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PAGE SIX LA UUANDE EVENING OBSERVEH MONDAY, JULY 18, 1910. TIMELY HINTS FOR FARMERS Feeding Dairy Cows. t the Ohio experiment station tests fcare been made in feeding dairy cows on dry rations and on silage. The re sults of these tests, according to a bulletin issued by that Institution, bow that the average amount of wa ter consumed by silage fed cows per day was 03.9 pounds, while that con sumed by grain fed cows was only 60 pounds. Cows fed on tbe silage ra tion produced on an average 00.7 pounds of milk and 5.8 pounds of but ter fat for every 100 pounds of dry matter consumed, while cows fed tbe grain rations oniy averaged 81.3 pounds of milk and 3.0 pounds of butter fat for every 100 pounds of dry matter consumed. The cost of feed per 100 pounds of milk was 68 cents with tbe silage ra tion and $1.(15 with the Brain ration. Tbe cost of feed ier pound of butter fat was 13.1 cents wltb tbe silage ra tion and 22.1 cents with tbe grain ra tion. The average profit over cost of feed per silage fed cows was $5.80 per month and for grain fed cows $2.46. one-half to one and one-quarter inches will answer every purpose, so far as tbe animals eating it is concerned, un Jess it be tbe very youngest of calves or other young stock. Tbe shorter it Is cut tbe closer perhaps It will pack, but our experience shows that not enough is gained in this way to compensate for the extra power and time required for cutting it so One. Hoard's Dairyman. LIFTING THE SCALP An Art Not Confined to the North American Indian. ALLIED TO HEAD HUNTING. an easy one. Besides this, the whites encouraged the custom by offering bounties for scalps. Tbe first premium of this nature was offered in 1637 by tbe Puritans, who Rave a payment for every Indian bead, tbe custom of scalping not having yet reached New England. But by the time or King Philip! war it was in full blast, and In 1675 tbe Connecticut legislature offered large prizes for scalps. One Hannah Dustln received 50 and other substantial girts for hav ing secured with her own hands tbe scalps of two Indian men. two wom en and six children. -St. Paul Pioneer Press. OLD GRADS HOLD REUNION The Silo In Kansas. Perhaps there uever was a time When tbe interest iu tbe silo was so great as It now is lo Kansas. This in terest does not come entirely to dairy farmers, dot is ii cououeij iu iiic ..,... era part of the state. Dairy farmers have demonstrated Its .value for their use. and this has been so great in giv ing their stock a uutritlous aud succu lent feed In the winter as well as in the dry mouths as well as In enabling them to save the entire corn crop in stead of wasting about 40 per ceut of its value, as is commonly done when the ears only are gathered, that other farmers who have stock are watching the In rough Of sandy portions of tbe state. Where there Is pasture with but little plow land, the silo is a boon. In the drier sections, where the corn Is not always a sure crop. It is of high value, while in saving tbe first crop of alfalfa It will soon pay for itself. Corn silage with alfulfa bay is very nearly an ideal ration and will mnke beef as well as milk. Kansas Farmer. Hog Notes. The young pigs should be out on the pasture as soon as possible. Scattering oats on tbe ground for the Mttle fellows to pick up is a good way to encourage them to quick exercise. Roots and oil meal should have a place In tbe brood sow's ration. Full aged sows produce better litters and are more quiet at farrowing time than those thut are immature. A good brood sow is always worth much more than tbe market price of pork. Do not fall to keep the pens and troughs and barrels from wblch tbe pigs are fed clean. Cleanliness of quarters Is tbe first step in keeping disease away from tbe hogs. ' HANDLING THE GROWING COLTS. Advice as to Their Feed and Care During the First Year. The co!t should bare ii roomy bo stall, if you have two colts keep them together when the ma res arc at work, as there is no animal that likes ttn pauv better (ban ii eoli ihey get older see thai they uavv plowy of good clover hay and bright uau tu eaj It Is well to have a little pasture near the bant mid let them into this when the rtut re are Bl work. Have tills f ii el w ill good woven wire high, enough so tljey eauiiot gel their heads over lu The pastii. v should he arrang ed v,i ibev i an run Into the barn to uei away from the (lies. Leave the cover to the oat lo. npeb, so they can help ilieiiiseUcv Keep a pall of wa ter In the stall where they can reach it. After a little jou tun mix u little tklmmUk with the water. Later give thorn clear sUimtnilU. but let them have what water they want at all times. Some colts will take sklmiuilk nt once. Inn be careful aud not give them too much to commeuce with, say two quarts at lirst, and as they gei :.e customed to It you can give them Are or six quarts twice a day. Thin you can fowl all winter, nod they will go Tin (o pasture In tbe 'spring In tine shape. If they are eating oats ami drinking milk at weaning time there win be no setback, which always oc curs if they are not. When they are about a year old and en the pasture we gradually wean tht'tn from I be ats and milk, ami (be) gel nothing but pasture until fall When A Sure Way. There are several methods whereby pickpockets may be avoided on crowd ed street cars, bnt the surest way Is to j keep your money In the bonk In your 8om. mdi.n. R.m.v.H .h. aw:- wlf "nie.-Kansss City Star. " Entire Head. Including the Hair and Beard of Their Victim Ears and Hands Also 8rvd For Trophiss. Tbe art of scalping has declined owing to tbe severe pains and penalties dealt out to its practitioners lo tbe va rious states of North America. It was In a certain sense u product of Euro pean settlement, for It would never bave become so widespread had It not been for tbe white man. Scalping is commonly considered a custom belonging exclusively to the North Americnn Indian This Is a mistake. It is found iu South America, and Herodotus mentions It as having been practiced among the Scytbiaus. But as the old tirees travelers uooa was not published until 1002' it s probable that scalping appeared to the early explorers of America as a new thing. It was tlrst described by FranclscQ de oarey. who in tr2o came across It in Ills iil fated expedition to Panuco. He found thut the Indians removed the skin of the entire head. Including the hair aud beard. In thSQ .laques Cartler wrote an accouut of a scalping party which is more typical of the custom ns usually found. From this time on It Is described by many writers, notably Captain John Smith and Cbamplaln. The Indians themselves were uncer tain as to the use of keeping an ene- O. A. C STUDENTS IX WALLOWA POI NTY PA MP OPT. !:!:!: of !:;? eiii- tlon Returns from official Visit Joeph, Or., July 18. (Special.) The O. A. C. people of Wallowa county have just finished a very pleasant reunion and picnic at Wal lowa lake, it being the second event of the kind they have held. The ad vance guard of the Wallowa alunmi arrived at the lake Thursday evening and on Friday morning they were Joined by a number of others. At 1 o'clock the crowd took lunch at the Falls and after an hour or more at myVCunlP' .e.XCtTl lbat thCy felt U that scenlc spot, the return to camp "" uiiij iu suuue way. oouib i wag made said It put blm In the power of the , J,. ' . ... owner of the scalp, others that it ban- I The event of ,he afternon wa Ished him from the happy hunting oa" game "W-ween tne yunS men and grounds, while still others that It annihilated bim. believed the young ladies, there being enough in the party to constitute two teams. In tbe opinion of George Frederlcl. The ladies won by a score of eight to whose monograph may be consulted in the Smithsonian institution report of MOO, scalping is a modification of bend bunting, a practice Indulged in by many savages. There Is a primitive notion tbat tbe possession of a token or portion of a man gives one a power over thut man. To keep the bead of an enemy puts blm In your power, tbe savage thinks. But It is often incon venient to carry so large a thing as a bead. A smaller token Is therefore sub stituted. This statement would seem to be borne out by tbe following facts: Many American Indians did not fol low the practice of scalping, notably those of tbe uorth. adjoining tbe Es kimo, the Fruzer river Indians and the Algooquins of New Jersey. Nearly all of these practiced bead hunting. A five. The highest batting score of the game was made by Mrs. A. E. Tulley, of Wallowa, who made four home runs. The game was umpired by E. B. Aldrich, president of the state alumni association, who was an out-of-the-county guest. Friday evening an elaborate ban quet was served at the hostelry at the head of the lake, and it was enjoyed by 24 members of the Wallowa coun ty association and two or three guests. A. E. Tully, president of the county association presided as toast master and a few toasts were given. Immediately following the banquet a launch ride was taken and the re- m : i i n 1 1 1 i rf ihn nan Iti or no I In n ii 1 1' 1 1 i"i i V'vl IUU 13 I t I ' I t-'-M'U 1111 uv i lie j , a i Caddoes of Texas, where the men took j de,,n,f1 ' the sculps and the women at a more , At the busine8B meeting of the Wal convenlent period collected tbe heads. l0WH county association A. E. Tully Some tribes In California secured, in- was re-elected president; Mrs. Tully stead of scalps, the eyes of their ene- was chosen as vice-president. Miss mies. which were preserved In some ! Fay. as secretary-treasurer and Miss way. while others lu Mexico selected the ears for their trophy, probablv fol lowing the lead of the Spaniards, who lopped oil cars as punishment for crime. The Hudson river Indians used to preserve hands, probably in Imitation of the Dutch, who in the so called NsopU war gave a bounty for Indian hands. Around t)i. w uivos of the Mis souri tbe Lewis and Clark expedition found the custom of preserving scalps replaced by that of preserving lingers Berland as corresponding secretary. Next year the re-union will be held at the lake, and upon the same date as this year. July 15. At this time there are 1,000 gradu ates of the Oregon Agricultural col lege, according to Mr. Aldrich, who passed through the city last evening en route to his home at Pendleton. Whets he Is editor of the East Oregon Ian. Of the 1.000 graduates 700 are about O. A 15,000 students have attended ( since its establishment. they are again fed grain and bay - Ia- 1 scalp ..f a fallen enemy. vu mine. But the Europeans brought with them ti rearms a Length For Cutting bilage. It Is-comparatively Immaterial just lu northern Mexico the custom of n"u residents of the state. All told scalping prevailed, but toward the south it was replaced by bead hunting. In South America there are two locali ties where it still nourishes, One of these is northern Argentina and Para guay, where It gives signs of being lu digenous. as it differs in many ways from the practice of North Aperies. It is also found around Guiana, proba bly introduced by the Indian slaves brought from Florida. J he Huron Iroipiols have been ac credited with the invention of scalp ing. but unless If arose independently in several places it much more likely originated in Florida, where It was first discovered by Buroneaua Con tact with n higher grade of culture gi've a tremendous impetus to the cus toni. Previous to the Spanish discovery the weapons Of the Indians had been rerj simple, being manufactured from stone, bones, shells or even reeds. The tribal wars, though numerous, were seldom bloody, and with such priml five means the braves found It both awkward and dangerous to remove the iron knives The former Incren-ed m hundredfold the uumttcr of tl, 111' 111 lull flu ivliltn what length Is adopted for cutting ,,,, ocaojpg torn, luto the slla Anywhere from WJU-U4 t censed or Drugging Mother San Francisco, July 18. Mrs. Mary I Denely and Bllabeth Keefe, sisters, were cited to appear in court today to j answer the charge made hj their brother, Charles Keefe. tint their j mother, now dead, was kept under the j Influence of drugs for len years. Keefe asks that his sisters be ictnov-i oil as executtrlxes of the estate. Charles Keefe further said that the I woman had kept their mother in a state of mind that had made her sns- 1 ceptlble of suggestion, and in this I manner secured control of the estate. Which is valued at $25,000. Keefe declared that first they had1 glveq bis mother whiskey, and from) this had gone to drugs, until the vie-! tlm contracted the drug habit. bcrlsiu's Colic, t uotera txl i'..u- leaaeOy It tod.i the hot known nasi "re far the r ilief and cure o bawl r-iintn. it cures gripinir, di:irrh e, ! ...filter-, .vi i - ...I ik! tisvnst the first unnatural Ionian sis of the bowels, It Is equally valuable for children aud adufu. It lira cures. ciireIMrst The Addition with Character 1000 Pleased Buyers Over 1000 Purchasers have seen Laurelhurst and have acknowledged that it is by far the best Investment in Portland. 0nr innn DiiiAhacic VlfVI IVVV Ml Ys.mSZrZ,: Zr have visited the property and studied carefully the question of transportation. They have seen and ridden on the four different car lines that serve Laurelhurst. Th ey know the service is there NOW. Over 1000 Purchasers have seen the tremendous i improvement work that is going on NOW IN Laurelhurst. They have SEEN our workmen laying S-inch water mains and 10 to 24-inch sewer mains. They have seen the shade trees and the 9-foot parking strips. They have SEEN the boulevards and have SEEN the asphalt plant with tons of asphalt, all rea dy to be placed in the 28 to 48 foot streets. They have SEEN the men laying the cement walks-s o they KNOW that everything claimed for Laurelhurst will be done this year. Over 1000 Purchasers have studied distance from town as compared with other tracts, and they KNOW that Laurelhurst is close In. They have seen what Nature has done and they have seen what Improvement work is do ing, and they Lave acknowledged the justice or our claims that Laurelhurst is the most highly improv ed restricted residence prop erty in Portland. Over 1000 Purchasers have compared Laurelhurst prices with prices of other lots, and they know that the prices in Laurel hurst are 50 per cent too low as compared to what others are asking for lots not 'nearly so well im proved, located or retsricted. Over 1000 Purchasers have backed their judgment with investment, for they realize that values will double over present prices in Laurelhurst in a short time. The last and Most beautiful Quarter of Laurelhurst is Now on the market. This quarter joins Ladd Park, part of our tract, will be the finest Residence Section in Portland. There will never be another Laurelhurst and never again will the opportunity pre sent itself to buy high grade property at such low prices and on the easy terms we offer. J. R. MOORE, La Grande Representative