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About Clackamas County record. (Oregon City, Clackamas County, Or.) 1903-190? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1903)
HOW CHINESE DOCTORS CURL as to be able to shape the trees la the future, and also for the purpose of providing more nourishment at the start do manure, but place the top toll next the roots. Shorten back the tops, so Agriculture in Country School. Enough spasmodic theorlzatlon on teaching practical agriculture and es thetic nature study lu country districts bas been expended to pay off the na tional debt, snys the Uural World. Let us pass into the next stage of the argu ment and get down to ways and means. If our children are to receive elementary instruction In chemistry, soil physics, vegetable biology, botany and all the rest of the list. It follows that some one must teach them.' How many are really capable of teaching anything beyond the "a, b. obs." with their bands tied behind them? It is not enough that a teacher may call up the class In geography and perfunc torily conduct a recitation with her eyes glued to the book. A teacher should inspire pupils with the love of study. He should make the recita tion Interesting. All this applies not only to the teachings of agriculture but to all branches taught in the coun try school, and serves to emphasize tho need of adopting the central or township school system. It Is very dllllcult for any teacher to develop the proper Interest and enthusiasm in the work of any branch of study with only an attendance of two or three pupils. On the other hand, It Is a great waste to employ good teachers for only two or three students when they can better Instruct several times that number.' Under the present sys tem there Is a large number of schools where the number of pupils Is no larger thun the above. When the cen tralized plan is adopted It will be pos sible with tho same outlay to supply ft much better vluss of Instruction lu all branches and with 1)4 per cent of the schools eliminated we believe It would be possible to obtain an Instructor for each of the remainder that would be competent to give Instruction lu the elementary principles of agriculture. We believe our agricultural colleges have, tho capacity to turn out such lu- structors as fast as they would be wanted for such positions; and, as In all other things, whenever a demand Is created the supply will be forthcom ing. Tho Instruction may be crude at the start, as aro most new enterprises; but everything must have a beginning and strength is gained by growth nud experience. Koine of the European countries have been going ahead of us In putting these tilings into practice. For example, In1 the rural districts of Sweden a garden Is attached to every school, and tho children receive prac tical Instruction In the cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and la tho management of hot beds, green houses H lid bo forth. How Frnit Men Co-operate Co-operation in fruit selling bas reached an advanced stage in the Mich igan apple belt For instance, in the case of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ludington, the stock amounts to Ave hundred shares, and each lubscriber must take at least one share for Ave acres of orchard. The company owns a large packing bouse, with a side track on one side and a wagon drive on the other. There is a wide veranda on both sides, enclosed with slats. Six roller grades, which separate the fruit Into three sizes, are used. Baskets are stored in the second story, and, drop down through chutes to the packing tables, which are covered with canvas. When tbe fruit Is delivered, each man receives credit for the proper number of bushels of the given varieties. The fruit Is then graded and packed, and each person receives his share of the proceeds when the fruit is sold. Tbe secretary of the company looks after the buying and selling, and has chttrso of the packing house. In this way a uniform product Is secured which largo buyers can depend upon, and the mid dleman and his exactions are excluded. Massachusetts Ploughman. Handy (intei. The following sketch shows a farm er's handy gate made of lxll-inch slats throughout that need no braces ami does not sag. The posts at the center and on hinge end rest on slats fastened An Automatic Milker. Here Is a machine for milking cows. It Is a can-shaped reservoir of special construction, made airtight so that a vncuum may be produced by. the air- pump on the cover. Rubber tubes con- DISCOVERS CAUSE OF ILLXESS BY FEELING PATIENT'S FULSE. i HEN a man In China becomes ill his family sends for a doctor, and FuKKektlona for simplified Living. 1 A simpler style of living would re lieve tbe burdens of many housekeep ers, writes Maria Parloa, in the Ladles' Home Journal. - A great deal of time is wasted oh the trimming and launder ing of clothing and household linen and draperies. A ruffled garment re quires at least double tbe time to Iron that would be required for a plain gar ment. -Make underslothlng, children s clothing, window draperies, etc., plain and use flat trimmings. But you say ruffles are so dainty. So tbey are, but with all the extra work tbey involve are they worth while? ' In some bouses rooms are filled with things that have no reason for being there. ' Tbe moving and dusting of these ornaments (?) mean the expendi ture of a great deal of time and strength in the course of a month. Do tbey add enough to the pleasure and culture of tbe family to make tbem worth while? I think some good photographs or other pictures on the walls; a few good plaster casts; bookshelves filled with table It looked as Inviting as a clear meat roast and was really delicious. Beef flank, scraggy pieces or lean pork may be cooked ia tbe same way and go much farther than the meat alone. A batter with sweet milk and baking powder may be used in place of dress ing. If cold tongue or heart becomes tiresome, It can be laid in slices in with a roast for a few moments, which seasons and makes It richer. HOW TUB MACHINE WORKS. nect with the cow's teats, and the pressure, It Is claimed, causes the milk to flow rendlly. We know nothing of the merits of the machine. The Illus tration Is given to Indlcato the contin ued efforts that are being made along the line of dairy Inventions. Farm and Ranch. WAV as no Chinese physician of established reputation will walk to a ' patient a carriage or a donkey must be sent to fetch him. As soon books; and comfortable, plain furniture as be reaches the bouse he is conducted into the best room and is enter- would be infinitely more artistic and talned with tea. brandy and sweetmeats, or, if be has come a good distance, educational, while tbe care of such a with meal of several courses. No matter how 111 his patient may be, he room would not be burdensome. Plain will not approach him until he has thoroughly refreshed himself In this finishes In the furniture and woodwork manner. I0' our homes would mean less labor When at last he goes to his bedside he first asks tbe patient if he Is still u their care. In cooking utensils, good able to eat, and he udxt examines his pulse. After the patient has bared his material made In a simple, smooth form entire forearm the physician places his finger on the pulse and for several would mean a saving of time. Fower moments does not utter a word. Sometimes only one of his fingers ana nt dishes at a meal, but each dish simply other times all of them are employed at this work. When be breaks his and perfectly cooked, would reduce tbe silence be describes minutely the disease from which the patient Is suffering work of the kitchen one-half. nud writes a prescription. - Now tnese BUggestlon8 for simplified Then the doctor takes his leave, promising to call again If necessary. He living do not mean careless housekeep' receives, as a rule, no fee for this service, but if he is a druggist he charges lug nor the elimination of any one thing a large price for the medicine, or If he is not a druggist be receives a satis- that Is essential to the happiness or factory commission from the one who prepares it. Moreover the patient, If growth of the family. On the contrary, bo recovers, generally gives him a handsome present. ' . they should tend to a more honest and a larger life for all. in Belling Produce by Moll. It Is not hard for n farmer to work up an Interest by advertising ft desir able urticlu lu the right way and through tho right means. But half the battle Is in properly answering the In quiries received. By lack of prompt ness, clearness, deflnlteness and test some letter writers will drive away possible customers about ns fust as good advertising brings them In. Use a typewriter, which can be bought Ting pong originated In England and wos first played with rubber balls. A lock of the Duke of Wellington's hair brought $20 at a London nuction. Electric railways are rapidly dis placing the old-fashioned diligence In Switzerland. It Is said that In regions where much fruit Is consumed there Is much less ,i,..ira thA'i elsewhere for alcoholic stimulants. J. F. Stevens, tho general manager of the Great Northern Railroad, says the Canadian Northwest will soon produce a billion bushels of wheat a year. Tbe Dead Seft Is the largest body or HANDY KAIIMICIIS UATK. to the posts, us sliowu lu the diagram. The front has two slats extending live Inches farther out than the main gate; these drop In a slot or notch cut In a IxJMneli piece nailed on tbe front post at right angle. This gate can be con structed and hung In an hour. E. F. Isley, In Epltomist. Hevelntinua of the Peed Teeter. In a test of live hundred varieties of lettuce by tho United States Depart ment of Agriculture, it was found that l.'IU of thein were Black-Seeded. Tennis Itall under other names. A sample of crimson clover seed, costing $5.75 per bushel, contained so little live seed that $701 worth would contain only n bushel of good seed. Homo Kentucky Bluegrass was so poor that a pound of live seed would have coHt $2. IS, and a sample of timothy tested at tho rate of $17 per bushel for the live seed. Some of tho seeds sprouted well enough, but the plants wero of the wrong kind. Thus n sample of Alleged clover seed contained 338,000 weed seeds lu a pound, or at the rate of twenty million per bushel. Such ro suits explain the cause of some mys torlous crop failures and equally strange invasions of new weeds. second hand for a few dollars: answer letters the same day received; by next Lvater in Palestine; besides, It is the mall If possible. The first satisfactory mo8t remnrkablc In the world, n is reply that reaches tho buyer Is likely forty-six miles in length, varying In to get li'.s order, and lu making the wIUtli five to nine miles, reply satisfactory everything counts. niioonInir Is the latest cure for con Inclose n sample or picture of what Is f,mlton. The patient bus to make being sold, If expedient, nud try to (lsccIltg ft't stated Intervals, increasing llx his choice on n definite- nrtlclo or oJ, dt,creasng the ultltude In accord- spccimen at an attractive staiea price. ... , , con,iitlon. judging what he wants from his letter. ,,,-...,. i.inf engineer of tbe i i i.i.a liiii m uu.iimi.s i" il'-j " ,ii,i., n T.nke Victoria. i, i ....,,. ... HlCltlliei iiiin.iii""vi v uiu prospective customer wnicu cum.. rnaaot ih enuntor over 111 Alllia, t... u -' " a hundred times In two years, iub ..v. , i,ini runs across vne . . .. . . . .S lllll, 111 LUC CIJI"" nis questions nnu scruples cieariy ami -- - - . . . .... n i.u ,'n northern portion of the lake, By a new uutcu process u t""""" Hint moist bide can be turned Into leather ready for tbe saddler's and How to Grind KaOlrCorn. shoemaker s use in irom iu T thoiiirht It nilirht he of Interest to flu vs. while by following xue uum ninny of your readers to know how to method of preparation it takes about grind Katllr corn, as most sweep mills six months. will not grind it fine, nnd the millers Melbourne Juror refused to serve want too much for grinding it. If the on tu0 ground that he had just .got burr Is quite worn, so much tbe better, after three months' Idleness, and Have the Kalllr corn dry, put a bas- woujj ise It again If be failed to ap ketful Into a good, solid barrel, chop nr Tuo Judge frowned, fined the with n long-handled, Bharp spade; add off0U'ding juryman a penny, and paid soino more nentis anu cnop, ana so on. .... himself. aroused over some special and. definite offer. American Cultivator. New York Tribune. There are two or three more swimming about In the tanks. The sturgeon is an Interesting fish. It bas, for Instance, a telescopic mouth. Its mouth has not the usual bony jaw opening like that of most fish. It Is on the underside of its head, like that of a shark, and is more like a hole than anything else. In front of It, banging down like a thin beard, are a number of sensitive tentacles. Whenever the sturgeon In bis search for food skims the surface of the bot tom these tentacles sweep on the ground. If they chance to pass over tbe end of tbe siphon of a soft-shelled clam the Information. Is immediately telegraphed to the brain and the tele- scoplc iiuouth unfolds into a tube over the neck of the clam. Its gills begin to work with the speed of bellows when a fire Is being stirred up. Tba sand blows out of them on either side In a little cloud. In a few seconds the sand around the clam has been sucked through the gills nnd the clam is lifted Into the mouth of tbe sturgeon. Once Inside the vestibule of Mr. Sturgeon's mouth lis shell Is crushed to pieces, the gills again working like a busy pair of bellows. Tbe clam, It Is needless to say, does not follow the fragments of the shell. Sometimes the sturgeon with his shovel-like nose will cultivate the sandy bottom after the manner of tbe husbandman. Gathering momentum. Equlrrel an! Cloth Coat. SI Fill your mill and continue to chop nud grind. You can have it fine as flour if you like, and it makes flue swill to feed thick or thin. Tho Kaf fir corn stem keeps the seed from feed ing too fast aud it grinds nicely, but New kinds of living butterflies can bo nroduced from existing forms by greatly Increasing or decreasing the temperature or the place wuere uiu butterflies are kept. A difference In coloring nnd even In form bas thus not so fast as corn, probably about - rrofegsor Fl8cner B five bushels per hour. This depends " " ' on ho.v fine you grind It C. J. gins, in Kansas Farmer. Hug- BtorliiK Ice. When filling an Ice house, place a layer of sawdust fully a foot deep upon the bottom, then put In tho Ice, pack lug it closely to within a foot of the side walls, cutting tho blocks carefully aud evenly to inako the mass solid aud compact A twelve-Inch space should I in allowed, and tbe sides should be filled with sawdust. Do not fill nearer than tnree or four feet of the roof, nnd put about six Inches of the sawdust on top of tho Ice. If sawdust cannot be had, chopped straw, wheat chaff, or marsh hay enn be used, but snwdust 1 tbe bent material. New England Farmer. Handling Youou Tree. If young trees are received from tbe nurserymen bo careful and not expose tbe roots to the actlou of dry winds. As many Insects and diseases may be distribute from nurseries, all trees Should bo rery carefully examined, no matter how young they may be. When setting them out prepare the land well, and fir the roots plenty of room. Use recent experiments. What may bo termed a musical type writer Is an instrument to be attached . , , m i , i .. va i.h v..!.. to a Piano ror me purpose "i wmius iiwnv. fimen tt fowl as oulcklv as down In musical characters all th ru,uio Ten ilnvs Is lonir enough to notes of the tunes played upon It get a fowl fat, aud It should be con- This new Instrument Is adapted for fined either In a coop or a number in the use of composers and those who small yard. Give plenty of fresh have it to arrange music ror Danas. water, ond feed four times a day, be- Franklin T. Ives bas offered to give ginning early nnd giving the Inst meal t,, r-.-rtig library of Merlden. Conn.. late. A mixture of coin meal, three jlt0(X), provided that the directors parts, ground oats, ono part, shorts, I)lnce tlle work9 of Voltaire and ouo part, crude tauow. one pan, bchiu- Tnomng pnlne In the library for gen ed, Is the best for the first threo meals, pral gc U9 offor has been accepted with oil the corn and wneat mat can ive8 l8 - freethinker and an ad be eaten up clean at ulght. Weigh ulrM. of rnlno, Voltaire and Ingersoll. the articles given, aud io not reeu oy lsu7 lh Kovernmeut or Kln land has annually distributed prizes for tbe best products In belles lettres. The recipients of the prizes for 1002 are Dr. Lelno, who got about $400 for an historic drama; Mnila Talola (Mine, Mlkhola), who got $325 for a novel; B. Tgeugren, $300 for lyrics, and T. Palt nolo, $250 for a coniedy. HABITS OF THE STURGEON. Peculiar Manner la Which the Fiah Obtalna lta Pood. Tbe big sturgeon which died at the aquarium recently was not tbe only specimen there on exhibition, says the measure. Duior In Green Fodder. The sugar In tho green fodder is Dractlonlly all destroyed In the silo, nnd since it is most'abundant In the com plnut lu tho early stages of ear development It is an additional argu ment for postponing cutting uutll the grain Is full size nnd the sugars have changed largely to starch. The amount of seed per acre affects the yield of green fodder and also its composition. A medium staud Is essential for tbe best results In both Quantity and qual ity. t01lTTHP- IABT yitSbrv m .in . ics - Household Linen. Sheets for double beds should be he forces bis snout Into tbe bottom three yards long before hemming, and plows a furrow from six to eight The durable Marseilles quilts come Inches deep and from fifty to sixty feet both plain, woven and embroidered in long. The current clears away the white or In colors. debris thus thrown up, and returning For the outer covering of beds there along the furrow Mr. Sturgeon gathers are all sorts of pretty and novel things his harvest of mollusks and crusta- 'u white and colors. ceans. In purchasing table linen the cream The number of sturgeons Is rapidly weave will be found more durable than growing less, owing to the love of man- the white or nair-uieacnea, kind for cavalre and smoked sturgeon. A sheet large enougn to iuck unaer Cnvalre Is made from the roe of the Bnd Btny where lt u lut 18 tne on,y ! female. This not onlv reduces the num- kind sure to be a comfort to the user, Kns rf nit- otiirironno tmf tufa fff 1ia The monogram or initial of the iiuun eji in jjv untTt u i vuia vu iuc l possibility of an Increase of the sun- house-mistress should be wrought dlag nlv. It Is said that "smoked sturgeon" oaMy ia oue corner ,n whlte 1Inen or I la helnir mnde from the West Indian outline bus, catfish. In some States there are laws i"""i5' o.,.lnt tho nrnnilsenoiis slnn.rl.ter of two or tnree mciies nign ana worKeu t.iriron In the center Just about the hem. - For I ..,11 1. 1 ... ..,n 11-.. 1 pillow VIIPH'O nic irunn nic Biudiic . Wouldn't Be Forced. Before hemming a tablecloth Bee that George Gordon, an old man of mis- It Is cut by the pattern. The thread erly habits, was dying. A neighbor makes the pattern, and If one follows who was on friendly terms with tbe the pattern it takes less time than pull- old man's relatives agreed to call on ing the thread. the minister and beg him to try and The best way to hem every-dny linen Induce the old fellow to make a will, lis to turn and bnste a narrow hem, The minister consented, and at length then folding tbe hem back again on the persuaded the miser to allow a lawyer right side of the cloth, sew the hem to to be sent for. . the cloth by hand In an over-and-over By the time he arrived the old man seam. Then flatten and press the hem was rapidly sinking, but the will was In place. smartly drawn up and duly awaited It Is universally accepted, but nev ertheless wrong Idea, that a young woman requires a thorough course of training for every business in life, but that she Is instinctively fitted for wifehood and maternity. In conse quence whereof many a poor little befrllled, bestarched, wrongly-cared- for and. much-handled baby gets a bad start in the world, and makes ex istence a decided burden for the lndi- . vlduals who have the misfortune to revolve In Its orbit all because of Its inability to remedy Its own unneces sary torture, which causes the think- Ing observer to regret that there is not In each State a special training school where girls may be taught what lt means to be a mother. For every woman who goes rightly and under standing Into motherhood, there are. hundreds who either leave the care of their progeny to nn untrained nurse or else follow the worn-out theories oft their grandmothers. And for these there is much to learn, and experience Is such a stern teacher. The young mother should know that hygiene is beauty, and that during the first three months of her baby's life it needs sleep nnd creature com forts, tranquility of nerve and fresh air, freedom of limbs and absolutely no excitement; that It must simply sleep aud vegetate; that while lt re- . mains In the chrysnlls state lt should ' wrear never more than three garments nt a time, made with neither gathers nor bands, and with as few fastenings as possible. The young Infant should have at reg ular Intervals the sort of food that furnishes the greatest nourishment In the smallest quantities. The position of Its body should be changed from time to time to relieve muscular ten sion. They also feel very keenly sen sations of thirst, and a spoonful of water at frequent Intervals prevents much useless fretting. When the baby reaches the dignity of dresses they should be very simple and of the softest material. It should go out airing daily, aud Its nurse should be Instructed not to permit it, under any circumstances, to be made the victim of people with a mania for kissing, for many disease germs are thus gratuitously bestowed by un thinking people. Trained Motherhood. his signature. He was propped up In bed and managed to write "George Gor ;" then he fell back exhausted. An eager relative who stood by seized the pen and stuck It '.9, the dy ing man's hand. "D," Georgle, 'dr" he urged, refer ring to the next letter of the signature. The old man glared up wrathfully. "Dee?" he snapped. "I'll dee when I'm ready, ye avaricious wretch!" London Tld Bits. A Cash Kqnlvalent. "I was thinking of having the ushers offer my picture for sale at say, $1 each," said the conceited actor. "Why not sell them at their face valuel" suggested Mr. Crlttlck. "Make It 30 cents." Philadelphia Press. At the Club. Caller Is Mr. Wlnnerton InT Butler I think he Is, sir; but I can't say Just Low much, as the game Is not over. Baltimore America. The Woman of Reaonrcea. She had bought beef steak for din ner for a family of three and the meat cart had driven away when company of three came to dinner. She was not dismayed, but thought of the old song, "Three little plece3 of meat to divide among four of us," as she haitened to replenish the kitchen fire. Putting a kettle over the fire with bits of suet nud butter and when hot laid In the steak, turned it often until a nice brown, then salted and poured In three pints of boiling water aud let boil an hour or two until tender. In the mean time a rich dressing was made with cold potatoes, bread crumbs, salt, pep per, sage, wet with milk and some of the liquor from the meat. Half of this dressing was put In a pan, the meat laid on, then the remainder of the dressing. This was placed in the oven to bake while vegetables were cooking and a flour gravy was made of the liquor left In the kettle. When the smothered steak was brought to tbe World'a Richest Woman. Bertha Krupp, eldest daughter of the dead gunmaker of Essen, Germany, has become, by the terms of her fath er's will, undoubt edly tbe richest woman in the world In her own right. Tbe bite Herr Krupp's will provides that the gun factory shall become the prop erty of Bertha when she attains her majority. Bankers have es- bkbtha kri'PP. tlmated the value of the Essen and associated manufac turing works, with subsidiary proper ties, at $75,000,000. These were under the sole control of Herr Krupp, though administered by a board of directors, and it is understood that under a stipu lation of tho will tbe works are not to be turned Into a Joint stock company uutll the expiration of twenty-five years, If then. Holds Husband Not Liable. A married woman was driving a wagon loaded with butter, eggs nnd other produce in Michigan City, when she knocked down a street cleaner and ran over him. The man Bued the hus band for damages for personal injuries and a Jury awnrded him a judgment of $575 against both husband and wire. The Supreme Court has reversed the finding of the lower court, holding that a husband cannot be held responsible in damages for reckless driving by his wife. To Deatrov Ant. Grease plates with lard, and set them where the Insects abound. They prefer lard to anything, and will for sake even sugar for It. Set a few 6tlcks round tbe plates for the ants to climb up on. Occasionally turn the plate bottom up over the fire, and the ants will fall In with the melting lard. Reset the plate, and in a short time the plague will be stopped. Tbe best timber known for ship building Is teak, a forest tree commoa In India.