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?577 "JF ; , '"" )" ." ' vzmww - r "X Vr" M - n . t timij. ' ' ELGIN . OKLA. FARMERS CHAMPION m v ( t H r 3 r & GROW TRUCK CROPS IN PEACH ORCHARDS nmmnmwCT rmmw srvssmVssaeJkv-ssamm Mfltfriic 7 Hn , JKSjC dPPWv Mb .BBBsssssssssssmvsY i JsB9mmBSBsssssssBK JamWft..BW'''itmi A5BBmW5jffi "jzMmmmssl " iRHHHBCJ'MHVHvu JkMaTsmmmr Vegetables From the Family Garden. (Prepared ,r u,. United Rtntu I)pnrt-nn-nt of AKrlcullurr ) Tho growing of KJtno nnnunl crop between tho trees during the first two or tbreu seasons following tho plant ing of an orchard, jib an aid In meet ing the cott of maintenance during the unproductive age of tho trees, Is freguently regarded by the grower as an economic measure. This practico is seldom. If ever, any advantage to the trees In comparison with thorough Ullage by Itself, but If Intcrplantcd crops aro wisely selected and proper ly manoged with respect to their re lation to the trees, they aro not like ly to result In any serious harm. A considerable range of choice may be exercised by the grower as to what crops may be used. Tho relative mar ket value of different crops should, of course, govern tho selection to some extent. It Bhould always be seen, how ever, that whatever Is chosen must not Intcrfcro with any of the opera tions required In thn 'lovclopment of tho trees. MuBkmelons, beans, peas, cabbages, tomatoes and other truck crops aro ox tenslvely grown in this way In differ ent sections. Potatoes are sometimes used, but they are suitable onl) when the crop can bo so managed that the digging of tho potatoes rrlll not amount to a lato cultivation, which nay be attended with undeslrablo re sults. Corn. also. Is frenuentlv used. but as very often managed It Is ob jectionable, because It shades tho trees excessively. Whenever corn Is In tcrplantcd, an open strip of couald rablo width should bo left nlong tho rows, so that tho trees will bo fully exposed to the sunlight throughout tho eason. If a very tall, strong growing variety of corn Is used, n wider strip should bo left unplanted than where a dwarf variety Is selected. Tho Interplantcd crop ought to bo one which needs essentially the sumo tillage that the peach trees should have. Whero this Is thn ensn. thn bw. ondary crop does not seriously inter fero with that operation. Hut the grownr should realize that ho Is, In effect, following n system of double cropping and that because of the In terplanted crop ho may need to give moro attention to tho maintenance of tho fertility of tho soil than he would for the peaches alono. After tho trees reach bearing age, they should not bo made to com pete with another crop. Kven If thera Is sufficient plant food In the soil to produce successfully two crops at tho tamo tlmo, tl neach trees will usually need nil c ' e avallnblo soil moisture, except, oi course, In sec tions where irrigation is practiced, and thero Ib an adequate supply of wa ter for all purposes, llcsldes, an interplanted crop would bo likely to Interfere with tho spraying of tho trees, If that operation should bo nec essary, with the harvesting of tho fruit and in other wa)8. Peach Trees Planted With Applet. Peach trees aro sometimes uscJ or an Interplanted crop, especially where apples comprlso tho permanent crop. Tills practico is both highly recommended and emphatically con demned by fruit growers of wido ex perience. It is nrobnblv nlili.rllnn.iMi. In that for a period of cars both bearing nnd nonbcarlnir trees nmmr ! tho sumo area, and It Is sometimes de sirable to treat n fruiting trco very differently from ono that Is not fruit ing, for tho best results with each. On tho other hand, when n slto is particularly favorablu for both fruits, a con. iromlso treatment can often bo effected, which yields fairly satlsfac tory results with both kinds of trees. Tho United Stntcs department of agriculture. Washington, I), c, win send Interested fruit growers, frco of charge, its farmers' llulletln (No. C32) on "drawing Peaches." which gives In detail much information on the pruning of trees, renewal of tops, thinning, Interplanted crops, and spe cial practices. WAR ON PUBLIC NUISANCES American Civic Association Condemns 8moke, Poles and Wlree, and Bill boards ai Among Them. From Its very Institution, the Amer ican Civic association has devoted It self to the protection of tho public .gainst thrco great nuisances smoke, poles and wires and billboards. At tho annual convention of tho association In Washington one of tho Important subjects discussed was billboards, with a principal address, entitled "The Passing of tho Signboard." by Jesso Ue Iletinctt of HaHlmorc, In which ho recounted tho steps that hnd been token for tho legal control of the bill board In all parts of tho I'nited States. Concerning the sentiment ncnlnat tho billboard, Mr Dennett said "The feeling against the signboard has be come nation-wide, nnd In tho last few years the agitation of civic orennlzn- Hon has been so successful ns to awaken resentment against It so widespread that from const to coast, and In almost every state and city, thero aro now, or havo been, vigorous movements becking the abolition or regulation of theso unnecessary nnd disfiguring objects. "There has been much ncltntlnn.nml from It there" Iih been distilled one thing tho recognition of tho fact that what Ib called the signboard problem is n question more complex than the mere removal of the Blgns. Tho signboard has been found to be In extricably intertwined with two ques tions of even greater Importance tho awakening of civic sentiment nnd tho recognition by legislators nnd Judges of tho validity of arguments based upon esthetic considerations." Commenting on what ougnt 10 bo the attitude of tho law uml the courts toward tho billboard ho added: "It would take our psychologist but a few minutes to show that It is not a question of ear or noso or eye, but a question of tho brain nnd of tho very consciousness that Is llfo itself. No !nw should permit any man to lutrudo or force himself or his business Into another mnii'n consciousness to tho extent that outdoor advertising has como to permit, nn intrusion Immedi ately Increased by the fact that It Is Impossible to avoid seeing sign-bourdB." WAR'S WORST SIDE Austrian's Sufferings When Captive in Russia. SELECTION OF BREEDING SOWI Animal Should Be Pick of Litter and Posieit Advantage! of Good Breeding Other Points. Now Is tho best time to select your breeding sow from the early spring litters. In selecting, her there arp several points to be kept In viow. She should be the pick of the litter, should have the advantages of good breeding, Bot necessarily of pure breeding. She should have a fall complement of tests, ssy twelve to fourteen, else she wLU be unable to suckle a big farrow. The little one which has not a test to himself soon dies. She should be a kind feeder, not fastidi ous In her appetite, and she should possess a happy disposition, for a bad temper leads to the destruction of msuiy little ones. She should be kept growing, but not too fat, und bred nt bout flvn months old. DETERMINE AGE OF CATTLE Fairly Ao;urate Ides May Be Had by TjM!' pssrenee of Incisors. The calf when born has two pair of Incisors, tho other two pair appear during tbe first month. When a calf Is eighteen mouths old, It loses thn Biiddle pilr of milk Incisors, sud grows a permanent pair. Tho next air, one on each side, Ib replaced at twenty-seven months of age, the third pair at thirty-six montliB, tho fourth or outside pair, at forty-five monttm. The time of appearance of these In cisors varies within rather narrow limits, so that we are able to tell the Me of young cattle, fairly accurately. The calf also haa a temporary set Of molars, which are later replaced With permanent ones, but they aro not considered In estimating tbe ago of tbe animal. GREEN PASTURAGE FOR HOGS Common and Practical Experience In dlcates Beyond Doubt That Pas turing Brings Best Results. Tho hog Is naturally a grazing ani mal, but his digestlvo organs wero not Intended to hamllo dry fodder. As a matter of fact a hog will eat but little dry hay unless driven to It by hunger, whereas ho cats green pasturage rav enously. Tho green alfalfa digests much more readily than tho dry hay without a. doubt and likewise, on arcount of its succulence, bad a more benoflclal ef fect upon the hog's system. Common and practical experience Indlcntes beyond nil doubt that pas turlng brings bettor results. How over, whero alfalfa or other pasturage is not avnllablo. good results often ob tnln by allowing hogs, nnd especially brood sows, to cat as much as they will of good legumo hay. NEW WAY TO WATER TREES German City Official Seems to Have Hit Upon Method That Should Be Effective. A very Ingenious and practical de vice for assuring tho trees on city sidewalks n sufficient supply of wa ter, no matter how dry tho season and how hard baked tho curth, has been put In operation in StraBsburg by Mr. Sauer. tho cltv tree Inniiprtnr. II rnn. slsts of n tubo of iron or lead bent Into tho form of n ring large enough to encircle ihe stem of the tree. Tho earth is removed so that thti ring mny bo placed Just above tho roots, nnd Is then filled In again, lenv Ing tho end of n pipe connecting with tho ring projecting above the surface of tho ground. The top of the ring Ib pierced with a largo number of small holes, and a tin cover or shield prevents these from becoming stopped up with earth. Dy means of a funnel In the pro truding end of the pipe any desired nmouut of water may be supplied to tho roots without wasto or loss of time. A further advantage, according to Prometheus, Is tho ventilation thus secured of tho earth In tho vicinity of tho roots. One of the Few Members of His Regi ment Who Escaped Alive When Command Was Practically Wiped Out by the Enemy. ino .New lork representative of an Austrian manufacturing firm was tnlklng to a party of friends, the war, as usual, being tho Bibject of con versation. "Tho Vienna firm I represent," he onld, "Is composed of n father and two sons, and Ib of sufficient Impor tance to employ n thousand workmen nnd sell Its goods all over the world, though It is not doing any business outside of America at present. One of the sons went to war as n cap tain. "Not long ngo 1 hnd a letter from the captain by wiy of Vladivostok through American friends there. The young fellow told me that In a battle with the Russians his entire regiment had been caught In an ambush or nn enfilading fire, nnd every one of them, except 3C, had been killed. The 3d were captured, and he was one of them, but he had not escnped the deadly hall of bullets. One hnd struck him In tho mouth and paBsed through his head, coming o" back of the ear: a piece of shrc i ' had struck hlra on the right side ( the face, destroy ing the right eyo, taking away most of his cheek nnd Jaw, cutting off the right ear nnd destroying the hearing; another piece hnd gone through tho upper part of his chest and the nd Joining shoulder, nnd a bullet had pierced his thigh. "That would seem to be almost enough reason for a man to die on the Held of battle, but the captain did not. Instead he was able in some fashion to walk, and Ihe Husslnns made him walk six miles to n railroad station, with other prisoners. Tho medical treatment he received wns hnrdly worth mentioning, though, evl dcntly It wns enough to keep him to gether. "At tho railroad ho was loaded Into a rough car, nnd for 22 das he was on his wny to somo point or other Micro, nfter a dny or two, ho was loaded up again In the same kind of transportation and given a trip of 33 days. At tho end of this Journey he was landed In n hospital at Vladivo stok, thousands of miles from where ho stnrted, and suffering tortures nil tl way. Still, he did not quit living, and when ho wroto me ho wns able to get out and movo around. "Ho tald tho prisoners were prac tically at liberty about tho town, but that really did not mean much, be cause It was so cold that they were around very little during the day, and If a man tried to get nwny and re mained out nil night ho was certain to freeze. Ho had not been nblo to tell any of his story to his people nt homo and hnd managed to get a let tor to mo through tho American con sul. "I havo written to his people, but I hadn't tho henrt to tell them nil his awful story, nnd for that reason 1 did not forwnrd his letter ns 1 had received it. I am con- making nn effort through tho state department at Washington to havo him released, or something done to better his con dition, though ho doe not complain at all as one might suppose he would." Famous Royal Artillery Band. One of tho most famous bands Is that of the Hoynl artillery Mnny per sons who hnic attained distinction In the musical world hnve been connect ed with the Hoynl artillery or Its band. Among them wns Sims Iteeves, who was the son of a bandsman, and who, In his boyhood, snug In tho military choir nt Woolwich. It Is, perhaps, not well known that the ltoyal artillery band Is fifty years older thn.i the Philharmonic Eoclety, having been formed In 1762. It hnB done much for the ndsncement of music in Knglnnd, nnd has always cnJoed the advantage of having n sucLruUop of eminent mu sicians ns bnndmastcrs. It has alwa, J been double-handed; that Is to say, tho players are as proficient on stringed Instruments as on wind, and can at nny time assume the character i of an orchestra. Backache Spells Danger Cemu record how that death frem kidney disorders have incrcaiccl 72 in 2(1 j car. People can't n-cm to realize that the lint pain in the back, the first disorder of the urine, demand inrtint attention that It miy be a Kicnnl of coming gr.tui. dropy or fatal llricht's diac. The ljt precntion of criou kidney dinordcru ! prompt treatment the liett medicine Is Doan's Kidney & 111B. An Oklahoma Case inf rwN Tttltm Alory" Mn, If W. T. Thorpe, Oraremont. In euch Imcl shnpe with kidney ttouble that walking maile my back ache. Of ten 1 wns laid up for neieral days. Tho kidney rpcre tlons wero unnat ural and I hud rheumatic palnn In my arms and rlinuMers. I felt tired nearly nil th Doun' Kidney Pills helm tl me aa toon ns I lined them and three boxes restored me to good health." Ct Doan'e M Any Stere. B0 Bea DOAN'S WAV roSTEJUULBURN CO- BUFFALO, ft Y. time. Queen's All In Flames. Obeying tradition, n bontlre wns lighted the other night nt tho gpsy camp, Slmonsville, nnd will be kept until It consumes all the effects of Tryphena McNeill, queen of the tribe of her name, who died In n hospital here Kuel hns been furnished by costly clothing. Including n J250 fur coat and everything she owned or handled, val ued at thousands of dollnrs. Mrs. McNeill wns tho wife of King Samuel Her reputation ns n peeress brought mnny rich clients to her Wnterbury (Conn.) Dispatch to New York World DAISY FLY KILLER f,'.? "J'X - 111. Ket, clnsn. r-ftarutntftl.CAnvtbieiji. cbMp. Lasts an on. Madrot mtl, rD'tMIUor tip ovtri HI bot boh or Injur abythliji, ausrBt tffrrm. Alldilirsorleat Drri tiil for Ii oo. ABOLO IOMIsU, lit B Eftlfc A? , JrofcIr, H. T. JF YOU HAVE, u a BO rrtlte, IndlftMlon, FMultnct, Sick in ? 'a ' ' rMn " or loln fleth, you Tart's Pills JuMwhat rounrtd. They tone up the weak atomach and build up tb flags Ing cncrglca. The Human Touch. There must be the sensitive touch. A visitor to s manufactory saw a man molding clny Into pots. Noticing that all th ir.ulding wns done by hand, he said to the workman, "Why do you not use n tool to nld you In shaping the clny?" The workman replied: "There Is no tool that can do this work. We hnve tried different ones, but somehow It needs the human touch." And how true It is that in shaping lives for Clod there Is need of the human touch. We cannot do tho Ixjrd'b work by machinery. Jesus touched men. Imparting health, cleans ing and Milvntlon. Hlbllcal Recorder. JUDGE CANARIES AT CONCERT Hundreds Trill, Quaver and Roll Auditorium In New York for Prizes. In Applied Art. "What's your hired man plowing up jour front yard for, Iillnks?" "My dnuphtei has a new camera, nnd the instruction says to break up the foreground before taking n picture, and I couldn't very well let her do that hard work " Flaw In the Argument. "Don't ou think that Idiots should be chloroformed at birth?" niked the progressive person. "It wouldn't be practical," replied the student of human nature. ' .Most of them do not show It until after they grow up" A committee of bird-music critics sat In Judgment recently at Labor temple, In Knst Eighty-fourth street, on the vocnl accomplishments of sev eral hundred canaries which had been brought hero from various cities un der tho auspices of tho Central Soci ety of Canary Dreeders of America. The birds were brought Into the au ditorium from a darkened room, and as soon as they saw thu Unlit tlinv burst Into song. The cilllcs listened Intently, observing ench trill and qua ver, and presumably In their reports will tell thoso In good o!ce, whether they sang artistically or not and what the chances aro of this or that yellow bird making good It he studies hard nnd remembers what tho critics soy about him. Prizes are to be awarded to the best singers. New York Sun. The Direct Cause. "Why do ou want to g t divorced?" "llecnuso I'm married." You would be dismally lonesome if everyone In tho world were ns good as you think jou are. Some people are their imperfections. vnln becnuse of A man's Ideal flguro usually has n dollar mark In front of It. Too Little Machinery. On some farms there Is too little Bachlnery and horse power used to cultivate the land properly and save husaan labor. On others there is too Mack. UnssrsJsnsbl Luxury, Mica vvicsa feeds make scrub slock M MpartoMble lusurj on any fara. SIMPLE REMEDY FOR SCOURS Good Dote of Castor Oil Will Relieve Young Pigs Cause of Trouble Is Indigestion. Tho cause of scours Is Indigestion, which often Is caused by tho young pigs eating some of tho food fed to the mother or picked up from nnother source. This undigested food causes fermentation and the formation of foul gases and tbe Irritation of stom ach and bowels. A good remedy Is to givo ench pig n uesertspoonful of caBtor oil, which will clean out the stomach and bow els, nnd If the scours continue after tho oil has operated, glvo each ono live dropB each of tlncturo of opium nnd spirits of camphor, and ten drops tlncturo of catechu at n doso in a tablespoonful of water. Repent every three hours until scours stop. Milking Mschlns to 8tsy. The tnllklnf machine his como to stay, and no mistake. It means a greater specializing In the dairy Industry. Sell for Onions. To grow a good crop of onions re quires rich soil, free from weeds, anf thorough cultivation Flower City of Germany. Tho marked liidiinlrlnl riuifdmimnntu In Erfurt are of compnratUely recent date, nnd In splto of tho Increasing Importance of Its manufacturing es tablishments tho city Is still best known for tho Immense horticultural establishments found there. Erfurt Is appropriately called tho "lllumen Madt" or Ilower City of (Jermany. Al most 3 per cent of the population Is engaged In, commercial horticulture. Whllo vegetables nnd flowers lor sale aro grown on a largo scale, of much vaster proportions Is tho business In Ilower and vegctnblo seed. Tho larger Erfurt seed, firms ship to almost all parts of thn world, tho United States Imuortlnc lnrcer nuniiiltlpn nf Krrnrt horticultural products than from any otner city la Europe, Baltlmo-e Sets Good Example. About a yvar ago certain owners of real estato In Daltlmoro decided to create small parks In the rear of their bouses by tearing down division fences, and hying out the lots on each side of tbe midway alley on a definite ly arranged and uniform scheme of landscape gardening. In many blocks tho fences wore replaced by a continu ous flower garden. Hundreds of bouse owners havo co-operstcd In this inter esting effort to beautify what were for merly bsre and forbidding wastes, and the city forester bss given them ev ery assistance. Msny other cities; might well emulate this example. Youth's Companion. Amazon Explorer Swears By Grape-Nuts Algot Lange famous tropic explorer recently made a perilous exploration of the lower Amazon. The question of food supplies was a bit; one. Economy of space food value keeping qualities palatability all had to be considered. Lange chose for his standby Grape-Nuts Here is the way he refers to this food here and there through his book, "The Lower Amazon." "I have included in my supplies Grape-Nuts." "At lunch I eat some Grape-Nuts (an American breakfast cereal) with condensed milk." ; "After this egg (turtle) meal comes for me Grape-Nuts from sealed tins." "I go back to the moloca at noon to eat my lunch of roast turtle, Grape-Nuts and hard-tack." Everywhere at home or abroad wherever big things are accomplished this famous wheat and barley food is relied upon to build and sustain vigor and energy of body, brain and nerve. Ready to eat delicious economical nourishing. fl There's a Reason9' for Grape-Nuts old by Grocei eeiywhaca. E-U ' -ll ,&$ ft A. - ,.irfttX i .. ..J.J-f l u. i. .4i&? ,-.V"JW. &- ,$, '' i" ?