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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1909)
THE POULTRY YARD. Blddle's valuable gift on Christ in us morning 1b fresh eggs. Tho lively, busy pullet Is now send ing Joy to the hen plant. More quality and less quantity Is good motto to start on. A little heavier feed as the days grow colder. Corn fills the bill exactly. Fowls love to thrash out a bundle of wheat or oats, and It does one good to step around to the door of tne poultry house and listen to th merry chatter while the fowls are digging In the straw. Some farmers neglect tho 25 to 50 centH that the battening of crueki In the coop would cost, and each month feed a dollar s worth of ex tra corn to supply the animal heat needed. - i The answer to the question, Does winter poultry pay? depends in a large measure upon where your hens are roosting. It on the bare branches of a tree, on the northeast corner of the barn, there can be no doubt about It. There Is a disposition to sit around and sleep In the winter. Hens will drop Intt that habit if you do not help them to stir around and work for their living. That is why a scratching shed Is goon, and why plenty of litter keeps the fowls In a Healthy condition. Scatter a little grain among the litter at noon, and give a full feed at night. What Is meant by a full feed of grain Is about a good handful for each fowl In the pen. A mixture of corn, wheat, oats and barley, equal parts by measurement, makes an ex cellent mixture for winter. Now when the old year Is passing, our thoughts are apt to wander back reviewing the poultry work of the past sea ton. We can all see past mistakes and how we can improve matters next sea ton, and, seeing, we should resolve tc do our best, and men Keen tne resolution. Raise your chickens outdoors at all seasons of the year, give them every opportunity to get fresh air and sun shine.' Keep them In small flocks until they roost regularly. Keep the roors or an urooders and coons wat er-tight, dampness Is fatal to chick ens, old or young. If coons leak cover with tar roofing or ennvns painted with several coats of white lead. , Sprouted oats are fed by many pouitrymen, and to 2001 effect. See tc the hen's comfort. It Is much easier to keep her laying by good care than it is to get her to lay ing again after she has quit. U must not be forgotten that with out grit even soft foods will be slowly and poorly digested. Laying hens Minor more for tho want of grit than any other k'nd of poultry. The hpns cannot produce many egs unless they have grit to assimilate their food. KowIb must have green food In some foim or other for egg produc tion during the winter months. In cooked or scalded clover hay or nl falfa we have good mi bull: ites, and It Is wise to mix either one with the morning mash; but, If at all possible, somo "renl green stuff'' should also be given each day. It Is a relish to them. It seems to brace them up. and they nre morr eager for It. From the December Farm Journal. 1HOX 11KDS FOR IMG AND LITTLE We have Just received the swellest line or iron beds ever brought to Roseburg. Prices nre $3.00, $.1.50. $4.25. $5.00, $6.50, $7.00, $8.50, $10.50 and up to $25.00. Say did yon see those Iron beds at $2.00, $2.75 and $3.25? Buy an up to date doll cab for that little girl; nothing elso will please her half as much. The finest line of rockers ever shown in Roseburg are on our floor Tako a look at them and be convinc ed of our statement. H. W. STRONG. The Furniture Man, Roseburg, Oregon. MYRTLE CREEK The marrlagl of Miss Willena AI exauder and M. H. Preston took place at Judge Wonacotta residence in Roseburg Thursday evening, the Judge performing tho ceremony. The happy couple returned to Myrtle Crek Friday night and were given a rap turous. If somewhat too warm a wel come by some enthusiastic youngsters who almost pounded the Alexander's front doon down by their rowdy pounding. The young couple will make their future home here. A very enjoyable "At Home" was given in honor of Mrs. C. H. Arundel at the -reilence of R. A. Preston Thursday afternoon. A number of pleasant games were played and de licious refreshments served. The fol lowing ladies were present: Mcs d antes Preston, Arundel, Nelson Rowland, King, Davis, French, Stev enson and Johns. Presiding Elder Jones of the Meth odist church South, held Quarterly Conference hero last Saturday and conducted services on the Sabbath, Rev. W. Smick filled the Presbyter- Ian pulpit and the Rev. Mr. McCon- nell, of Roseburg, the Christian. The home missionary society met at the parsonage Wednesday with a very large attendance, and the ladles aid with Mrs. Johns on Friday. Myrtle Creek had a pretty lively fall of the "Beautiful" Saturday, and the hills and the mountains presented a beautiful sight adorned In their lovely white robes. Hy Tuesday the heavy rains had caused it all to dis appear. TREBEIN. THINGS HE THIXIC A sweetly spoken refusal of a re quest is more satisfactory than a be grudged acquiescence. An Illinois grass widow has mar ried a man named Dobbin He prob ably expects to live on her. It Is no longer safe or wise to commit murder until your are certain yon can show a streak of Insanity in your family. Some women are petitioning . to have a woman a head put on the two- cent postage fitamp. Of course, a woman can carry tho news fast enough, but we rebel at the thought of having to lick one every time we want to mail a letter. When paper Is made from corn- talks the farmer can feed bis news papers to the cow and let bossy di gest the news for him. In that way he will get the cream without wast ing time looking through a lot of stuff he don t care about. Being married to too manv wo men at a time has landed one man n tho New York penitentiary, where he will become attached to bis sur roundings by a chain with a heavy weight on the end. Another man has married one o the former's wives no finds the weight at the end of he apron strings about as heavy as bo other fellow's. R oseb u rg Restaurant South Side Cass St., Near Depot. Somo Bcir-mmln men couldn't Ret tho same kind of a Job for anyone STATLETON & PATTEKSOX, Prop. OPEN AT ALL HOURS Leading am! bfst reetaurant in the city. None but'white people employed Nothing but the beat in the market erved. Give nt a trial and be con vinced. What does your mother, slfiter, brother or sweetheart want for Xmns, a Photo made by Clark'B Studio, Roseburg Nutloual Bank bulldliiK? tf. If you are looking for good service In the barber line call at the Maddlx barber shop, Cass street, Roseburg National Bank Dldg. Three chair shop. Bnth roomB In connection, tf. Olflce: Warehouse No. 8 NeSr the Depot. Telephone Main 24ji or 311. GROUCH & ALDRIGH Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Cemen Plaster, Lime and Cement Blocks, Cemen Sewer Pipe, Mill Work and all Building Materia Give us a call. We vlll save you money. Closing Out Sale of Millinery All millinery at cost and below until cloBed out We need the room and don't want to curry auythiug over to next season. Our nim is to give you new and up-to-date sonde. We do not want to ', have any old material on hand to work ' over. We mean business Come in and let ub supply your needs The Fair We're in a Position to offer you the best the market af fords In the way of MeatB; and our prices you know are always lowest. We handle only prime Btock. Qual ity and quantity guaranteed. Fine roasting pieces of beef from 8c to 12J4o pouud. First class mutton. Teal, pork and poultry equally low. Can't do better anywhere. Phone us your order. We deliver to any part of the city. Cass Street MarRet LOUIS KOHLHAGEN, Prop. 107 West Cass St. Phone 11. Free Delivery. LE0NA MILLS LUMBERCOMPANY H St Lumber, Lath, Shingles and Dry Finish Luiur er1 Doors and Windows of all Kinds. - Yards on Lower Oak Street. ti 'Phone 1411 ROSEBURG,. OREGON D. H MARSTERS' PLUMBING SHOP. Plumbing, Sheet Metal WorK, Tinning . and Heating North JacKson Street, adjoining Peoples Marble WorKs. Telephone 2511. WorK Done on Short Notice ROSEBURG to . JRC, ORE. J