The Oakley eagle., December 13, 1906, Image 2

About The Oakley eagle. (Oakley, Idaho) 1901-1908

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COGENT ARGUMENTS IN
VÖR OF HOME TRADING
F/èit with Local Dealer Goea
Prosperity and Promote
/ess of Local Community,
with Benefit to All.
I« Retailers' Journal, of Chicago,
p* the following, pointing out the
«ability of citizens of a commu
ting all in their power for the
>ura *emeot and support of home
in ess
enterprises :
/ro® your «iqe, Mr. .Consumer,
o think it to vour advantage to
ronizw mail
order concerns, may
me reasons which would seem to
stify yotsr course, you may say of
ur local merchant : J 'He doesn't
fep; the goods, or l
Ufe sticks it on
f these objec
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kl dealer? Do
jehance to put
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'commodity, and expe< . him to give
you the advautage. of Whole-package
prices, are you giving him tair treat
fluent? Try him on this proposition,
Aee how it works: Buy of him
in auantity as you do of your mail
ordejr house, and see if you don't get
the benefit of lot prices Try him
on standard articles, on which the
mail order house can have no unfair
advantage in the test. Do this and
you will find that your despised home
merchant can hold his own against
the seductive allurements of catalogue
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1 "And. again. Mr. Consumer, we
would ask: What guaranty have you
that your mail order purchases are in
spection proof, or what assurance
have you that errors and shortages
will be easily aud speedily rectified?
These are Incidents of the mall pur
chasing scheme which must be taken
into consideration.
"Another deplorable phase of the
mail order system which occurs to us
at this time is the awkward position
in which you, Mr. Consumer, may
find yourself when once you have al
lied yourself with the catalogue con
cerns. You fall into the habit of so
liciting trade for flhem among your
neighbors and friends, thereby consti
tuting yourself an unpaid emissary
of a power that ts undermining the
stability of your local institutions and
sapping the life current of your home
community. That a resident should
thus operate agalna*£.the best inter
ests of his own neighborhood is a
sad commentary of the loyalty and
foresight of our people.
"It is of great convenience to have
at. hand a list from which to select
names and prices of commodities you
desire to purchase, and then simply
write them down and mail your order,
but you pay for the convenience. You
also pay for a great many articles you
do not really need. That is where the
also pay for a great many articles you
do not really need. That is where the
catalogue gets in its work.
"Your iocal dealer Is, as a rule,
ever on the alert to please you and
anxious to hold your trade. He may
not at all times be prepared to sup
ply your every need. But if you will
be reasonable with him and stand as
ready to help him as he is to help
you, it is safe to say that he will
make amends for any seeming over
sight or remissness.
"The profits of your home dealer go
to swell the prosperity and promote
the progress of your section. Tote
fair with him: give him the encour
agement of your patronage; strength
en him with your cash instead of send
ing it away to mail order houses, and
the results wtll he sure to repay you
and redound to your everlasting
credit"
To Cool Off His Temper.
A certain tarmer, navlng got him
self disliked on account of his quar
relsome habits, the other farmers de
cided one night to cool him down a
bit.
At midnight the farmer was dis
turbed by a voice shouting; "Your
horse is stolen."
The irate farmer hurried on his
etolhes, and hastening to the door
asked: "Which way has he gone?"
"Toward H—replied one of the
farmers.
Another offered the loan of a horse
he bestrode, which offer the sleepy
farmer accepted. After riding all
night he found himself at daylight
.next morning riding his own horse.
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Seek Popular Scotch Minister,
toe most sought after minister in
Britain just no» is Rev Andre«
Mto-ott, of Paisley ■thind He
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double-bass a monster.
! Extraordinarily large Instrument
M%ö« in Germany for Use In
Chicago Orchestra.
Th« extraordinary large double-baas
here illustrated was made by Herr
Otto Roth ln Markneukirchen, and Is
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Skill
Intended for use in a Chicago or
chestra. It is about 14 feet high, and
Its body about seven feet. The top
part of the body is about three feet"
four Inches across; the lower part
about five feet. It weighs 150 pounds
SNAKE SET DANGER SIGNAL.
Reptile's Choice of Sleeping Place
Made Trouble for Employes of
the Railroad.
Running at the rate of 66 miles an
hour near Harrisburg, Pa., a train
of the Philadelphia & Reading rail
way, filled with passengers, came to
a sudden stop, halted by the red light
of a block signal.
After waiting the minute In which
a train is supposed to clear the short
blocks, the engineer proceeded with
caution, expecting a wreck or at least
a broken rail. When he came to the
next signal post the white light was
shining bright and clear.
He did not stop to investigate and
In spite of his fears of a medical ex
amination to determine If he could
distinguish between white and red
light, he reported the occurrence. An
Inspector was sept at once to the pole
and found the red still showing.
A thorough investigation overhead
cud above ground showed no defect
The Inspector finally removed the top
of the underground case which con
tains the electric connections with the
rails.
A garter snake 22 Inches long lay
comfortably colled, Its head cushioned
on the delicate spring, depressing it
so that, it made the contact neces
sary to set the signal at danger.
A second after the snake was dis
covered the semaphore dropped from
the danger to the clear position and a
white light gleamed from the poïfe.
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as
go
FRIENDSHIP A STRANGE ONE
Cat and Duck Are Chums, According
to a Story That Comes from
England.
We have had the usual crop of curi
osities as to nesting places and strang6
families adopted by birds and animals,
but nothing more diverting than a fel
lowship which exists between a cer
tain ample "mouser" and a duck of
gooselike proportions.
Puss waits by the side of the pond
in which the duck takes its bath, then
the two retire in company to the shade
of the trees and lie down in amity.
How the cat tolerates the wet feath
ers of its comrade is a mystery; but
there they lie, the duck with one of
its wings spread as a shield over the
cat, the tail of the latter curled like a
very smart boa about the neck of Its
feathered friend.
So long as the worm keeps beneath
the turf and songsters do not stoop too
low in the air the idyl lasts, and all
local life wonders.
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A Grecian bowl of the fifth century
B. C., showing the method of teaching
| the young boys by illustration.
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Book 2,000 Years Old.
1 A descendant of the ancient Baby
lonians, Mrs. Annie Naparian, of
1 Nashua, N. H., has in her possession
a book written In the language of the
I race and supposed by her to be dated
i many years before the Christian era.
! The book Is 13 inches long, 8 inches
I wide and 5 inches thick. The covers
I are made of black walnut covered with
leather. The leaves of the book are
not of paper, but are made of some
kind of skin.
A Fence of Doors.
Near Ridgewood, in Brooklyn, there
is perhaps the oddest fence in Great
er New York. It is composed entirely
of doors—scores of them, all of a
height and joined together. The fence
has stood for years on the Myrtle
avenue line of the Brooklyn Heights
railroad. What strange freak induced
its owner to erect it is a myMery, but
it furnishes a constant sourc« of com
ment to persons passing that way
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HORTICULTURE
or
LOW FRUIT LADDERS.
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a
Can Be Built on the Farm and Will
Prove Their Value When
Given Trial.
Two sketches of low ladders for
picking small fruits, such as peaches,
cherries and apples, where the trees
are low appeared in a recent issue of
the Prairie Farmer and which wg re
produce here. These ladders are so
easily made that they should interest
our readers. j
Fig. 1 shows a plan that is mqpe
by taking two six-inch boards six
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A CHEAPLY MADE STEP LADDER,
long and cutting grooves every ten
inches where the steps are to be. The
steps are set into the grooves and
then securely nailed from the outside.
The width at the bottom is about
three feet, but each step is shortened
two Inches, so that the top step, which
is nailed across the ends cut parallel
with the grooves, Is two feet long.
The support Is made by taking two
three-inch pieces and connecting them
with two or three supports. At tha
m
another form of picking lad
der.
top the two sets are connected with
the rod that passes through both.
This ladder is secure and if carefully
placed will be hard to tip over.
Fig. 2 shows another form that is
made by taking four six-foot legs
made of sound 3x1 strips and connect
ing at the top with a bolt. The steps
are made by nailing two-inch strips
on either side of the legs as illus
trated. The board at the top Is nailed
to the main legs and is supported on
either side by the cleats which corre
sponded with the steps below,
same dimensions are followed as in
Fig. 1.
The
REAL VALUE OF SPRAYING.
In Fighting Disease and Insects One
Should Not Depend Too
Much ou It.
So rapid has been the advancement
of spraying as a means of controll
ing insects and diseases, that there
is a tendency to greatly overestimate
its value. It was only 26 years ago
that Paris green was first used for
the codling moth of apples. Not un
til about 1885 was the Bordeaux mix
ture used to any extent. When we
remember that practically all of our
modern spraying—its tools, mixtures
and methods, has been developed or
made of practical utility within the
past 16 or 20 years, until it has come
to be an almost universal practice
among the most successful fruit
growers, we can readily understand
why greater Importance^ is some
times ascribed to it than it really
merits. Spraying is a new idea, says
Farming, and like most new ideas, it
has been over-emphasized. There are
some old and a few new ways of solv
ing the insect and disease problems
Sometimes these other ways may be
better even than spraying, sometimes
they may supplement It very advan
tageonsly. We should not forget
them in our enthusiasm over a new
and valuable remedy.
FRUNINGS.
Currants are among the most profit
able of fruits and can he grown in
cold «.limâtes
Prune trees properly when young
and after they commence to bear lit
tie trimming is needed. Its a big mis
take to neglect young fruit trees.
For marketing the fruit should be
matured full grown when gathered,
but should not have time to become
mellow.
Keep grass and weeds away front,
trunks of trees—at least two feet to 1
prevent ravages by mice, and the bet
ter to examine the trees.
If fruit trees are overloaded, they's
should be thinned, not only for the(
benefit of this year's crop, but of the;
crop which is to follow another year,
It U a long wait between the plann
ing of mi orchard and the appearauée
of fruit on the trees and a great dièal
of time will be lost if the wrong sJtts
are chosen.
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SEED
RAISING TREES
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How It Dan B« Don«
Budding and
•took. #
Improve
matter for a «s-in
to ralso his o. :
It Is a very easy
or or fruit grower
tUe seed and to propagate
Seeds of stone
trees from
choice varieties,
truite Including peaches, plums and
cherries, many be planted in the fall
thinly in rows three feet
and covering one to two inches
If there is danger of squirrels
by so wing
apart
deep.
digging up the pits, store in wooden
boxes covered with wire and bury in
the ground until spring.
iVpple seedlings make good roots in
a ll localities. The most satisfactory
wav is to purchase apple seedling»
and bud or graft them. Practically
all pear stocks used in this country
are imported from France,
pears are grafted on quince roots, but
all varieties do not thrive on this
Dwarf
stock.
Several species of plums are avail
able for stocks, but the best is a con
fused subject and should be selected
according to the variety and locality.
For most European varieties the Mjr
robalan stock Is used. This Is also
adapted to Japanese sorts. These are
frequently propagated on
stocks, as they make more
growth and thriftier trees for
first year or two. On any stock they
are a short lived tree.
Seedlings of whatever kind will sel
dom come true and the common ways
to propagate varieties are by budding
and grafting. Both methods are em
ployed with apples, the seedling roots
are cut Into pieces five to six inches
long and united with the scion by a
whip graft. This is then wrapped
with waxed cloth and the grafted
stocks packed away In moist sand ol
moss until spring, when they are
carefully set In nursery rows. Bud
ding is commonly done in July or
August; in the south June budding is
practiced to some extent
peaches.
After one full year's growth in the
nursery row, says Farm and Home,
peach trees are ready to set in the
orchard, but most other trees require
two or three years before reaching
sufficient size. In fact, apples may he
transplanted after growing two years
and again transplanted two years
later before setting in the orchard.
Rich, deep and mellow soil should
be selected for growing all kinds of
It should be heavily
peach
rapid
the
w : ; h
nursery stock,
fertilized the year previous to plant»
ing and a hoed crop grown. It is un
safe to use rank
nursery stock,
be thorough and frequent, weeds kept
down and growth forced and stimu
lated as much as possible,
the leader when It has reached propel
mapuro around
The cultivation must
Cut oQ
height to form a head.
CARE OF CRAFTS.
Those Set Last Spring Should Recehvs
Attention at This Time—
Prune Carefully.
Grafts which were set last spring
should receive immediate attention,
urges Country Gentleman. There are
likely to be suckers starting from th»
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AN APPLE GRAFT THAT NEEDS
PRUNING.
old branches below the scions, and
these should be removed, or they will
rob the new growth. The scions also
are likely to make a branchy or ir
regular growth, and this can be pre
vented to a very large extent by suit
able pruning or pinching. The illus
tration shows a graft after two years'
growing which now requires consid
erable pruning to bring it into proper
condition. «
Flavor of Fruit.
The flavor of fruit is a matter tha*
has engaged the attention of our deep
est thinkers on horticultural subjects.
Prof. Goff used to contend that there
was just so much flavor distributed to
each apple. The larger the apple, the
less would be the percentage of flavor
found In it. He certainly was a close
student of fruits and must have had
some very good reasons for his opin
ions. We do not believe that very
many people will hold to his opinion
It is certainly true that the more
water In fruit the less there will be
of flavor > because the less will be the
amoun t of dry matter. It is claimed
in that fruit grown by Irrigation has
much less flavor than that grown
upon hillsides where the
lit- moisture supply is limited,
be
to 1
the(
the;
Climbin'? Cut Worms.
Look out for- climbing cutworms
which may, in the night time, de
stroy the buds on n ewly set trees.
The best remedy is a WÊf
set In the soil arountwt
each tree trunk. Th:« <
Farm Journal, must nf: be
than two inches to t
extend an inch or so hi the ground,
and need not be m- fl
inches high above gre ß
Idea for cutworms w:
bage or tomato plant:
paper-fence
thé base of
fence," says
closer
tree, should
than three
Use same
f h attack cab
Cultivate the orchlrd thoroughly,
particularly the firstltwo years after
setting to present si
ing and drying out.
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