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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1915)
Atii yWLl AM iV Mainly For the Farmers. Out of the Joke Book I HULK Ft TMK fnCALTMACCfl CHKW; KCIII6H mmJ I I I .ii I IPIllliU I " U. OF 0. POTATO BULLETIN IS READY FOR GROWERS A bulletin that makes sug estlons to Oregon farmers about marketing their potatoes more successfully has just been issued by tbe University of Oregon school of commerce. Co-operation among growers Is advised as one means of bettering condi kept away from small children or stock. "Either solution may bo, used several times (not to exceed four.) Tho formaldohydo loses strength on standing und the mercuric chloride gradually do terloratcs when it becomes dirty A gas treatment with formalin may be used where large quan titles of potatoes aro to bo troat ed but requires special procau 4lmta tlmf nftnn In rnrnnt. tintntn years havo been none too good!tIons details of which will be -rnr thn nmrinrpr i f urnishcd parties interested on The facts in the bulletin have application to tho department been gathered from nil over the ;of riant Pathology at O, A. G." world and make uu a broad sur-1 voy of .the potato Industry. The last report, Issued by the United States stands third from i uovernmcnt, upon uiq vacant tho bottom in yield per acre; I public lands of the United States 13elgium produces 200 bushels, Allows that the area unapprot morc-an acre than tins country; prlated and unreserved covor a Germany doubles the American total or buo,si,oay acres, or yield per acre; Germany, with a total acreage less than that of which 4SG,GS6,632 acres is un surveyed. Of this later figure, Texas, plants About 5,000,000 , 367.963.S23 acres represents more acres than tbe enure i vacant lands In Alaska. United States. The bulletin calls attention to heavy importations by the United States from abroad. Low cost of fertilizers, rotation of drops and low' wages in Germany are partly respon sible for German success. The question of competition; Potato growers problems are not solved by starting a starch factory on paper. W.C. T. U. COLUMN. TUa. Cturinnt Vntft is taken urt. and it is shown that i Y?tertrttt ! ttrirtv itimi n t ir Bermuda potatoes, for instance, to b-ar coll students from bring an average of $1.44 a votlng at municipal elections and busnei. wnereas uregous aer- havQ introduced a bill to that age price is to ceiiis. it is suowii effect in the legislature. It is tnat Japan nas onvenine uimeu founa that a majority of students J- 1- ir Al.n nnlnfn ..-..- I . . . ing market in the Philippine islands. Byproducts from the potato are taken up and facts regarding the manufacture of starch, alcohol and stock food are submitted. , i f Already Provided. -) Mrs. Naggs has a reputation for meanness, una day, Whlio ordering somo meat toboUlc- ivered later on, she ordcred.two cents' worth of cat's meat! for puss. She lived a considerable dfstanco from tho ahopTfand . . . .7 ust as tne messenger was ieav ng with the order Mrs. Naggs' maid appeared, and In a -state of breathlessness exclaimed, ''uias missis' meat gone yet? "Just going, replied tho, as sistant. "Oh, thank goodness I am in time!" she exclaimed. -You must not send tho cat's meat; the cat has just caught a bird." POTATO SEED TREATMENT CHEAP CROP INSURANCE ' Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Mar. 25. "In taking up the matter of seed treatment for disease control, several ques tions present themselves for "consideration," according to F. D. Bailey, research assistant in Plant Pathology, Oregon Agri cultural College. "This being the time when many growers are especially interested, the fol lowing recommendations are ' submitted in answer to queries that are constantly recurring: "Diseases that can be con trolled entirely or largely by proper treating" and inspection of seed at cutting are', common scab, rhizoctonia, blackleg and the two fungus wilts. vote dry, and near-dry results of the last election in tho city of Madison greatly alarmed the local brewing interests. "In practice," says the Daily Car dinal, college paper of Madison, "this bill would deprive the stu dent of his ballot. The law would prevent him from voting in tho college towA where he lived and circumstances would prevent him from voting in the place where the law ironically gave him tho right to vote. An ignor ant, morally-debauched hobo can cast a ballot in Madison, if he has been in Wisconsin for one year and been a resident of the precinct for ten days. Yet this bill -would deprive the relatively intelligent student voter of the right to vote on the same terms." In the legislature of Minnes ota, also, q. bill of similar Intent is pending. What the Brewers Believe. A circular letter sent out by "Malt," IS Broadway, New York Thte nf'City, contains this significant ,n,,r with th undflratandintr; warning to the brewing trade: that the soil to be used has not : r Women suffrage n the State produced crops with any of .of New York, which is now free these diseases in recent years. 1 predicted, will, it is greatly And has had no other chance to feared, place the State in the become diseased. , prohibition column n a few "Tubers that are bruised, i years- This would kill the malt- nmnkfid or discolored, or show lmS inausny or tne unitea btaies a brown ring when the stem end is cut across should be sorted out and discarded from the seed In case scab is the principal trouble for which seed is to be treated, it will be quite satisfactory- ,,to. use the formaldehyde frofifmont "One. pint fornuflin in 30 gal- voted dry- Ions water, soaking seed with - - sacks V crates for two hours,! The Progressive party of and then drying seed thorough- 'Michigan at Its state convention ly. This should preferably be-declared for state and national "??nnp immftdintelv before nlant-' prohibition. New York's Commissioner of Ezise, in his report to the- state legislature, says that since the passage of the law limiting sa loons to one to every 750 of pop ulation, 1,018 saloons have quit business and 407 towns have Dona by Deputy, , , presented hlniBOlf again for tho At a marrlago Bervlc;,por- liitorvlow with (HthorRiid son. formed in a flUMo country Again ho wont over tho points cnurcn wnon ino mmistersaiu oi mo arucios no nan to Ben in solemn tones, "Wilt.ithou 1 forcibly, eloquently, porsiiRslvo- havo this man to bo thy wedded ly. Novcr had ho acquitted him husband, otc.? Instead of tho: self of a liner "Boiling talk." womah answering for herself, When ho had finished tho old a gruir man s voico answered, i lorKsniro man uirncu to ma son I will!" f and said enthusiastically: uDo Tho minister looked up. very you hoar that, Jock? Woll, now. Ho repeated tho sentence, and that's tho way I want yo to soli again tho samo gruff volco an-! our goods on tho road." swered, "I will!" , caln tho minister looked up, In Time of War. whon a man seated at tho end of) The Gorman Ambassador, tho first row said, "She's; dcef.j Count von l)ernstorff, said at-a parson, nn' rm answering i or luncheon at Jacob II. Schlff'B her!" W icottarco at SeabrlKhti a vj uuiiuv vcutititiitj tv4 unci ingV however, it it is desirable Qtnrf onrnnts hftfnro nlrintini? ' e nation mat annus tne u win LnAwnrv to civ the least will win. Kaiser WUhelm. treatment somewhat earlier. L ResIst alcohol as you would ra nnTH ho tnifn not tn rp- the enemy. Lord Kitchener. infect the' tubers by placing them back in the same storage place unless it, too, is disinfect ed Made an Artthem of It. It is pleasant to hear that the In anv case, at the nresent stern business of drilling has its state .of experimental evidences light side, as well as most other itis advisable -to treat before tilings, in a certain territorial cutting. j regiment, not many miles from "A substance that is more sat- London, one of the newest re isfactoiy than formalin in that'eruits was waiting his turn on it is effective against rhizoctonia parade to be inspected, as well as scab is mercuric chlo-1 Presently to him came tho ride (corrosive sublimate.) This youthful officer in charge . He poisonous substance may be se cured in the form of white cry stajs from the large drug com panies, the smaller stores gen erally carrying it only in tablet form. This should be used in 1 to 1000 dilution or about 4 ounces In 30 gallons of water where the crystals are used. If the tablets are used the direc tions should be followed. In making this up for the use the amount to be used should be carefully weighed out and dis solved in a Bmall quantity of hot waiter. This must be done Jn a clean wooden or porcelain con tainer and after diluting It must b4, handled in tho same way, since' it reacts with metals. The treatment from this point is the same as with formaldehyde, ex cept that tubers should.bo soak ed l1 hourg. It should !also be borne iii ' mind that this sub stance is poisonous so should bo has what Is known as the var sity accent. The officer stopped and in spected. Then: ' "Ha, ha, no shave," he said. "He, he, no razors" replied 'the new recruit blithely, thinking that he had met a sociable soul with a pleas ant way of reprimanding. The result was, of course, dis astrous to the recruit. But now, when the regiment Is marching and "Tiperary" is getting a little overdone, the monotony is varied by tho front section call ing out in full-throated unison, "Ha, ha, no shave," which is. in stantly repjied to from the back with a stentorian roar of "He, he, no razor!" London Dally Mirror. Oregon, City After long struggle, Main street.to be paved with bitullt'hlc two-Inch weaYing surface on a concrete base. Made a Hit. A commercial traveler had most eloquent, his most posua sive for nearly an hour to a shrewd old Yorkshire business man. The old fellow seemed convinced and pleased, and the traveler thought he had his fish anded. But tho Yorkshire man said: "There's ma lad, Jock. Ah d alke him to hear Avhat yo- have to say. Will ye coom this after- again?" "Certainly, sir, witu plea sure," replied the traveler heart- anu at tne nour appointeu ; war shows an Ignorance of wolt- polltllt as cxccssivo as tho broker's Ignoranco of art. "A banker said to a broker: "I want you to come and spend tho wcok-cttd with 'mo In tho country. I want to show you a Murillo, a Botiguorcau and a Tintoretto that 1 bought last week.' " 'Why, man, what a fool you aro, ' said tho broker, 'to buy foreign cars In war tlmo! Don't you know you'll novcr bo ablo to get new parts?" A minister of n Scotch parish was called in to effect a recon ciliation between a fisherman and his wife. After using all the arguments at his command to convince tho husband that It was unmanly to Btrlko his wlfo, ho concluded: "You know, David, that tho woman Is tho weaker vessel." "Weel, then," snld David sulk ily, "if aho's tho weaker vessel she should carry tho less sail," 1 'CTHE UMPIRE EXPLAINS TO THC 8000 JUtWE GO right to your dealer and get a pouch of ."Right-Gut" the Real Tobacco Chew. It will give you better satisfaction than the old kind and last you longer and taste better. , It's n new blend of mellow, sappy leaf seasoned and sweetened just enough. Tako b very imall eiiow leu than one-uarter tho old tlze. It will ho more lutlnfyind than a mouthful of ordinary tobacco. Jutt nibble on It until you find the itrenKth chew that uiti you. Tuck it (Stray.' Then lat It rcit. See how entity and evenly tho real tobacco teite comet, hoyr It iititflci without grinding, how Not at tho Front. A professor of tho university, vho is very popular among tho students, was entertaining n group of them at his residence ono night. Taking down a mag nificent sword that hung over much leti you have to iplt, how few chew you take to be tobacco Mtitfied. That'a why It Ik Tkt Real Ttia:c3 Chtw. That'a why It eoiti ten in the end. It It rJr ehrw, tut fin and hnrt hrtJ m lint you won't bro ta frlnJ on Ii with your luitu UrlaJlaf on vntlauy eeuJItJ tobecco mikii voB wit too much. ' Tbauttaot pure, rich tobeo nal pmJ to ba MtrJ op tttihjRoiaiica ui licorice. JWotlca bow iba Mil briaft out I be tick tobacco taita le Hljht-Cut." One small chew takes the place of two biff chews of the old jdnd. WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY BO Union Square Now York (buy from dealer orsend iosstampstp us) tho firoplaco, ho brandished it about, exclaiming: "Never will 1 forget tho day I Wonderful Exhibits From AH Lands Show the World's Best Progress t From Beginning to End Magnificent Panama-Pacific International Exposition Will Abound With' D T By HAMILTON WRIGHT. UE construcUon ot tho ranama-I'acldc International Exposition at San Franclsco vfas 05 per cent completed three months before the opening $&y, os Feb: 20. 1015. Tbe early Install... tlon of thousands of tons of rnre'nnd costly exhibits from all parts of tbe globe and tho participation of forty of tno world s great countries have nnqur ed a celebration that will be unrivaled In Its splendor, magnitude. Interest dud comprehensiveness. From Its oponlng until Its close, on Dec. 4. 1015. the Exposition .TvIU abound with original features collect ed at an expenditure of many millions of dollars, it will present a cross sec tion of human achievement The Pan Superb Educational and Entertainment Features. CM . ' i.. . - .. . , rmuuai.'u in a Biugie uaj, anu. inr 111 advance of its opening, the Exposition had created an unprecedented Interest throughout tbe world, and its opening was eagerly awaited. In keen competitive exhibits there will bo presented more than 80,000 Bin glo exhibits and groups of related ex. hlblts portraying tbo results of tho world's best efforts In recent ycary. This wonderful Exposition, present ed at an outlay of more Uian 500,000, 00p. celebrates n contemporaneous achievement, the building ot tho Tana ma caurtl. nnd nil exhibits that aro en tered for competitive award will bo those Uint have been originated or pro duced since tbo grnt Louisiana Pur chase Exposition at St. Louts ten years ago. The (tosslblo exception to this rule will bo where earlier exhibits are fare work will, for example, oo in the ralace of Mined an exhibit three fourths ot an ucro in extent, illus trating tho Banner In which the largest steel corporation in tho world Is caring for and plans to still- fur iher advance the wclfaro ot its em ployees. In tho Palaco of Education they will bo Interested in a great United States government exhibit.. Tho great war In no way has dimin ished tlio prospect ot attendance at tho Exposition, and thousands ot Americans will for Uio flrst time en Joy tho educative trip across their na tive land. After tho outpreak of tho conflict tho number of conventions de ciding to meet In San Francisco pro portionately increased. One of tbo most Important of the assemblages will be tho International engineering ama canal is today open and aolns business on a far vaster scale than was predicted for It. and the Exposition, which celebrates tbo opening ot tho ca nal. Is today revealed as the greatest manifestation of national achievement in American history. Here will Iks a neutral ground where even nations en gaged In warfare will display on a scale never before equaled their prog ress In tbe arts, industries and eclcuceu of peace. Within three months before tbe open ing ot the Exposition as many as 2,000 tons of consignments bad reached San shown to Illustrate the evolution of tbe processes of manufacture as, for ex ample, a display of a model of tbo first cotton gin in connection with tho mar velous equipment into which it has evolved. Many of the displays will bo espe cially adapted to study by tho dele gates to great naUonnl and lntcrnn Uonal congresses nnd convcnUons, of which moro than 800, embracing al most every phase of human activity have voted to meet in San Francisco in 1015. Dulecates to the congresses interested in social progress and wcl- "THB END OF THE TKAIL," PANAMA-PAOIFIO INTEENATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FBANCISCO, 1915. This photograph shows James Karle Fratier's superb piece of statuary, "Tho End of the Trail," at tbe Pannma-Fncllic InternaUonal Exposition. More than 600 beautiful sculptures are stiown at the Exposition, tbo works of famous sculptors of tbo day. In addition to' tbo sculptured shown out of doors, thousands ot beautiful worka of art ure presented in the great Palace' of Fine Arts. " , i congress, at which Its distinguished chairman, Colonel George W. Uoethuls, will preside. Tho foreign participation will bo notabla The nations are not attempt ing to show everything that they pro duco, but will lay especial omphaHls upon those products In which they ex. cel. In the Danish display, for exam ple, will be shown products of tho Itoynl Danish porcelain factory at Co penhagca Japan In her exhaustive ex hibit will display priceless works of art, loaned by direction of tho Imperial household und mauy of which could not bo duplicated. From Italy will bo shown historic paintings of the old masters, hitherto ucrer exhibited In America in tho originals. From China there havo reached San FrnneJuco ko loctlous of exhibits collected under the supervision of tbe governors of the Chi nese provlnoes. Ituro silks and satins, carvings, inlay Work In tfio precious metals, exhibits of tbo transportation methods omploycd In tho old China and tbo modern methods used In tho awakening republic will bo shown. Now Zealand will mako u marvel ous exhibit of its rare woods, of Its fleeces, ot its suporb scenic charms. A largo number of rare plant trco ferns from New Zealand will bo found growing on tho Exposition grounds. Tho Argentine Iiepublle early set asldo a larger sum than any ever np proprlated by a foreign nation for rep resentation in un American exposition. Tho modern cities of Argentina, tho schools, churches, llbrurles, tho great llvo stock nnd agricultural Interests will bo extensively portrayed, and tho mutual Interests of South Amprlca and North America will bo 'emphasized in almost every conceivable- manner. From South Africa will Uo shown dia mond exhibits und met hods of extrac tion. The magnificent Canadian dis place will reviow not only tho widely known agricultural wealth, but will illustrate tbo scenic charms of the great Dominion, of snow clad moun tain peaktl, of farrcacklng .forest, ot Inland lakes in 'chains of silver and pushing mountain atiearaa. 1 - . drew this blado for tho llrst time!" "Where did ypu draw It, sir?" an nwo-stmck freshman asked. "At a radio," said tho pro fessor. A Smart Skipper. Owing to tho shallowness of a certain harbor tho. ships trading to and .from it havo to bo built with n light draft. Comment ing on this fact ono day a face tious individual remarked to tho skipper of a steamer: "I reckon, captain, you would think nothing of running your ship across a meadow on a dewy night?" "Nothing at all," camo tho re ply. "Though, to make sure, I might Bond a man ahead with a watering Can." What Ho Noodod. Tho physician pondered tho case foi a few minutes before ho ventured nn opinion. "I think your husband needs a rest moro man anytnmg ejso,'r ho said at last. "If he could bo convinced of that " "But ho absolutely refuses to. listen to mo, doctor." ' "Well," returned tho phy sician, thoughtfully, that's a stop In the right direction." Diplomatic Rebuke. A well-known Wcstejrn Son alor recently visited a harbor shop where tho barber, failing to recognize his patron, was very talkative. Ho ventured on all tho timoly topics of the day, and, although the Senator did not ap parently enter Into tho spirit of the conversation very koonly tho tonsorlal artist's enthusiasm was not visibly dampened. Finally ho asked: "Have you ever been in here before?" "Once," said tho Senator. "Strange that I don't recall your face." "Not at all," tho Senator as sured him. "It ultorcd greatly in healing.'' Not Behindhand. Tho judgo looltcd at the prig oner keenly for a few moments and then said: "It strikes mo forcibly I havo. seen your face before." - "That's where I always wear It," replied tho prisoner sullenly. Then tho court laughed and It took somo tlmo to restoro ordor. Woll Balanced. "I don't qulto see tJio. point of that remark of yours," said tho grocer, as ho tle.d up the paclmgo of sugar. ' "What remark was that?" asked the customer, "You just remarked that some men had an offhand way of do ing things, and you wished I whs oho." " v "Yes; J wished to remind you thatyour hand was on tho sugi' when'-ycjU -weighed it."