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iwcr. mi'i:. Tin: GAZKTTK TIMES. II1TFXEE, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 17. li21 FARMERS OF NORTHWEST FIND RACING DOGS HELP FUL IN WORK PRESIDENT WILS0 I SHIPS BY TRUCK 1 U-s LA-R-D 3ES 33 S3 3 At a Big Reduction One year ago lard was selling at 40c. We are now selling pure lard at 25c lb. In 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 pound lots. , Every Bucket Guaranteed Central Market McNAMER & SORENSON 1 .,: 1 i 3.1 No longer does the bift city dot? show rule supreme as the spot where the true lovers of dops may admire the blooded canines. Out in the west and the north west a new winter sport is each year paining in interest, dog races which at tract farmers, prospectors, town folks and Indians. Ash ton. Idaho, last town on the way west to Yellowstone Park and the center of a wide and prosperous w heat, oat and potato district, la an ex ample of the extent to w hich this sport has been developed. They are now making ready for the annual races w hen men and boys of the district,, free from crop duties, will enter and race their dog teams in the big classic. The upper picture shows a five-dog team of strong limbed animals entered by two Ashton boys. The lower sled team shows how the animals are used In farm work in this picture the dogs, work ing double, hauling baled hay. The head of an ideal type developed for sled duty in the northwest. Blacksmithing In all its branches, including Wagon Work, Horseshoeing and Repair Work ALL WORK GUARANTEED We Give a 5 Percent Discount for Cash J. B. Calmus Formerly the Ashbaugh Shop By G. S. Crego, Bee Expert of the ', Portland Seed Company. ! Everv winter we are asked by be ! sinners in the bee business to tea them what is the matter with their bees. They frequently find a good iany dead bees scattered over the surface of the snow, or on the ground in front of the hive, and immediately jump to the conclusion that some thing is wrong. A short time ago a man came hurrying up to the store demanding a half-dozen good feeders as the bees were dying in the hive and the yard was littered with their bodies. He stated that none of their supplies had been removed last Fall. HOW WRIGLEY'S $30 NETTED MILLIONS It Is Time to Think of That New Suit Our Spring woolens are here and they are beauties. And the price, . Ringing from $25.00 to $60.00 Also a fine line of goods ranging from $35.00 to $40.00. LLOYD HUTCHINSON 4 ' J set to work to "clean house" with all the vim end bustle of the human! housewife. While they are unable j to take broom and mop to remove the accumulated debris, their methods, are fully as effective. Each worker. will s?ize one of her dead sisters by wing or leg, drag the burden out through the entrance and, if possible, fly several yards away from the hive before dropping her load. Others seem content to push the dead bees through the entrance and let them drop to the ground where they some times accumulate in such numbers as to lead the inexperienced bee man to believe he is losing his colonies. The bee keeper who has carried his colonies through a number of winters notes with a good deal of satisfaction the brisk activity of the bees in get ting rid of the useless litter, but any hive which, after a spell of warm w eather, does not show indications of house cleaning, is at once an object of suspicion and the owner takes the first opportunity to find out why the bees are not taking advantage of their opportunities. Sometimes a rap on the side of the hive will be re warded by the appearance of a few bees at the entrance, or it may bring only a sleepy buzz in protest against the disturbance. Lifting the hive for the purpose of forming an estimate of food conditions may convey the information that grim starvation is lurking in the hive, in which case the bees have little ambition to engage in labor which they know only too well will be useless and for which days, possibly weeks, of short ra tions have reduced strength and vi-J tality to a point where manual labor is impossible. In case a shortage of stores is indicated, if the owner is to save the colony he must take ad vantage of the first warm day to open the hive and give the bees one or more frames of sealed honey, or, in the absence of honey, give them a supply of pure sugar syrup, (2 pints of granulated sugar to 1 pint of wa ter) in a suitable feeder. It may be that because of stores of poor quality, such as honey-dew, which the bees sometimes gather in NEW RED SOX PILOT Hugh Duffy, old-time major league ball player, is the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. He says the former world champs w ill do a comeback. President Wilson la an advocate o( tho "shli by truck'' Idea wlilcti 1ms been urged upon rural districts as one way to lower short haul transporta tion chances. He Is hauling his household munis from the old home In New Jersey to tho new home he will occupy In Washington after March 4. The upper picture shows the first truck load of furniture arriving at WnshlnKton. The lower shows Mrs. Wilson and her brother, Mr. Itolllntr. directing the un loading and placing of the household goods. consequence when the first blossoms appear the colony will have a large number of workers ready to go to the field and bring in the new pollen nec essary to the welfare of the young brood, and it is almost invariably the colony which gets a strong and early start that later in the season bring' in the big crop of honey, Don't disturb the bees in any way during the winter or early Spring months unless you have good reason to believe they are starving and will be lost if not given food. Don't attempt to unite, transfer or move colonies before the fruit trees are in full bloom. Too early manip ulation of the bees may lose for you all the advantages sucured through successful wintering and the colonies weaken and dwindle away just at the time when they should otherwise be building up ready for the harvest. Your Home Bank Keep your money on deposit in "Your Home Bank." The funds in this Bank are used in helping the business interests of your commun ty. The prosperity of this Bank i3 tied up with the prosperity of the neighborhood. We offer you a service equal in security and accomodation to that of any other Bank, no matter where. If you are carrying an account away from your nearest bank, isn't this a good time to change? See us about it today. ' FARMERS & STOCKGROWERS NATIONAL BANK Heppner Oregon If you knew a way to make a dozen million out of that ti in your pocket-' book, you would be interested, wouldn't you? William Wrigley, Jr., the multimil lionaire Chicano chewingr sum man, turned the trick. He did it with new3 naner advertising. He started in Chi cago about 30 years ago with a capital j quantity late in the season, the bees of 30 and a bigger asset, namely, the are amjcted with dysentery, Or that belief that people would buy a good ar- h h , f h p a, ,he fce. tide if you let them know you had it, . .h J for sale. He says, "There is no use ! ginning Of Winter there IS apparent having goo.is for sale unless you let jy no hope of starting brood rearing, people know about it," and that "news- j n ejmer case me bees are more than paper advertising is the quick way M , . . , . , let people know. 1 . , ..... , ter, too sick or dispirited to take note also that the hives were very heavy, ' of the fact that outside the sun U but if they were not starving why shining and that their more prosper didthevdie? ' . ous neighbors have been released Many new beekeepers are underj from confinement and are having a the impression that all the bees in the hive when cold weather comes on should be alive and well in the Spring, but this is not the case. It is a fact that the young bees, those which were hatched so late that they had nothing to do with bringing in the last of the stores, will usually holiday. Given a supply of food of good quality, the dysentery will prob ably disappear, but for the colony which is queenless in Winter nothing can be done except to wait for the coming of settled warm weather when the remnant of the colony may be united with another hive, or, if SMILE AWHILE The Bluff That Failed. A successful old lawyer tells the following story anent the beginning of his professional life: "I just had installed myself in my office," he said, "had put in a phone and had preened myself for my first client who might come along when, thru the glass of my door I saw a shadow. Yes, it was doubtless some one to see me. Picture me, then, grabbing the nice, shiny receiver of my new hpone EXPECTED TO BE IN HARDING CABINET winter through, and it is upon these still strong in numbers, a queen mayl bees that the work of starting brood rearing the next Spring will deolve, but there will also start the Winter a great many bees hatched during the litter part of the season which will die of old age during the season be purchased from a breeder and in troduced. The colonics which have been packed at the beginning of Winter, that is, the hive given suitable pro tection against both cold and wet, Si?-' .i ' A new Washington picture of twi men who It 1st thmlcrht urn "nllrp.nrA'' when the bees are confined closely, will usually be found in the Spring members of President-elect HaMing'i to the hive. to be in much better condition than! cabinet. They are Senator Albert 11. Thncn nlrf Wc will rau,l frnm thp thnco uhiVh .unr. re;.,on nn nmtprtinn ' Fall of New Mexico, who la nlatod for .(..... - a u t .u. ...mi w. t..ij.i..i..j ' I secretary of Interior, and Harry M wumci, ui uiup uii me uuuuiii ui me mi&u, ii win ue iuunu mm uiuuu icoi- Tmnifhertv of Ohio Mr HaMlnir's cam- hive, and on the first warm day the ing has been started several weeks paign manager, who it is thought win vigorous workers of the colony will earlier in the protected hive, and in be the net attorney general. HOME SWEET HOME JACK. "WILSOK 9 GOOTJ MORNiN- M0M.".S THW THE WAY To I WHAT'S THE CHANCf Or 7 j5 pg gettiN' A little Jf lYJuR HEY MOM, THESE 1 1 M SooDNESSSv X CAKES ARE SWELI.I -ARE VmA J -8RNG IN A W Mcae. oxes mom!! BRING- iH MOSE LAM0SAKES WilO!! You UT AMY MORE CAKCS You) WILU 8UST'. Its P J...L- k J VaJH. WELt BRING OM THE CAKES ANO GET OUT OF THE VAY Om. jfA r - , jr y m: 'sj i 5 and plunging into an imaginary con versation. It ran something like this. 'Yes, Mr. S.,' I was saying as the stranger entered the office, 'I'll attend to that corporation matter for you. Mr. J. had me on the phone this morning and wanted me to settle a damage suit, but I had to put him off, as I was too busy with other cases. But I'll manage to sandwich four case in between the others somehow. Yes. Yes. Alright. Goodby,' Being sure then, that 1 had duly imprest my pros pective client, I hung up the receiver and turned to him. 'Excuse me, sir,' the man said, 'but I'm from the tele, phone company. I've come to con nect your instrument.' " The Argo naut (San Francisco). Another Sphere of Usefulness. What Vfe wish is that Henry Ford dealt in porterhouse steaks. Ohio State Journal. Superior Finish. The Girl "I admire that pian ist's finish. Don't you?' The Man "Yes; but 1 always dread his beginning." Dallas News Moke Dancer Ahead. Is your son out of danger yet?" "No; the doctor is going to make three or four more visits. The Gateway Detroit). Indirect Success. "Was your garden a success this year:" "Very much so! My neighbor's chickens took first prize at the poul try show." The Passing Show (Lon don). Why Wasn't He? When F.ve upon the first of men The apple prest, with specious cant Oh, what a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant! The Gateway (Detroit). Modern Agriculture. Buyer "I'd like to go out to the barn now and look at that wheat you've got to sell." Farmer "I'm sorry, son, but I dassent go" near the barn today. My hired men have just waxed the floor for their weekly dance." Kansas City Star. Ye Bold Editor. Special Correspondent "When they released me they said that if I showed my face in Ireland again I should be shot." Editor "I'll let these Sin-Feiners see that I'm not to be intimidated. You'll go back by the next train." Punch (London). Dire Threat Miss Mucc "I should like to have you paint my portrait, but one-hundred pounds is too much." Artist "Well, I'll do it for fifty pounds but I tell you in advance it will be an awfully accurate likeness." - London Opinion. Willing to Help. Bolshevik Lady "No, my man, it is not the slightest use me helping you to-day. You will be just as bad ly off to-rnorroV, You are' a victim of the capitalistic system, That must be overthrown." Colin the Cadger "Well gimme thrippep.ee toward some dynamite. ' -The Bulletin (Sidney). Plain Question, Plain Reply. (Special to The World) Greenville, S. C "Sam, I heard you ish dead; if you is, telegram me; if you ain't, send me $10." This if the copy of a telegram received here today by a negro, John Collins, from another negro living in North Caro lina. Collins, who has about recovered from recent gunshot wounds, drafted thjs answer; "I is dead, your ten will be cplied to a coffin." tocle Jctos tJbsfc THE LIAR WHO LIES ALL HIS LIFE LIES STILL IN DEATH. frEV- T viU C"K A il fl,'1 in mi ; m Residents of Walla Walla have for warded a car load of flour for the re lief of hungry children in Europe. Two more carloads are to be forward ed at once, the bulk ofWalla Walla's contribution to the relief fund taking this form. An eastern firm declares that it in going to thy to do business without money. Information on the subject will be cheerfully furnished by al most any country editor. Cheyenne Wells (Colo.) News. "Perhaps You Don't Know" says the Good Judge How long a little of the Real Tobacco Chew will last. Nor how much gen uine chewing satisfac tion the full, rich real tobacco taste will give. Ask any man who uses the Real Tobacco C! icw. He will tell you that this class of tobacco will give more satisfac tionand at less coat than the ordinary kind. Put tifi in two styles W-B CUT ia a long fine-cut tobacco RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco If eillllliilHUllllIllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiillllUI milium