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JtVORttF lA. -ST1 TAGE 10. TUB IJK.NJ) IJULLETIN, I1ENI), ORE., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1010. Li. K FARMEdS WILL COME OUT AHEAD GRAIN LOOKS GOOD JEFFERSON IN Acrcnfro Hume Hut Yield Heller Tlmn Ucforc Illevntors Tor HUirntfu ComliiK Into l-'nor Powell lltilte Kiuiticnt Profit by Itnliis That tho Ccntrrl Oregon farmer who hns hard sleddlnK for tho last thrco or four corB with frosts, In Hiimclent rnlnfnll nnd hot winds will como out this year to tho Rood with n llttlo volvot Is tho opinion of grain men throughout this part of tho Btnto. With tho continuance of tho pres ent most fnvorablo wcntlior, Central Oregon will have Its biggest grain crop, IncrenHCH nvornglng upwBrda to 2li per cent over any former year. It Is said Hint the country north of florid will this year Imvo Its first big crop In two years, and there Is every Indication that this not over estimating tho value of the crop. Crops art) Itlpenlntf. From Itedmond to (Sotoway tho crops nro In various stages or rip en lug. IlcKlnnlng at Itedmond tho grain Is Just heading on a clean, healthy stalk and tho stands univer sally nro thlc'k and the ground Is freo from weeds. There Is ovory np poarauco that the ground which was fliimnior fallowed Inst summer vvr.B given mutch more attention than In Borno former years, Tho winter wheat and rya looks particularly good In tho fluids near tho railroad. Under tho prcHcnt conditions tho g-aln can stand n long dry period without endaugorlng tho yield. On ly severe hot winds or hall ran do n gront amount of damage. Tho acrengo throughout tho Jeff erson county grain belt Is not great or than IiibI year because the far mers have been unnhlo to break up more land, but It Is estimated that tho yield will more than mnke up for the nvorage Increase In acreage. The grain Melds around (.'ulver, Madras and Metollus extend up to the town's front door and extends away over the rolling hills for miles In one continuous body. Along tho railroad the grain stands fence high, and In a few places that can be seen whore the grain Is shorter the heads are long and well flllod. (aniens tilled iimltr dry farming methods are piospeiliiK, the potato acreage Is said to lie considerably lists than last eur, but that tho yield will be iiiiiul In most cases to that of the season of hut jenr owing to tho prolmhlu lucreiisu general! In the llelds. Crops nro jle. All the crops are from' two to three weeks later than last year. In tho territory north nf Madras haying Is well advanced. The recent rains havo been the gioutest boon to the country and every farmer Is happy. The tonnage to the ncro of alfalfa nlthnugh the crop Is later than last year Is said to be some heavier and the nuallly better There Is a very mldunt growing popularity among the Jefferson coun ty farmers for the elevators n the method of storing their gruln. At Metollus, II. M Hotthnff It) complet ing n "0(1 barrel cnparlty Hour mill nnd r.0,000 bushel elevator. Tho elevator Is largely nn experiment nnd It Is raid that the erection of ovnrnl oilier In tlu grain belt along the railroad are contemplated for this fall. Farmers are Inking strong ly to tho erection of grnnarloa nnd will In a larxo number of cases hint din their grain to the market In hulk. The irrent eoibllnnt price' of grain bags Is one of the cnum for tho channel In the method r StuiiIIIiic tho grain In bans to hmull lag It lu bulk. The entire section to be seen from the rulirtmil piuvenlM a prosperous outlook. Many of the ranch) nre conspicuous for their Improvements l'imreu are In kooi! condition Block Ih fnt ii ud tho farm building look to bo In good repnb. I'ovvcll Untie I'rohpprniiM, Prosperity Is certainly sturlng tho farmers of tho I'ovvcll Ilutlo section In the face. Then In not a fanner lit I lint, ruction of Crook county who will not com.' out handsomely this ear. Cutting or tho alfalfa Is now Ir. full vway und tno (ouiiiiko Is fur abend of bat enr despltu the fact that the (envon Is iii lentt two weeks Inter than last enr. It Is clearly evident that tho far. meru of this dlsttlrt luno protlted by the June rains, (lindens are well up ami look In Hit xory best of con dition. Everywhere there appears to bo nil iilmiidiiiico of water with which to Irrigate. ' Improvement in the Powell llutto rcctlou buoms to be routafflotm Ex pecting good yields a largo number o' the farms luivo added more and hotter oiiulpment. hotter lioimos mid barna. On tuauv of the smnU farms r.ro to bo seen siiinM bands of sheep nnd herds of cattle. Eoed Is said to bo orerywhuro abundant. Qrcsa on the range has never been eo good ns cordlng to sheep and cattlemen. Cmo tho Ihiby Itcst. Chlldien Just cannot keep covered at night and that Is ono way they Vike cold. Polcy's Honey and Tar Is a rollnblo family cough medicine that conalns no opiates or hnrmful ln gicdlonto, Mrs. Wrn. Loonard, Potts vlllo. In.. writes: "My baby had a very bad cough. Tho first doso gavo her relief " Sold ovoryvhcro. Adv, A HISTORICAL OLD TREE. One Planted on Long Uland by 8n tor riufui L. King. Perhaps tho most historic trco In tho vicinity of Jamaica Is that un the grounds of King manor, lu front of the east entrance, planted over a hundred years ago, It Is believed, by Senator Itufus L. King himself. That tho dis tinguished contemporary of Washing ton und Jefferson nnd Hamilton Aid brilliant defender of federal principles planted this trco with his own hands was testified to by the Into Hon. John A. King, grandson of Itufus L. King, lu a conversation he had on tho grounds of the manor on the occasion of tho transfer of tho historic property to tho vlllngo of Jamaica. John A, King. In talking with Judgo Fleming at that time, pointed to this old eycamoro or buttonwood trco nnd rcmnrked that his eminent grandfather had planted It- Ho said, "I think I'll havo a plate put on tho tree to perpetu ate tho face" Whether ho eicr did so or not, tliero Is no pluto there at the present time. Thcro nre several big holes In tho trunk, which havo been tilled In with cement to preserve It. At one time It sheltered n doghouse which stood In tho hole nt tho bottom of tho trunk. It Is related that lu tho days of Itufus King nnd his son. Governor King, thcro wnn n bell on the tree, which was rung when peoplo appeared at tho gato to glvo notice that they stood waiting to bo admitted. Tho trco belongs to tho plane trco family. It la doubtless ono of tho finest specimens of this family to bo found lu this country. Long Is land Life. SHOWED HIM THE DOOR. And Dlckani Want and Stood Not Upon the Order of Hit Going. Colonel It. wnn the proprietor of u widely known old house In tho south which tliiLSMiiinrlera of n ccutury ago had earned Its reputation us a well conducted tncrn. When Charles Dickens came to Amer ica he stopped at this southern house. Ho was baldly settled lu Ills room be fore Colonel II. was nt the door Ho assured him that his horses, his wines, all tho lailsh huspltnllty of a Mute famed for Its generosity, stood nt tho convenience of the distinguished vis itor. Dickens received the proffer coldly. In Loudon one did not incept u tavern Lieiier as a social oipiul. So It was thnt ho returned (he coin teens offer by trying llmt when ho wished tho hcrv Ices of tlio Innkeeper bu would send lor Mm. Cor sixty seconds Colonel It. stood si lent, his great face grow lug redder nil the while. I'limHy he stretched out a long nun toward Dickens. "you go. sir!" hu stammered. "And do not Maud upon tho order of your going." The novelist wci't. Ami It Is to lie trusted he had learned Unit the Amort can hotel keeper of l lint day nnd age was not to be confused with his broth er In fit ruff Kurope.-IMwntd Hunger ford lu Snltliday livening I 'out. Cauie For Thanke Wlfo Tho droNHimiker says sho won't make me another gown until joii pay her hill. Hub ivvlth rellefi That Is very good of her. I must write her n nolo of thanks. Por Blgn puinttng sea Kdwnrds.-Adv. wraggp Made LiKe New IU'n CJioy to Cliango old olmbby furnltiiro to urn hoguiiy, light o.ik, lnrk oak or golden oak, or to 8Yuro porfevt Imitations of eK'iilv bard woods, (, mtsl to dUcnrd old furniture Imviiiim It's m-iiIIci) or worn. A few cents for Vnrno-1-nc will iniiko it like new. , ACME QUALITY V.HXO-U0 Is u combination of I bo t-t Main and nriilshes. It en n bo used on doors, fiimltiiio, woodwork, or pnic tiettll) nny surface iiIhiiU the homo that rvtiulns te- tlnlslilng. Ask for color cnnLs, Bend Ha.rdw.are Co. BEND YELLOWSTONE PARK. Early Storlaa of Its Amazing Sights Were Not Believed. Tho first recorded visit to Yellow stone park was made by John Colter In 1810. Ho was n trapper and ndveu tuier who tools refuge thcro from hos tile Indians. Ills story of Its wonders was discredited. Tho next recorded visit wns by a trapper named Joseph Meek in lSl'O, who described It as "a country smoking w Ith vapor from boil ing springs nnd burning with gases is suing from smnll craters." Prom somo of tlieso craters, he said, "Issued blue dnmo und molten brimstone," which, of course, was not true, though doubt less Meek fully believed It to bo the truth. Between 1830 nnd 18-10 Wnrrcn An gus Ferris, a clerk In the American Pur company, wroto tho first descrip tion of the PIrcholo Geyser basin, but It wns not until 1832 thnt the geyser district was nctunlly defined and the geysers precisely located. This was done by Pother do Sinct, tho famous Jesuit missionary. It remained for n government expo dltlon. sent out In 1830 under command of Captain W. P. Itcynolds, to tlrst really explore nnd chart tho region Several private explorers followed, but bo great was public Incredulity as to tho mnrvcls they described thnt they did not dare tell their experiences be fore nny general audiences. Tho large exploring expedition under Governor Henry D. Washburn, sur veyor general of Montana, In 3S70 finally established tho farts to the pub lic belief nnd led to tbo creation of tho Yellowstone Kntlonul park. LANTERNS IN CHINA. Of All 8lzei, 8hapet and Prlcei, They Are In Common Use. Particularly gay and attractive nre tho shops of tho lantern venders In the Chinese cities. All vnrletles of lanterns nro to ho seen tho largo sllkcu ones thrco and four feet high, gorgeously painted with variegated colors, embroidered In gold nnd silver or .decorated with deep frlngo of the snino material, costing from $100 to $200 nnd used by the wealthy tnntidnrlus and others, nnd common small horn nnd paper lanterns, used by the coolies, which cost one- sixteenth of n ilollnr. Tho niodo of making horn lanterns Is very Ingenious: the horns nro cut Into remarkably thin slices which, by means of heat nnd pressure, nro Joined together und formed Into various shapes; round, sipuirc, hexagon, octa gon, nnd some shaped to resemble uu hourglass. It Is usual for servnnts. nftcr sunset, to carry before their masters largo lanterns made cither of born or highly varnished paper, with tho name, title and dignities painted lu largo letters thereon. At the feast of lanterns, which takes place lu the early part of tho Chinese New Year, these lantern shop pro prietors leap a rich harvest, as It Is customary for parents to moke pres ents of lanterns to their children. brother to sister, friend to friend, In feller to superior, und vice versa. Harmony In the Leaves of n Tree, One of the remarkable characteris tics of n trco Is the process of lenfnge, and If we examine the bough upon which the leaves grow tho admiration nf the Hclentlllc ugrlculturlst will be come thoroughly aroused over tho per. feet consistency and nitlstlc skill man ifested In the nrrnngement of each spray and tho exart number of leaves arranged with tho most eximlslto nrt nnd regularity. P.very group of lenves forms merely long linos, no two alike, no two lu the same position, yet all so perfect and harmoniously blended thnt there can be no antagonism, no same ness and nil those thousands and thou sands of strange nnd delicate forms grouped together, neither confused nor III trniii"il Lota Easier. Bobby rushed out to meet bis father tho other night as be was returning from work nnd said breathlessly: "Oh, papa, I won't havo to study nearly so hard nt school nny more." Now, Bobby had been doing far from well, and his father was pleased to hear of tho new Interest, hoping for better things. "How's that my son?" said no. "Oh, I got put back a class." Her Next Move. "Lct'ino see," mused the young wife as sho picked up tbo cookbook. "I havo mixed tho bnttcr for tho angel cake. Now what do I do next?" "Tclephono for tho doctor." answer ed tho heartless husband, who happen ed along In time to overhear her. Varied Views of Marriage. Marriage Is n lottery to the bachelor, nn urgent necessity In the optulon of tho widower, a delightful temptation to tho widow, n habit with a good many. Louisville Courier-Journal. Bays They nre Wonderful. Hot weather Is doubly dangerous when dlgtstlon Is had. Constipation, sick hendacho, bllllousncss, or other conditions caused by clogged bowels yield quickly to Foley Cathartic Tab- letc. Mrs. Elizabeth Slausoii, So. j Norwnlk, Conn., writes: "I can hon- estly say thoy nro wonderful." Sold i Everywhere. Adv. HOME COOKING Fresh Fruits and Fresh Vegetables Only everything of the very belt on our tablet. THE COZY Mri. Nettie Stevemon BRICK THAT IS MADE STAYS HERE Brick is the MOST ECONOMICAL Building Material there is. All who have used our product are satisfied. The Bend Brick & Lumber Co. Read this and he Convinced BEND, Oregon, July Bend Flour. Mill Company Bend Oregon. ' GENTLEMEN : In response to your results obtained from your and TRUE BLUE that of ALL the flours we have used in our bakery, your flour has given us the best satisfaction of any we have ever tried. We find that we are able to get a BETTER LOAF VOLUME and BREAD OF BETTER TASTE from this flour than from any other. In fact we have built up our trade for our GOOD TASTE BREAD on your flour and we can also heartily recommend it to give good satisfaction. Yours very truly THE SANITARY BAKERY 0 By R. H. Hopkins . J Lots at Half the Price Asked in other additions of Equal Distance from the Business Center. Lois 40X105 $75 for Inside, $100 for Corners Lois 50X125 $100 for Inside, $125 for Corners REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS Central Oregon's Leading INSURANCE AGENCY Fire Aulomoble Life Accident Surely Bonds J. A. EASTES OREGON STREET. DEND, OREGON Member Portland Realty Hoard. We Know How to Swat the Fly If you wnnt to seo n MjJch storo Just drop around. AVo will not tolerate tlio appearance of n fly. Our snnltnry refrigerator counter keeps our fresh and perishable goods free from contact with dust or files. Tho very best of grocery merchandise In the Tory best of condition may nlwnys bo purchased nt BAKER'S GROCERY Wall Street, Near Ohio Phone Red" 161 EVERY DOLLAR YOU PAY FOR SANITARY BAKERY Hopkini 6t Bctch, Pfopi. inquiry as to the DESCHUTES SPRAY FLOURS ve are pleased IN BEND 1st, 1916. to state it t. V