 Vr ALSO SOLICIT YOUR t PATRONAGE IN OURV; 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 BlssssVsslsHlslssVTssnsslHBsllHsKjil vL. Lf3fHM '&Srfif&'WKtf &9'&Jffill4tBfa. 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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. 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