McAlester Weekly Tribune (McAlester, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 2, 1913 Page: 6 of 10
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ureat progress made in united states
in production of hops in recent years
industry Practically Restricted to Areas in Stales of Oregon. Cal-
ifornia and Hew York—Several Factors to Be Considered
in Selection ol Proper Soils.
Fl/Oflfr atsj the FINNS
•Did the tell her age*'
Tartly."—Judge.
illy W W MTiM KHr.HUI'll '
The hop plum ran bt K"1*" *• "
(•rally tlitt>ugl ou tin* I'nlH'd Hlalcn.
but nl pn>ai'hl Hn foinn «*rclal produc-
tion In prartlmlly mMrlrtHl lo ar*'ur
lltlltN Hi llMi Bill— Ol OM0OI, ' i H
forma. Now York and Waatilngion
They are grown In tnon* or l«*ai In
•iua tit it l«<m In Wlnrnnnln. ld ho, Man
aaoltunnlU. IVnnnylvaiiln Michigan.
Vermont, Kentucky and Ohio
nikI ntfvom wlntrrw frequently kill out
many of tho plant*, nml cotillnued
ilamp or (ogny weather In Injurious
In the Yakima vnlh-y. WaMliliigmn.
*Im>jt rnlnfnll la not uhuiidnnl, Irrl
rni inn la necnaary The hop plntit
readily ndaptn Itaelf lo very dllforeiil
«-iindliloiitt of ra Infill I hut nhen th
harveat innnthn- Augtiat and Heptem
M ar - an oiiipHiiM il bf Mfll fain
fall the crop frequently nttffern h *nry
darrnre from lire and meld
The aelectlon of the bent noil on
wbU'h to urow the hop plant Intolvea
the cojialderntloii of aeveral far tom.
depending on th«* pocullarltlea of the
plant Itaelf and the phynlcal condlt *. m
el Ihe region In which the laud H -n
In general, rich alluvial land! or d ep
lug iim> b«- iiiflu*'fie«M| hy the eurlltienn
or Inteneaa of prvitiltifi The general
practice In to prune early in ih«* npring
ih«- axact time h«lng di-tcrinlnrd by
'hi- a«>aaon and Ihe locality
Kxcept in the hop..rowing reglonr
of NY* York. t.n- t , • of hop |m Ii>* hurt
b**en Inrgely (IIhcoiiiIiiucU In thoae r«-
glotiH where there la a aeurclty of
available timber, mill even In henvlly
Cooling House. Showing Position of
Baling Prtea
wooded aeetlotia tnati> urn* era have
dla|N«imed with (hem Tina ta not du«
to the labor and ekpenae of handling
alone, but mperletiee ban proved that
the advantage** of growing hopa on
atrlnga ao far aurpa«a the growth on
queatlen of
.,„riy f,r fravH l<i m. are preferred ! • «• 'hat it is <"'!>
11 til *' wlit'h | M tl.'H Mill |H' aitUOSt rn
tlrely abandoned Tin* hops H ri'
healthier on string*. mnr * HticrfMNfiil
Iv sprayed. niiiinr.- earlier. art* usually
rlrhiT Mhd brighter, arm out lower,
nml urn nut so lu«f>. the) do not
mluil whip ho reariil). can be picked
rlea'ner, and an* murti more easily
torn down lor picking AIho the hop*
ri«n be picked without cutting the
vim-, a practice which la harmful,
since II prevents tliu ri'l urn, of it.a
It-rlaU from the vine lo tho root
ol thi> hop. and, by causing a Iona ol
fond rrmrv.a in I hi' ft (K'k. produces a
weakening .-flirt on the succeeding
crop.
Ill picking. every effort should he
made to reduce to a minimum Ihe
quantity ol leavea. atema and other
foreign material The preaence ol,
leavea In cured hopa render* them un-1
sightly and materially reducea their
market value The opinion la Ire
quently expressed by the more Itn
portant hop dealora that one ol the
principal polnta tor ralaliiK Ihe quality
ol the American hop la clean picking i
Hopa muat be dried aoon after their |
removal from tho vines, aa otherwise
they ulul'Tgo a process ol oxidation
A Stove KMa.
lor hop raising The aoll with a high
percentage of aauri la readily tillable
while the cultivation of * stiff aoll la
difficult and expensive. Owing fo
larlatlona In thn rainfall, amount of
vunahltm. ami lorce of the prevailing
wlnda. land aultable lor hop culture
In one region would be entirely un
suluble If located In another Hlnce
the roota ol the hop plant penetrate
the earth tor a dlatance ol many teet.
• well-drained aubaoll la essentlsl
Rapeclal attention muat b« Riven to
the depth, fertility, drainage, and line
■CM ol the aoll Heavy wet aolla are
avoided and atlff clayey aolla are lu
goners I dlatavor
Hoy planta may be ralaed from Ihe
aaedl, but thla method la aeldom em-
ployed. since by Ming cuttings strong
plants are more eaally and quickly
aeonred.
In aoane (ecllona of the Pacific coaat
a crop may be obtained Irom cutting"
planted la the spring, but In general
a full crop la aot harveated until tl ««
aecond year
The beat ruttlnga are thoae taken
from younif plant*, aa thry are more
raalataal to diaeaae and ahould be
tnore productive than thoae from old
plants All cuttlnga should be care
fully Inspected before planting and
•he dlaeaaed or damaged once rejected
The opportunity for ptvduclnn itn
proved sorts by selection of the stocks
from which the cuttings are taken
offera a promising Held for the pro-
gressive hop grower Msny growers
who give much attention to Improving
the fertllltv of their Held* snd their
methods of cultivation take their cut
Tt£t r&u&oy PLA&. HLUSlTfV/rDNe
TlTseu AV&axJJizMD
T
At a rammer tonic thrfv i" no
th'it quit* compare with OX 11'IN.'.. I
ealv ouilda op the ivrten. but tabrtf
a1nrlv. prwentu Ma1*ri . Rerujar or J
| lets (oroiula at Druggists. Jk lv.
In the Midat of Luxury.
"You have everything that waaUti
can boy. haven t you?"
"Yen." replied Mr. I Matin Stax "But
It dont seem lair that I ahoulrj iave
work 'd ao hard to gqt all theae tlitega
I while th« butler and footman #nd
i maids enjoy thorn free."
Air Blaat Kiln
or heating which aerioualy Injure*
their appearance «« well aa their
aroma and other valuable qualltlea
The moat Important, nnd at the name
time moat difficult, part of hop pro-
duction la proper drying and aulphur
Ing No other factor aflectn the qual
Ity, appeamnce and market value ca
much aa the manner In which the
hopa are handled during the curing
proceaa
fresh seed best
for all purposes
I IK I .and of Many
Watara" la the
poetic dealinatlon
of their beloved
country moat cher
ialied by the peo
pie of Finland
Mountain ranges
and foreat atretcliea
tndd and verdant
are intemperaed with valley
waterwaya and frngrnnt
meadow landn /In auminor
time the roam and apray of
ruahlng torrenta bang npark-
ling dewdropa on the golden
pine-need lea whilat the va
IHiroua mlata of the ninrah
Innda wave fairy ml n bow a
among the ruraet fruit of
the hromy bnaela. The
greenent of grf*en moaa and
the moat lender gray atone
wort apreiiil nofteat carpet a
for the feet aa with the hand
ar«' plucked the aweeteat
wild flow era
The Thouaand Lakea" of
Finland, placid In the aun
•#V. t
i ju. f
'Sfcl-v, ^
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v I
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a iw&ar IPOAB . fznzAvz?
Always Pay.
With the eiception of aquaahei.
melona and other cucurbit* the ordi-
nary Held and garden aeed* will not
j germinate after they are two or three
! yearn old Mont of them have the
L _ hlgheat germinating p«>wer the follow-
* ing aeaaon after being harveated
Group of Sla Stove Kline Seeda av«Hl over from year to year
- i .a . . | are of very doubtful value The vital
tine* from planting from the neareat ! , . . .
TT .. r , gertna are aubject to deatruction
available aupply without any conaid * . , .. .
- . .. . from danipneea. fungi Inaeeta mice
ra t Ion of the product I reneaa and " " r, . ... . .
other qualities of the plsnis from "d natural chrmlcg, de, i mp. sltlon
rhich the cutting, sre taken Thl. , d, ,h' U*b" " "
. . , . , .a. ■ I Inferior ftatid of pl^nta. or no atand
hat reaulted In many ynrda In the loae .
.f certain dl.tlnct varietal character •« " no' ,|,r,n" ,r*
tstlcs. and In almost every Held miied 1,01 *"r'h f1*'"1"*
varlsttaa and light snd be, pro I " '* ' ""
and freah Mi • > ' ear Thea one
duncra occur Indlsi iimlnstsl)'
A en refill study of the productive
teas of an acre of ho|ia In Cail'crnla
haa recently shown that the yield ot'
Individual hill, varied from a lew
funcea lo IS pound, ot green hopa
When the number nf theae low yield
log hill, la large the total yield will
he correspondingly reduced Duch hills
Should he renmv.' and replaced by
soots from plants giving high yield.
The tUnc st which plsntlng Is done
depends very largely on thn local con
III iona dialing where Ihe crop la
(roan, but In general 'he beat results
are obtained liy plsntlng ss soon ss
the soH can be worked Into a One met.
low condition la t allfortila plsutlng
should be done in Jshuary or Tebru
ary although In some sessons plant
lag as late aa May I has yieliied flood
results. In Oregon snd Ws.hlngton
Imps atvt plsnted hi March or April. |
and in New York successful plsntlngs
have bow mads In April in favorable
apamini Thorough cultivation >a Im
gSrtaat and ahould begin early and
.Watinue until the plant* are well
armed out.
Within certain limit, determined by
ilfcal conditions the length of th*
proving period and (he time of ripen
shine but whipped lo fury by autumn storms, re
setr.ble cluster, of precious geina cuat bv benetl
cent deities upon the bosom of Natute The eye
I delight. In the serenity of the panorama till the
_ . . , cy catches the Impressive thunder ot the cata
Extra Time and expense spent I racts and waterfall* A river lake land trip Is
in Securing New Stock Will I "n ''ll7l""r'"T1
t boata. too frail they look, puah off boldly Into
the raplda. manned by aturdy young fellow a In
red flannel ahlrta aloucbed felt hate aud leather
boota far up the thigh, ringing anatchea of plain-
tive folk-lore aa their craft clear rock and boul
der daringly The long wooden paddle thrown
out behind and the aupple oara daah allow era of
cryetal water over the traveler Oroupa of white
kerchiefed women aud bare-legged children toaa
cheery welcome all along the courne whilat the
crafty boatmen take vigAoua pulla at the ublqul
toua clgarettea
Winter hringa about a niarveloua tranaforma
tlon True, the rude atorma eipend their fury
upon the rock bound coaat hut the deadly Mil
rard team away N'ature'a honuty apota When
the "Lndy of the Snowa" haa apread h r glitter-
ing mantle far and wide peace, white and Inat
Ing, relgne everywhere Ice cryatala depend
from every bough and cave and froat dlami>nda
aptinkle on the ground Above all and every
thing the great horlton la ftaahed with the dac
tltng Northern Llghta giving pfomlae of life and
ronetancy
Hpring. which aaw vegetation leap like magic
out of the melting auowa. la awlftly followed by
brief and brilliant summer, and autumn cornea
cm apace, ready, ao It aeema. to be devoured by
the greedy froet king Seed time end harveat
hold each other by the hand to reaiat <he grip
of Ice Foreat work ceaaea and. the abort day
of winter over, ol > and >oung aaaemble In the
homeetend a long common room and together
weave nnd epln. and read and amokc and dance
and aing Certainly by aledge and akl and aka e
la tolerably anre Wk.. ia planfed will
germinate In natural time and produce
thrlftv planta Some old aeeda mar
hate the power to germinate yet
their vitality in *o low that the plcnta
whlctf they produce are low In vigor
and Inferior In grow;h reaulta The
Infant period of a plant or other liv-
ing thing la the critical period If it
atarta out in life with weakened vital
Ity and poor nouriahmrnt Ha chancee
for large and perfect maturity are
amall Once attintod. It la alwaya I
atnnted ia the role
It la often a temptation to plant
old and left over eeedw rather than
take the trouble to order new onea
Hut It la beat to alwgva throw the old
away and get a freah aupply The
evtm time and eip*n«e In eecurtng
new etock will be repaid at harveet
Coame Food Kilts Chleks
More chick* are killed every year
by coaree feed than In any other way
Their bowels are tender ao give fool
that will be eaey to dlgeat Well
dried and crushed bread crurnba.
light lv moietened. are aa good aa any-
thing Mix in n bit of line cut lettuce
or onto*
dMancea are covered and happy achool children
glide hither and thlthei. aometimea acurrylng
heme for fear of wolvee
The Flnne came originally from he Altai
mountaina They took ',-oeeeealon of the "land
of Many Waters" away In the aeventh center?
The language apoken by the country people ha*
a similar origin; it la an unique tongue, eoft and
sonoroue not unlike modern Italian. The peo
pie of the eaatern province, touching upon Rue
ala eihlblt the Mongolian type—thick Hps. high
cheek I«M snd narrow eyea The Inhabltante
of the western province are moetly of Bwedleh
origin and apeak the dwedleh language
The word Finn" mesne wliard Among their
many supemtltlona Is Ihe tradition that s trln
ity of aptrtta preeldee over their destiny—"Ckko."
the eplrlt of the air: Tapo." the eplrit of the
foreat. and "Abt#.M the aplrlt of tbs laksa T%e
mountain aah ia #acred ita aahea. after burnitig.
are carefully preaerved. for when fprinkled on
the grouud they dcscry luck or the reverse lu
wooing
L#nd tenure and Isnd aervlcy Iji Finland pro-
rent many Interesting feat urea The more salient
polnta ar* actual aurvivala of federal tlinee
The claaa of |H*aaant which may be called "la
borer-farmem" constate of men who receive no
wagea They occupy buildinga belonging to th*
landowner, which they are required to keep In
repair The landowncra make granta of aeed
and other neceeearlea. and of certain landa which
the laborer farmers cultivate for their own bene
fit. They have free accesa to the forest for fuel
and for lumber for repairs. In return the) at-
obliged to work for the landowner with their
own families and horses On holdings where
there la clay, the laborer fvmers are allowed to
make brlcke and to earn what the> can by sales
paying ao much per cent on their gaina to their
landowuer
Many laborer farmers are quite well off, aud.
whilst they retain their statue as peasant* theii
sons and daughters are «ent to cieellent schools
and enter government and commercial employ-
mente This class of men must not. however, b-
confounded with the free" foasantry- Tho lat
ter. although generally poorer, have superior
civil righta and form an estate of the realm with
direct representation In the Flanlah parliament
Finland was first occupied hy the !tu«siitns In
ISOU Alexander I grunted the Inhabitants
autonomy under their ancient laws and Institu-
tions Recent events have greatly curtailed Fin
nlali liberties but like the patriots the Finns
abide and elng
* 1 And of a Thousand takes
Where faith and life are oum
Paat wrongs inspire our power*
For ue the future wakes'"
I.Ike other folk the Finns relolce In festivals -
rellgloue and profane Christmas is the great
eat of them all Ever so long before the eve ef
the Nativity the stores are crowded with people^
choorlng klappe. gifts for family and friends In
e«ch town nnd village the snow covered market
place becomes a pine forest full of Christmas
trees, for every home keepe Christmas thus If
they do not rejoice In beef and plum pudding
they have their seasonable dishes all the same—
lut flsk. dried cod soaked In brine and boiled to
a Jelly: with It thev eat a sort of pease pod
ding Smoked roast pork follows and then conies
a rice podding full of almonds—the mom si
monds you get the mom happy months you will
havs Plum tarta. served with paste snd clotted
cream, form the dessert
On Cfcrtetmas five aseh house and cottage ei
hlbtts a burning candle In every window; the
peaaanta' dwelllnga am Uttered with clean straw
and the cattle In their stalls have extm sup-
piles of food. ▲ popular ^beervance Is to ae
range inverted saucem around the festive board
—one for each gueat--under Thlch are placed
objects bearing significant meanings Each per-
son 1n turn ralsdb a saucer. May be It haa cov-
ered a piece of red ribbon—that presages a
wound or eome bodily Injury; or a coin, riches;
or a key. for a girl the token of her direction
within a twelve-month of eome houaehold. for a
boy the entrance on a commercial career; or a
piece of fuel, which fortelle death; or a ring for
matrimony, and so forth
The 'Thrintmaa Huck" vie J Is every home in
Finland lie Is an old man with Ions white hair
hiiiI beard and heavily dad In fur. lln drives
liia team of reindeer over mountains and frozen
lakes and enters unannounced each doorway, lie
makes a circuit of the family and Inquires j
whether the children have been good or bad
Before Imvlng he throws down klapps for all
At Twelfth Night the "Star Hoys" make their
appeamnce They are five young men In fancy
dress. Three represent the Three Holy Kings of
the ICplphany. one la King Herod, and the last
a goat with hoofs and horns They enact a
legendary play which haa for Its finale the death
of Herod, whilst tho goat 1h thnist outside the
door Wherever they go they collect alms for
poor people who have no Christmas cheer
After the gayetles of Christmas two month*
elapse durtng which one Is able to restore one's
digestive organs, and then comes I^ent. A dis-
tinctive l<enten diet Is bllnes and caviar; the
former the large thick pancakes which are eaten
with butter, eour cream and fruit Juice. At mid
l^ent a fresh water flsli Is much esteemed-lake
It is called It Is caught in nets sunk through
holes In the Ice of rivers and lakes It Is boiled
In milk On Easter Eve everybody '.gts hard
boiled eggs.
The flret of May Is an ancient festival of gen
eral observance, especially by studontH and
youths They meet In the public parks of Hel-
elngfors. the capital, and In country market
places, and there sing old folk song* to the spirit
of spring Then they drink deeply of sweet
mead and consume vast quantities of struvor—
rich puff paste tarts and then they dance and
tllrt with buxom maidens to their hearts' con-
tent. Midsummer day Is of universal observance
In Finland Birch Ireea are planted at alt the
house d<ors and twigs of birch are stuck all
over every room The sun sels In the eve at
eleven o'clock, nnd rises In the day at two Dur-
ing those three brief hours the young people kin
die big fires All are bent on dancing around and,
above the biasing embers They call the flrer
kokkQ. "love's flame."
Uye harvest Is a very Important season Ou
the first dav the lshorer farmers, with their
wives and fsmlllee foregather at the mansion of
the landowner They are divided Into squads— I
one man. two women and three children To ]
each squad Is assigned a certain area wherein j
the man cuts the crop, the women shock nnd
the children glean They work from four In the
morning until eight st night, with intervsls for
breakfast and dinner These meals, together
with the supper at the end of toll, nre substan-
tia* In every sense They are provided gratis
by the land-owner and are eaten at long tables
placed In front of the mansion, whereat the land-
owner and hie family eerve After sni per all
Join in singing the plaintive national song kale,
w ala and then a happy time Is passed with
games and dances
The rye crop which provides the Finns with
their staff of life, does not dry .11 ordinary sea
*or* In the fields It is eoneequently carried to
the rlas. or barns, and laid on racks and rafters.
Fire* are kindled In each corner and the smoke
permeates the crop. Iinpsrtlng a much-loved and
peculiar fiavor The country people's diet con-
sists chiefly of talkumnia a sort of porridge
made of rye. This Is carried when well set In
birch hark knapsacks it Is also baked hard and
hung In great round, thin cakes with holes In
the center, from the ceilings of the houses Their
favorite beverage is coffee, which they brew to
perfection Corn rye brandy ia a liquor much
esteemed by all claesea and sometimes Indulged
In to excess
The greatest refreshment ef the Finn* is the
bath; every homeetead has a bathhouse It is
their unfailing remedy In sickness. -If bath
and brandy fall." they say. "then comes death "
In the hath houses are stone ovens w herein wood
fires aie kindled and every orifice Is c'.oted
After the fire hss burnt Itself out buckets of
water or shovelfuls of snow am dashed upon the
embers and red hot atones Dense clouds of
steam arise and Into them the hathem plunge
The whole body Is switched with birch rods, and
(hen follow thorough massage and rubbing down
with soap Ae the bather quite the bath house
sousings of cold water or snow am administered
eometlmes a header Into deep snow Is preferredl
Then for a while to cool they all sit on benches
In the open sir. and then they resume hetr
clothea During harveat time such baths In com-
mon am taken every evening after work Is done;
in winter the Saturday night tub suffices Few
spectacles can be more weird and astounding
for the traveler than, when driving to night quar-
ters. he suddenly comae npon the telly si bath
FACE DISFIGURED WITH
SKIN TROUBLF
3107 Foster Ave.. Baltimore. Md.—
"About five months ago llttlw hli«ter«
! rnprared on my faro. They looked
like blisters from Ore burns. They
Itrh^d f.nd burned something torriWe.
which caused m« to rub them tber
bum. then sores apjieared which d!*
figured my face. My face waa all full
of ur<-< The disease spread from y
face to my neck and back. When a«y
tbing touched them they would burn
Hd stick to my clothes. wbt<+ kept
jte from sleeping and made me «uf
fer terribly.
"I used home remedies and I o e<
a salve but It did no good I suffered
about three months then I saw tla«
Cutleura Soap and Ointment adver
Used and I thought I would send and
get a sample and try them. I used tbe
sample or Cutleura Soap and Oint-
ment and they helped me a great deal,
so I bought some and used them about
two months and they completely cur d
me" (8igned) Edward V. Thomas.
Mar 26, 1912.
Cutleura Soap and Otrtment sold
throughout the world. Sample of eacfc
free with S2-p. Skin Book. Addree.
post card "Cutleura, D pL U. Boston "
Adv.
Easier and Pleasanter.
Talking of ladles" shortcomings re-
calls a story recently beard of a large
and determlne-looklng woman who
wore a very large hat one evening at
the theater.
"Madam,'' said the attendant polite
ly, "I must request you to remove
your hat. It Is annoying this gentle-
man behind you.
The massive lady turned and
hutightlly surveyed the complalnaat.
"Do you mean that little weedy, un-
dersiied creature!" she asked.
"This gentleman behind you." tha
attendant corrected her.
The lady settled herself I* her
place.
"You will And U easier and pleas
anter," she said decisively, "to re-
move him!"
J^irn Over
a neff1 fear
Start the new ywr right. Take
care of the Stomach. Liver
and Bowel* and they will terw
you well. Make the appetite
iteeti, digestion perfect and
Liver active by the daily uie ol
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACHttTTERS
It promotes and main-
tains health, strength
and vigor. Try it todi
Make the Liver
Do its Duty
Nine times In ten when the liver ti
right the stomach and bowels are right.
CARTER'S LITTLE
LIVER PILLS
gently but firmly c
, pel a taiy liver 1
! do its duty.
Cures Co -^
•ripatiw, Im-j
difsstloa,
' Sick
Headache. ^
. d Dutr M Aftwr Eating.
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL I
Genuine must bear Signature
FREE TO ALL SIFFEREK
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