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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1921)
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE THREE TOMATO PLANTS DEMAND WARMTH Early Ripening Can Be Secured in Most Sections Only by Starting Indoors. KEEP MODERATELY WATERED Just Such Bolt Will Grow Crop of Corn or Potatoea la Recom mendedLittle Wall-Rottad Manure Will Help. OTrpared by hs United Blatas Depart ment of AcrltuKura.) There U petiiaps no product of the garden tluit la ao refreshing or pulut utile a well-ripened, fresh tomatoes, ; Mini they cun be used In audi a va riety of ways. While fresh tomatoes aro preferable to canned ones they loo very little flavor or quality In the rn tilling ami good canned toniatKa mid very materially to the food auiily of tho winter mouths. To Qat Early Tomatoes. ICnrly ripening add greatly to tho value of the toiuuto crop and early to luutoea run he aecurcd In moat see- Hardy Tomato Plant Started In Pot tlona only by starting the plants In door. (iarden specialist of the United States I M-part tm-rit of Agrleul ture any It la easy to grow plants In door a by Mowing n atuull packet of to mato need In a cigar box filled with mellow noil ill. out six or eight weeks before Die usual time of the last kill ing frost In spring. The seeds should be covered about one-jtiurter Inch und the soil kept moderately wutercd and the plnnta will generally ronio up In less tliiin a week after plan tine the si-eds. Keep the box near a window where It will got plenty of sunlight, nnd turn It around encli day to make the pluna crow straight. When the plnnta begin to crowd each other, which will be In about 15 days after they come up, aecure a large, Ant box, any three Inches deep and Just long enough to fit Into the window, All It with rich, Rifted aoll and transplant, giving each plant about two Inchon of space. With proper care to turn the box from time to time and also to keep the Boll mod erately watered the plnnta will be about four Indie high, strong, nnd atocky when tho weather tins wanned enough to miike It Rnfe to Bet theta in the garden. Warmth la Required. Tomatoes naturally grow In n wnrtn climate nnd require plenty of warmth from the Mnrt. The plants should bed kept nt nbout a living-room tempera ture until n few days before they nre to he net In the garden; then they rhould be grnduully exposed to out door conditions to harden them. After Ihey nre net In the gnrden It mny be necessary to cover them for n few nights with several thicknesses of CHUTE FOR HANDLING STOCK Comparatively Easy Matter to Con. struct Device as Illustrated Old Wheels Useful. Farmers who ship many hogs, sheep nnd culves during the year know the vuluo of a movable chute for loading Loading Chute on Wheels. nnd unloading live stock. Muke the chute na biiown. A pulr of old buggy r ctiltivutur wheels umko It eusy to bundle. newspaper to protect them from the cold. Tornntoea require moderately rich aoll, not too rich, but Just such aoll as will grow a good crop of corn or polatoea. A little well rotted manure can be worked Into the apot where each plant la to be aet and a table- spoonful of hlgh-grndn fertilizer aprln kled over a space about one foot In diameter and mixed with the aoll will aid In giving the plant a good start Planting distances will depend Un whether the plnnta are to be pruned to a single atem and trained to stakes or aro to be allowed to grow accord ing to their natural linblt of spread Ing over the ground. If the plants are to be trained they may be set In rowa as close as three feet, and spaced 18 Inches In the row. If they are not to be trained the plants should be set three to four feet apnrt In encli dlrec tlon. TO WAGE HARD FIGHT AGAINST CORN BORER Steps Taken to Prevent Spread of Insect Pest. Sptclalista In Charga of Work Have Completed Plana for Carrying on Work Infaatad Area Borders on Lake Erie. (Prepared by tha United Btates Depart .Mttl f A tfrlfMll tufa 1 KntinrcKKlvM mi'UHiires against the European corn borer are to be applied vigorously thla spring lu the western part of New York state to test the pos sibility of ureveutlug the natural apreud of this peat. Specialists of the Lulled States Department ol Agncui ture in charge of the work have coin nleted their nluna. which will be car rled out In co-operatlou with atate agencies. Tho Infested urea where the experi ment la to be tried out borders on Lake !! nnd imrilv on that ttectlou of Can ada w here the corn borer made Its ap-iM-aranco last year. The tight la to be carried ngulnst the Insect while In Its winter oinirters. The corn Stubble mid rffiixt flint luive been Ivlng In the fields since lust year's hurvest will be cleaned up und burned. Meunwhlle, as another method or at tack, thousands of cocoons of a small, MtMNiellka Insect whoso eruu has been found to be a purasltlc enemy of the corn borer are being aeut to the Uni ted States by a representative of the department who Is In aouthern France studying the enemies of the peat. Thus fur about 5,000 cocoons hove been re ceived at the r.oston office of the de partment, where they are hatched out and the winged Insects liberated In hundreds lu lufeated fields. The Eu ropean corn borer, which has been known in this country but a few years, Is looked upon as oue of the most dangerous Insect pests Uiat have mude their appeurauce In the United States. Some fears are entertained that It will eventually make Its way to the corn belt. Infestations of the pest occur in sections of New York und Massachusetts, where federal quarantine to check the spread of the insect are lu force. CATER TO MARKET DEMANDS Shipment of Unsatisfactory Stock by Growers Seriously Affects Prices Offered. Shippers of potatoes would profit by heeding market demands and prefer ences, say specialists of fie bureau of markets, Uulted States Department of Agriculture. Dealers and consumers, they find, do not desire badly cut, mushed, frosted, or decayed potatoes, or those damaged by sunburn, blight, dry rot, or an excess of scab or second growth. Markets frequently are over loaded, It Is said, prices seriously af fected, and unnecessary losses suffered by growers because of the shipment of such unsatisfactory stock. CARE OF LAWN IS IMPORTANT Mowing, Rolling, Fertilizing and Watering Have Tendency to Ex. cludo Noxloua Plants. ( The general enre of the luwn la Im portant In controlling ell lawn weeds. Including crub grass, Uulted States Department of Agriculture experts say. Mowing, rolling, fertilizing, und wuterlng, In other words, everything which contributes to the- growth of the desired grasses, will tend to ex clude weeds. Purchased manure, be cause of the seeds contained, Is a frequent source of weed Infestation In lawns. In sowing, the seed used should be as pure as can be obtained. Arranging Garden Plants. Garden plants which grow high and shade the ground should not be plant ed where they will Interfere with sun loving small plants. More Corn on Rich Soils. On rich soils you get more with the Miuie labor. eoru Wlmci !vf?p! 18 ;! I l iflP W ill W tiii: HAUGV CLOUDS. ON 12 night as Mr. Moon-man looked over the tops of the trees and mountains lie anw a Dumber of fleecy little clouds scudding about. "O dear!" alghwl Mr. Moomnn. "I am afraid I shall have trouble tonight with those saucy little clouds. I was hoping as I came up that they would be In another part of the sky Instead of right In the place where I want to shine." Mr. Moon-man was tight; he was to have trouble with the anucy, fleecy lit the clouds, and Just as his bright face peeped over the treetops all the little fleecy clouds scudded right Into bis face. Mr. Moon-man ducked nnd dodged until at lost he found a space between the saucy little clouda to shine upon the earth below, but no sooner had he done ao than the little clouds danced end frolicked In front of him until he was quite hidden ngnln. Mr. Moon-man is a very nice old fel low, ao he snld very pleasantly: "Oo along with you and play In another part of the sky. There Is plenty of room without getting right In front of me so the Earth folk can't see my light." I!ut the saucy little clouds were bent on having fun, and fun they Intended to have, and all at poor Mr. Mooa nian's discomfort. He had Just found a nice big place to shine through when all those snucy little clouds began to dance right In front of him agnln. First, they would hide his bright face completely, and HOW DO YOU SAY IT? By C N. LURIE Common Errors in English and How to Avoid Them "TO ENJOY POOR HEALTH." THIS Is one of the Incorrect phrases which have somehow crept Into common usage In the English language, although a moment's thought will bhow the speaker or writer that It Is absurd to say that a person "enjoys" poor health. "To enjoy" means "to experience Joy or pleasure In; receive pleasure from the possession or use of or participation In; delight In" (Standard Dictionary). Why, then, should a person say, "I have enjoyed poor health during the past year?" You cun enjoy only that which brings you pleasure or profit; and surely 111 health brings neither. Of course, It Is quite proper to say, "I have enjoyed good henlth," since good health, being the greatest of human Llesslngs, Is to be appreciated and enjoyed. A similar error It to be "agreeably" disappointed. If you are disappointed, the experience cannot be agreeable. (Copyright) "What's in a Name?" By MILDRED MARSHALL Fact! about your namr; ItihUtory; mean-' ing; whence It wn derived; tlgnificancci your lutlcy dar and lucky IcweL ALICIA. THIS name Is derived from the same root as Alice, and repre sents an attempt at greater euphony. The curious part of It Is that the name, in Its orlglual form, Is really not that of a woman at all, but of a man. It Is derived from the Anglo- Saxon Adelgls of which the feminine form was Adelglsa, but was not fre quently given to women. Instead It was sacred to the sons of the house, principally among the nobility. The name Itself means noble, In both Its masculine and femlolue forms. The name Is purely English, having, however, a slight Teutonic flavor. An argument Is put forward by some ex perts tliut the name Is derived from the Franklsh Adalbert on Adelchen, meaning daughter." Allx or Allsa In Loiuburdy was naturalized la Euglund 1 then they would scud away and let him shine a minute, only to scud In front of him agnln. At Inst the old man lost his patience and sent a message by a star for the old Sky Witch. "Tell her to hurry," he told the little messenger, "for I have lost a great deal of time now." Old Sky Witch came hurrying along on her broomstick, her long black cape floating behind her like a big cloud. "Well, here I am," she said, "what can I do for you?" "Hurry as fast as ever yon can to the four comers of the Earth and tell the winds to come here quickly; or I shall not be able to shine at all to night," said Mr. Moon-man. Old Sky Witch did not stop even to ask what was tho matter, but off she flew and was soon out of sight, and all the' time the aaucy little clouds kept on bothering Mr. Moon-man. He did not have to wait long, for aa soon as the winds got the message from the Witch they blew quickly to help Mr. Moon-roan out of bis trou ble." "Away with you, you little tor ments I" called the winds, as they blew from north, south, east and west, and scudding away as fast as they could the saucy little clouds were soon In a fnroff part of the sky and old Moon, man sent his bright beams on the earth without being disturbed. "Thank you," said Mr. Moon-man; "sorry to call on you at this time In the night, but those saucy clouds were pestering me beyond endurance." "Oh. that'a all right," answered the winds; "we are always glad to help a friend," and away they blew and left the night all still, but the big Earth was bright with the happy smile of Mr. Moon-man. (Copyright) The Right Thing at the Right Time By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE IN A STRANGE TOWN. "I am not a Virginian but aa Amerl can." Patrick Henry. IT IS always a bad Idea to knock the other man's home town. Especially poor policy Is It when you are making your living there. Yet there are al ways young men and women, too who seem to take peculiar satisfaction In passing uncomplimentary comments on the city or town of their adoption. They don't seem to remember that the man or woman who Is at home In that town Is In a position of host and that to make scathing., remarks about the town Is almost as rude as to make scathing remarks about the house of the man whose guest you are. Especial ly Is this so when the town Is small. The stranger In a town like New York or Chicago really harms no one but himself when he continues to pour forth his dlsgruntlement over the city of his temporary sojourn. No one takes offense. At most they are bored or amused. But when a stranger In a email town assures the natives-that It Is away behind the times, that the buildings are atrocious, the streets the worst paved In the country, the res tnurunts and hotels the worst run, the women the plainest and the movies the oldest lie Is giving real offense, besides, of course, making himself very unpopular. It really Indicates nothing more than when Allx la Belle married Henry L The name, originally masculine, ac cording to the best authorities, how ever, represents Adelgls and not Adel glsa, making the proper feminine form 'Allzn. Some believe that Eliza, gen erally believed to be a derivative of Elizabeth Is this missing form. For proof of Allza as the representative of Adelglsa, tho Liber Vitas of Durham records the changes In Adelglsa from the first noble lady of that name, who laid her gifts upon the altar. By con traction It became Adeliza and Allza. The tullsmanic stone of Alicia Is the Alexandrite, a Russian Jem. It Is found In the emerald mines of that nation, being of a beautiful green shade which changes to columbine red. The Russians believe It brings great good fortune. When the subject of Its fav orite's dream It signifies hope. Monday Is Alicia's lucky day and seven her lucky number. Her flower Is the white huwthorne, a beautiful bud. (Copyright). 0 1 Metamorphosis. "This Is a fine picture. It was paint ed as 'Still Life,' exhibited as a land scape und sold as a portrait." Froui Die MusUete, Vieuuu. Mary Miles Minter This Is charming foary Miles Minter, tha winsome and famous film favorite, photographed aa she sailed for Eu rope. Miss Minter goes abroad to rest and see the sights. O THE WORD "RUBBER." THE material which we now know as "rubber" was formerly called elastic gum. One of the earliest uses of this gum bad been to erase marks on paper, and the chemist. Priestly, In about 1770, suggested that the material which erased or "rubbed" so effectively should be called "India rubber." Hla suggestion was adopted, and the name soon became universal. (Copyright). a person's own narrowness to "knock" another town In this way. If the man from a large city goes to a small one he should take It for granted that things would be different If a North erner goes South he should bear In mind that Southern climates make people more Indolent and he should re member that If he remains there long enough he, too, will possess something of that Indolence. And if a South, erner goes North he should remember that the natives of the northern cities have really nothing to do with the raw climate and that the very progressive ness which has brought him North to do business robs dally Intercourse of some of the charming courtesy that makes Southern life so different. The real man of the world soon for gets any local prejudices he may have, or rather be Is wise and well bred enough to forget them. He realizes that It Is through no fault of the na tives of the town where he sojourns that he has to remain among them and that theoretically at least he Is free to leave the town If he does not like it. Just at present there are a good many shifts In business and Industry. The end of the war and demobilization of the soldiers and the closing of , certain war industries and the be ginning of other peace industries have made It inevitable that a good many young men should flud themselves In a new environment. City men find themselves in the country or village, and country and village men find themselves for the first time in the big cities; Easterners find themselves in the West, Westerners find themselves East, Northerners awake to the fact that great opportunities await In the land of cotton and Southerners on dis embarking in the northern ports dis cover that there are opportunities for them there that they have not at home. If you are one of these young men In a new environment show your good sense and good breeding by not knocking the town of your sojourn ing. (copyright). SOMETHING IN THAT Why da you always buy your clothes on the Installment plan? They try to give me stuff that will last un til the Install ments are all paid. How lt5brt Ed