UEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
FeMished Every Thursday
at
LEXINGTON,' OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
"Editor and Proprietor.
Wtimi PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON
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Advertising rates on Application
Entered as second-class matter October
i 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or
egon, under the Act cf Congress of March
3, 1879.
THURSDAY AUGUST 30, 1906.
"srseful crops, tens of thousands of
square miles of fertile land on which
rsothing but sage-brush, cacti, Kansas
-sunflowers, and bunch grass are now
"Water moves in soil by capillary ac
1tion up as readily as down. To pre
vent it from rising to the surface after
St has been stored beneath is the pri
mary object of the loose soil mulch,
composing the top two inches of soil.
This answers the purpose of a lid on
the natural reservoir, preventing the
moisture from rising to the 'surface
and thus evaporating in the hot, dry
atmosphere. At the same time, this
'-soil mulch forms an open, porous bed
tipon which the rains and snows fall,
permitting the moisture to percolate
readily through into the compacted
3grcmd beneath. Special agricultural
implements have been designed and
-brought into use for packing ' the sub
. -soil and for stirring and pulverizing the
surface, but a detailed description of
these-would be aside from the pur
. poses of this article.
. Dry farming is essentially scientific
farming, and for that reason the term
used by Mr. Campbell, "scientific soil
-culture," is, perhaps more truly de
scriptive than the popular term. Nev
rtheless, its principles can be, and
are, applied just as successfully by
men who have little of the education
of the schools as they are by college
.graduates. However, no farmer in
;ths arid belt need hope for even mod
derate success without unceasing and
tireless diligence. The remark once
made of the lands of the Dakotas,
""tickle them with a hoe, and they will
ilaugh with a harvest," is very mislead
; ing. It is true that in the Dakotas,
and elsewhere as well, great bonanza
".vheat-iarms are operated at a profit,"
"with no other cultivation than the pre
liminary preparation of the soil, con
sisting of shallow plowing and harrow
ing. Sometimes even the harrowing
- Is diqnnsed with. , These huge wheat
; farms rarely yield a crop of more than
from 'ten to fourteen bushels to the
-acre; and operations to be profitable
must be conducted on an enormous
scale. If, instead of merely "tickling"
the lands, the owners of Ihe bonanza
farms were to cultivate them thor
oqghly, they would be rewarded with a
Jiarvsst fourfold as great.
'After . the land has been deeply
plowed, the under-soil packed by the
sub-soil packer, and the surface har
rowed and pulverized, a full year
should elapse before the first crop is
planted, in order to obtain the best re
sults. 'This season is needed for. the
collecting and storing of water. In
the winter and early spring, heavy
vr.i'mwessni'j' Kxponse
cute attacks of colic and diarrhoea
come without warning and prompt relief
rmust be obtained. There Is no neces
sity cf incurring the expense of a
physician's service in such cases if
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
-Diarrhoea Remedy Is at hand. A
dose of this remedy will relieve the
patient before a doctor could arrive.
It has never been known lo fail, even
in the most severe and dangerous
vcases and no family should be without
St. For sale by W. P. Mc Millans'
snows cover the ground. When these
melt In the spring, instead of draining
off the surface or evaporating, as they
have done for ages, they sink into the
reservoir prepared for their reception.
As soon as the surface is dry enough,
the ground is harrowed over again and
again, to place the soil mulch in pro
per condition. This is repeated after
each rain until seeding time arrives.
The seed is then drilled in just deep
enough to place it below the soil mulch
in the moist, compacted soil beneath,
causing germination in the quickest
possible time.
(Continued next week.)
SCHOOL NEWS
School commences Monday, Sep
tember, 3rd. It would be extremly
advantageous to all concerned if all
students would be cn hand the first
day. We expect to have a nine
months school this year and hope to
accomplish more than ever before.
The following teachers have been en
gaged: R. B, Wilcox, Principal,; Mr.
J. Wade, Grammar: Miss Grace Cole,
Intermediate; Miss Agnes Hammer,
Primary. The new teachers come to
us well recommended and we confi
dently expect good results from their
rooms.
Following are the ninth grade stud
ies for this year. Composition, Alge
bra, Physical Geography, Latin and
History. The tenth grade work is as
follows: Geometry, Latin, History,
Rhetoric, Physical Geography and
book-keeping will be given as a sub
stitute study in either ninth or tenth
grade. It would be a great favor to
the Principal and would avoid consid
erable trouble on the part of the stud
ent if all High School ssudents will, if
not present, ssnd in their names and
the studies they expect to take as the
books for that department will not be
ordered till next Monday vhen we
shall have found out the number want
ed. The first weeks work will be
typewritten and will be just the same
as the books contain so you must not
wait till the books come before you
start for the lessons will start as soon
as school commences.
The Principal wishes to announce
that there Is a free scholarship at Pa
cific University for any pupil who 'has
completed the eighth grade or any
other higher grade. The scholarship
is good for one year and admits you
without an examination to the class
certified to by the Principal.
The eighth grade class of 1906 was
quite successful as all passed the ex-
aminaiion, and some with exception
ally high averages. Following are the
names of the graduates: Mary Gra
ham, Frank Christenson, Edna Fuller,
Grace Cypert, Edna Palmer, losie
Eskelson and Merle Carmichael.
Once more in these notes we wish
to ask the high school students to. be
sure and tell either the Principal or
W. P. McMillan what books you wish.
LUCKIKST MAN IN AHKANS! S
"I'm the luckiest man in Arkansas,"
writes H. L, Stanley, of Bruno, "since
the restoration of my wife's health after
five years of continuous coughing and
bleeding forn the lung; and I owe my
good fortune to the world's greatest
medicine, Dr.Klng's New Discovery for
Consumption, which I know from ex
perience will cure consumption if taken
in time. My wife improved wfth first
bottle and twelve bottles completed the
cure." Cures the worst coughs and
colds or money refunded. At W. P
McMillan druggist. 50c and $1.00.
Trial bottle free.
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WHEN
YOU HAVE A CCLD
ALWAYS TAKE
Chamberlain1
Cough Remedy
It is famous for Its cures e-J can al
ways be depended upon. It coun
teracts any tondercy of a cold
to result in pneumonia.
IT IS SAFE AND SURE.
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2 SUMMER WAISTS AND SKIRTS 8
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i WHITE AND COLORED GOODS
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We have a few waists and skirts
left, also white and colored lawns,
which we continue to reduce.
Our stock of wash goods, while
not extensive at this time of year,
holds some good bargains for you.
We want to clear away these for
fall goods which will soon arrive.
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LEXINGTON,
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The Rev. J. C. Warren.pastor of
Sharon Baptist Church, Belair, Ga.,
says of Electric Bitters: "It's Godsend
to mankind. It cured me of lame back
stiff joints, and complete physical col
lapse. I was so weak it took me half
an hour to walk a mile. Two bottles
of Eletric Bitters have made me so
strong It have just walked there miles
in 50 minutes and feel like walking
three more. It,s made a new man of
me." Greatest remedy for weakness
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When at leisure drop in and pass away the time.
Fruits, Confections and soft drinks always in
stock, just the place to buy -your best girl a chew
of gum or a fine lot of candy.
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LEXINGTON
OREGON.
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