SPRINGS
The Price you pay for Lot includes Macadamized Streets, Cement Sidwalks,
Shade Trees, Sewers, and Water.
No Taxes for Two Years
Six Per Cent Discount for Cash
No Interest
$350 and up.
$35 Down, $5 Per Month.
Only 16 cents Per Day
HOLCOMB REALTY COMPANY of OREGON
Lots in Dorris, Midland, and ML lieben; $5o and up; $10 Down, $5 per Month
Klamath Falls Phone 404
HARDY FERNS.
About Forty Species Are Suited to Out­
door Culture.
Among the hardy ferns are varieties
treatly differing In slue and form, from
I halrllke creeping stem bearing a few
dmple moesllke leaves to the vIgor­
ina growing plants with large leaves,
ittaining a height of two or three feet.
?erns are interesting and extremely
teautiful, especially when grown as
«peelmen plants or In combination
vlth other plants. The varying condi-
ions in which the different species suc-
eed are remarkable. Many of them
equire a warm temperature, while
ithers do well in cool and shady places.
Of the 4,000 or more species of ferns
tot more than about forty species are
;ulted to outdoor culture iu ordinary
oils and situations. These species can
»e planted in beds, borders or rocker-
es or in the foreground of shrubbery.
Vs most of them require a somewhat
hady place, they are especially useful
'or filling in places where grass and
>ther light loving plants cannot grow.
?erfect drainage Is required. The soil
-.hould have leaf mold in It, or decayeti
.»eat or well decayed sod will answer.
Hardy ferns are best planted In the
pring, but they can be planted In the
ummer If the fronds or leaves are cut
»ack. making It easier for the plants to
stabllsh themselves before the winter
<ets in. From his florist the amateur
ardener can obtain cuttings of varie-
iea most suitable for the soil and cll-
nate in bis vicinity. In the winter the
'erne should be given protection, with
i covering of leaves, hay or straw.—
Vasbington Star.
We are looking for homes, farms ami good vacant property. If the prices are right, we will sell them
for you. Drop into our office and let us talk with you. We will be glad to make your acquaintance
Ths Potato.
The common potato was at the time
of the discovery of America tn culti-
vatlon from Chile, to which It la !»
digenoua, along the greater part of ths
Andes as far north as to New Grana
da. It waa Introduced from Quito Into
Spain about 1580 under the name of
••papa," which In Spanish It still t»ears.
From Spain It found Its way to Italy,
where It became known as "tartuffa
to,*' and thence was carried to Mona, tn
Belgium, by one of the attendants of
the pope's legate to that <v»untry. In
1588 It was sent by Philippe de 8lvry,
governor of Mons, to die botanist. De
L'Ecluse, professor at the University
of Leyden, who In 1601 publiidied the
first good description of it under the
name of “Papas peruanorum," and
stated that It had theu spread through­
out Germany. Recommende»! In France
by Caspar Bauhin, the culture of the
tuber rapidly extended In 1592 through­
out Tranche Comte, the Vosges and
Burgundy. But the belief becoming
prevalent that it caused leprosy and fe
ver. It underwent an ordeal of persecu­
tion from which It did not recover un­
til three-quarters of a century after-
ward.
Sailor»' Side Line».
“Every sailor has a side line." ba
said. “Many an old shellback makes
more out of his side line than out of
punching sails and Chewing ropea.
Watch 'em come aboard for a long voy­
age. Here’s oue with a camera, ¡dates
and developer. He'll sna{>abot »¡»outing
whales, Icebergs, porpoises, wrecks,
anything of Interest that turns tjp. for
such pictures sell to magazines and
newspapers, and he'll photograph his
mates at so much a head. Here's a
Respected His Scruples.
man with $5 worth of fine wool. He’ll
In the mathematics class one day at knit it all up Into ladles' shawls during
Williams college Professor S„ who the voyage. With his skillful work
vas rarely made the subject of college he'll change it Into $50 worth of wool.
Jests, was excessively annoyed by The tattooed chap has a chunk of
■ome man "squeaking" a small rubber ivory. He'll carve it into little ships.
.»ladder. The noise seemed to come He's very* handy that way. The bow
from near a certain Jack Hollis, and legged feller darns stockings and patch­
ifter querying each of bis neighbors es clothes. The cross eyed one shaves
ind receiving a negative answer Pro­ and hair cuts. As for me, I run a lot­
fessor S. said sternly:
tery.”—New Orleans Times-Democrat.
“Hollis, do you know who is making
that unbearable noise?”
Colors and 8eamstr»s«os.
Hollis, who had been the guilty per-
TLe seamstress, passing her needle
<on all along, assumed an air of stoical through and through the fabric on
bravery and said calmly, “I know, sir, her lap, said:
but I prefer not to tell.”
“I love to sew white, I love to sew
Professor S.’s angry face grew calm­ green too. Pinks are easy. So are I
er, and with evident pleasure be re most of the clear, pale tints, But
ullsd: ‘‘I respect your scruples, Hollis, black!
But red!
But shepherd's
They do you credit and should •bam«- plaid!"
the guilty man, sir.”
She threw back her bead in horror.
“Bright red, when you sew ft. In­
John Milton's Cottage.
flames your vision, it angers you, it
One of the best preserved historic I makes you nervous. Black strains the
ouatry houses In all England is John eyes out qf your head, the stitches In
dilton's cottage at Chalfont St. Giles, it are so hard to see. Black Is a de­
io which the blind and aging poet fled pressing color too. But worst of all
vhen the great plague swooped down Is that combination of black and white
■n London. That was in July, 1<M5. calle»! shepherd’s plaid, Work on shep-
•ind Milton had Just finished “Paradise herd’s plaid an hour or two and the
I ms V and received a five pound note black and white squares will dance
"or it, with a promise of three more under your eyes like Jiving things,
,'ive pound notes if the poem sold four Polka dots dance, too,” she ended,
■ditlons of 1..V»0 ropte* each. The cot­ “They polka; hence the name.”—New
age stands at the top of the village, York Frew.
ind it Is In practically the same con-
lition as when Milton left it. Here
The New Wash Day.
he poet received his distinguishe»l
Just as experience will prove Tues­
meats during the latter part of his life.
day to be the best wash day for most
modern housewives, so the newer meth­
Zephyr, Cipher ar.d Zero.
“Zephyr” and “cipher” and “zero" ods of washing may be proved to be
ire words that come to the English I far the b».-»t for the sort of clothing we
from the Arabic “sifr." which m»-ant now wear. Old time fabrics were
literally “empty” and so “nothing" and coarse and tough. They could be rub­
ihe figure that represents nothing. In bed and pounded and pulled about
mediaeval Latin this figure was called without much danger to the fiber, but
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■»nth “ciphra” and “zephyrum,” the lat- In these days garments must be han­
ier probably from association with “ze- dled with care. Soaps have been made
•hyrus” or something even lighter according to recipes and formulas giv­
’han air; hence through the Italian I en by chemists to meet latter day re­
"zeflro” there Is the word “zero” as a quirements, to do away with board
rubbing as much as possible, and It Is
loublet with “cipher.”
nothing short of foolish t > stand back
and refuse to advance with the times
Run In Series.
•‘And Is this to be your lest tour of by making use of every aid given us
by science and Invention.— Pictorial
America?” asked the reporter.
"I hope not,” answered the mature Review.
star of the dramatic world.
‘But it’s advertise»] as a ‘farewell.’”
Dieillusioned.
‘‘Yes, n mere farewell. It's not a
“Rhe bad played in amateur theat­
farewell farewell, you may notice.” — ricals, you know. ;■■! threatened to go
Philadelphia Ledger.
J on th • stage if her parents wouldn’t
let her marry the di'. •*'
Her “Alter Ego."
“And wh it did her parents do?”
First Gossip—I could tell you a pret­ t ‘They let l.er go < t th»» Iago, gave
ty tale about Frau Weber, but one the <1’a <h--e for a f ’oi.t eit and
ought not to speak evil of the absent were i; >* at • ’!
<| wh«»:i he . iff
Second Ditto—Never mind. Go on. *1 '‘i1 ’■•>••• i. (.
c »mln,;.’
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TTcr pct doff Is here, you see.—TTumor-
I'd'"» he Blatter.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
When the waist Is much contracted.
It always means overdevelopment of
the hips.
A paste of salicylic acid and witch
hazel applied to moles will remove
them. The paste must not touch the
surrounding skin.
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A woman who Is noted for her beau-
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tlfu! white hair uses a salt s ha m poo.
Ordinary table salt rubbed briskly Into
the scalp Is stimulating uud cleansing.
Instead of using talcum powder on
the hair to remove the oily appedtance
‘ry powdered orris root It takes out
the oil, does not cling to the hair as
the talcum powder does and leaves a
faint perfuma.
A very fine mouth wash Is made by
combining an ounce of tincture of or­
ris root, an ounce of essence of white
rose, an ounce of alcohol and twenty
drops of peppermint, ¡’our a few
drops In a half glass of water and rinse
the mouth thoroughly.
The Sink.
All wood should be removed from a
sink, according to Good Housekeeping,
and replace»! with a porcelain sink,
back and sides. That being too ex­
pensive, then use slate, zinc or copper.
The materials should be absolutely Im­
pervious to mo^ture and without pnlnt,
which only wears off and leaves an un­
tidy surface. Modern plumbers u-e
Iron instead of lead nines almost eu-
urvry. ana yer oy care rne oiu ieau
ones may continue to serve. Frequent
fluahiug of the sink la an absolute ne
cesslty for perfect freedom from dan­
ger. It should be done with very hot
water, but followed by a little cold wa­
ter, lest th«* beat cause a vacuum and
draw the water off the trup, leaving It
op»-n for gases to cscupe through the
outlet of the sink. The treatment
should be appllol to every fixture tn a
house after the cleaning process
Wall Paper, House Lining,
Paints, Oils
And all kinds of Painter’s Materials. Large stock of
first class goods just arrived. Call at KELSEY
& SIEWERT’S Paint Store, Opposite
American Hotel, Main
Street, K. F.
The Wrong Things Cheap.
1 remember the despairing cry of •
woman looking hopelessly through her
I should have been a let
wardrobe.
ter womau If 1 had been born with
feathers!” How well I knew Just
what she meant! She wus examining
disconsolately a shabby white satin
dress the kind of satin that lx-tray»
Its plebeian cotton origin. “I wish I
were n guinea ben with respectable
speckled feathers!" she cried as she
gave a discouraged slam to the ward­
robe d«x»r. “Theu I wouldn’t us« up
three-quarters of my Intellect getting
the wrong things cheap!**—Mrs. John
Lane in Fortnightly Review.
The New Way
of doing the family waihing—the way which change» it from
dreary drudgery to a cheerful houxhold duty— it by using
•rtfcjy
Inatall • modem ^Standard*
Laundry in your home and there
will be no water to carry, no
leakage or damp floor», and no
tube to empty or upiet. It will
increase the »cEing value of your
His Favorite.
“What Is your favorite recitation?”
aake»l the hostess.
•‘ ‘Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight,' "
answered Mr Rlvklne. with n prompt­
ness which was almost defiant.
“Why. nolwdy ri-'-'t ■ ■ that now.
•That's why I like It.”
Laundry Trays
home.
BOIVIN, the Plumber, Agent
WHVfl J®.
Alan»«'* lallt, Orafa
Buy Lots in Hills’ Addition
Just East of the Depot
♦
$125
FOR A LOT 50x120 FEET
Can you find a better investment in the city? You are
paying the present value price and will thus secure
the benefit of the increase
A
FRANK IRA WHITE