OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1917.
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YUKON DOGS ARE OF WOLF
FISH ILK
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endurance. The natives understand
dogs better, knpw better how to han
dle them and to take advantage of
the trail. , , .
The dogs are wonderful in their
endurance and strength. They will
pull until they die, rather than quit,
yet it is a peculiar fact that very
few will put on a dead load that is
pull hard to start a sled. Once start
it, and they will strain to the last,
but. they won't start.
The general impression is that
dogs are fed entirely on salmon. If
they were they would not live long.
Salmon alone for a steady ration
will kill them. With the fish is al
ternated oat meal, fresh bacon and
mush. Raw animal food is most rel
ished by the dogs, but it is not often
this is plentiful.
The price of dogs range from $50
up, and how far "up" depends alto
gether on how badly a buyer needs
them. If there is a stampede they,
go up faster than the price of shoes
since the war opened. And they rent
from 60 cents per day up, the limit
of the "up" based the same as above.
The dogs are wonderful in their
trail intelligence. They will follow
a anow-Hcovered trail that their driv
er could not, and in many ways they
exhibit almost human reasoning.
Like the men who mush with them,
they are not all alike. Some are just
curs, who have little instinct and
they know little but to be hind dogs
and pull. But in almost every team
"" there are dogs who would rather die
than be set back from the lead and
dogs who will die in a fight to a fin
ish if they are put behind.
New dogs are constantly being
raised and broken in on the sleds,
and an experienced musher will
watch them as a jockey does his
runner. A dog behind will snap at
the heels of one who is soldiering on
the job, then the dog beater begins
to take an interest in that purp. If
he knows dogs, he knows that this
is huddinc an ambition, like a
politician, to get up to the front, and
he must encourage this ambition at
the same time he must not arouse
the jealousy of those ahead, for once
he gets something started he is go
ing to lose one or more dogs, for
some day they are going to fight it
out
About the most dreaded calamity
is a free-for-all fight in harness on
an emergency trip, and these quite
often occur. A good teamster can
smell a coming family fight days in
advance. He can't understand their
language, but he can sense some
thing is wrong, and he will use every
expedient known to dog training to
settle the differences. However, some
times they will stop without warn
ing and go in for a general fight,
tangling up the harness, overturn
ing the sled and becoming a living
bunch of maddened beasts, and the
trail follower who can stop this fight
and save all the dogs is eligible to a
place on the League to enforce De
mocracy and Peace.
A lead dog taken out of the team
is a dangerous dog. Often because
of sore feet or an accident one has
to be cut out, and it is an act of
mercy to shoot it. They have an al
most human pride and ambition to
lead, and they are heartbroken when
set back.
There are storms in the North
Land that dogs will refuse to face.
An instinct tells them they cannot
make it, the whole team will refuse
to go on and beating will not persu
ade them. Then the driver must
find what shelter he can and wait un
til the storm is over. If he has plen
ty of provisions, can find wood, and
can get some kind of shelter from the
wind, he can live it out, but if he is
Bhort on dog food and the animals
famished well, many an Alaskan
story of a musher having been found
frozen to death and eaten by his dogs,
doesn't tell the real story. The driv
er was torn to pieces by his famished
wolf dogs. That is the true story.
When a camp is made for the
night about all the care the dogs
need is their supper, unless they are
crippled or have sore feet. The train-,
ed husky will dig a hole in the snow,
roll up in it and the wind will soon
drift a covering over him, and only
the depression in the surface, caus
ed by their bodies thawing the snow,
will indicate there is a dog around
the outfit. It is very seldom a dog
will desert, and when one does it will
usually come back, follow the team
at a distance and finally surrender.
Last winter a young fellow mush
ed from a point near Circle City
across to Fairbanks, Two weeks
later he started back, but never got
through. Miners found some of the
dogs with remnants of the harness
on them and a search over the trail
found his bones, picked clean of all
flesh, and there was every indication
that his team dogs had devoured him.
The place where his bones were
found was a camp, there wus plenty
of fuel, and the camp was sheltered.
He had a load of provisions when he
started out and the trail was less
than 150 miles.
No one will ever know the causa
of the death. Alaska has had many
such tragedies. It's a land of fear
ful odds in favor of the white death.
It is not unusual for dogs to go
back to their wild ancestors and run
with the pack. A miner told me that
he lost a husky and five years later
it was shot from a bunch of wolves
that was prowling around a cari
bou that -had been killed. He knew
the dog from its particular mark
ing. It had gone to the wild bunch
and became one of them.
A successful dog driver must be
boss from the start; he must rule
with an iron hand and a keen lash,
while at the same time he must
know how to coax as well as beat.
When a dog once realizes the driver
is boss, he will not give much trouble
and if the boss has discrimination
enough to both whip and pet at the
right time, he will soon have a team
that will face almost anything and
seldom balk.
OLD FANEUiL HALL
Cradle of American Liberty Is
Soon to Be Restored.
Boston Landmark, Erected in 1740, for
Scores of Years Afforded Place for
Patriotic Gatherings.
Faneull hall Is to be made fireproof,
also made over on the old model. New
York has an Interest In the matter. It
whs a native of New York state, Peter
Faneull, born In New Rochelle, who
built the hall and presented it to Bos
ton lu 1740. When he died three years
later it was the scene of memorial ex
ercises in his honor. What glorious
patriotic meetings have been held in
the building and its reconstructions
since that time; in the Revolutionary
war and all. our wars, In abolition
times and whenever the times demand
ed that free speech should have utter
ance, observes the New York Suu.
No political campaign In the old
days was complete without mass meet
lugs In Faneull hull, on whose sawdust-covered
floor stood the democracy
to listen, to upplaud and to show Its
displeasure. What a wellsprlng of In
spiration the picture of Webster reply
ing to Hayiie has been for two gen
erations! The sight of that quaint
and homely building, as one approach
es It In the bustle and tide of city life,
brings back the stirring scenes of Rev
olutionary days when It got Its name
of the Cradle of American Liberty.
Faneull hall, with Its market below
and meeting hall above, Is to be re
stored to the original fabric and de
sign as well as may be, and to be made
as secure as possible ngnlnst fire. In
1701 all but the shell was burned. Not
since then, we believe, have the build
ing and Its additions been seriously
threatened. Yet It has always been
deplorably combustible. Here Is what
the finance commission has to say
about it :
"In the basement the floor timbers
are unprotected. The refrigerator
rooms ure packed with cork. The cork
and the unprotected timbers give an
opportunity for Are dumage in this
part of the building. The windows
are of common gluss with wooden
sashes and present a danger from Are
on the outside. Over the upper hall
there Is a dumb waller running from
the room used as a kitchen which Is
constructed of luflununable material,"
And there Is much more of the same
kind. It Is a painful thought that
modern Boston has neglected the Cra
dle of American Liberty. Such, how
ever, seems to be the case.
What columns of grief and reminis
cence there would have been if fire had
gutted It and leveled Its walls I Big
Faneull hall is to be saved for poster
ity now. Bravo, Boston! Has the
war waked yon up to your duty? "If
properly done," snys a report of the
society of architects, "the architectural
restoration proposed will make of this
building a unique possession of the
city." Faneull hull has always been
that. Guard It well.
English Women in War.
When the war begun, Englund had
only a little army. Many Englishmen
had never seen a soldier. A new army
of 5,000,000, drawn from civilian ranks,
had to be raised, trained, armed,
clothed, fed und equipped with all the
supplies demanded by a war which has
turned every scientific Invention to the
work of destruction. This necessitated
that the women fill the necessary
places men had formerly occupied and
ulso engage In the new Industries war
requirements caused to spring Into ex
istence. Lord Northellffe says that the
women have done this work, In the
main, exactly as well us the men. They
have entirely displaced the men In the
operation of elevators, as clerks In
stores, banks, and Insurance offices and
as drummers. In their enthusiasm the
women attempted tasks beyond their
physical strength, but this was gradu
ally corrected. The fact that England
has been able to maintain Its credit
and keep Its exports at practically the
prewar figures Loril Northellffe un
hesitatingly ascribes to the work of
the women.
Preserving Old Furniture.
Possessors of antique furniture
should devote regular atteutlou to It,
and especially to any of old oak,
which should be kept In condition by
periodical rubbings with flannel dipped
In a mixture of beeswax, oil und spir
its of turpentine. White painted
French furniture Is best cleansed with
paraffin ; and after old 'mahogany has
been gone over with n very little sweet
oil any spots or stains may usually be
worked off or blended Into the wood
fiber by working an oxalic neld ami
water dampened cork over the sur
face of the blemish. The brilliancy
of the gliding of old furniture, mir
ror frames and candelabra may nearly
always be speedily restored by being
sponged off with sulphur which has
been boiled for fifteen minutes In com
pany with several bruised garlics, or
with a preparation of common salt,
alum and purified nitre, such us any
druggist will supply.
The Town Fool.
"Ladles and gentlemen," stunted the
long-haired one. "We are here to pro
test against the constantly Increasing
cost of living. Since the war every
thing has gone tip. I defy anyone to
name n single thing that has gone
down since the war began."
"How about these here ships that
have been torpedoed?" asked the town
fool from the buck of the hull. Qur
goyle. The Alaskan dogs were a revela
tion to me, and I was wonderfully
interested in them. But I was of no
interest to them. I could not get
acquainted, they would have none of
me. There is little wagging of the
tail and nose rooting with these half
breeds. Their only friends are the
trail followers.
FOR SALE Team, wagon, harness
and implements. A. C. Amrine,
Division St., O. C.
WINTER RULES.
J Protect your animals from the J
cold. This will make them more
J comfortable, and will save you J
feed.
2 Stop the holes in your barn.
Board in your tie-up.
J Au old horse, especially, like
un old man, feels the cold. J
( Blanket your horses on frosty
nights In the full, when their
coats are short.
Give your horses and cattle a J
good bed. Bedding Is cheap.
Water your horses at least J
three times a day. The stomach
J of the horse is very small. J
Punctuality In feeding and wa-
J terlng the stock Is very Impor- J
tunt. They will worry and lose
J flesh If kept waiting beyond the (
J regular time.
A good grooming costs no
money, and Is equal to two
quarts of oats.
A horse cannot thrive on hay a
alone. He needs oats or corn for
strength ; and grass, bran or po-
tutoes to keep his bowels right.
Keep your horse's feet soft,
and have him shod often. More J
feet are ruined In the stable than
J on the road.
Do not degrade your family by
J using a lame horse. J
Kill the worn-out or lncurubly
J lame horse. If you sell him, the J
money that you receive Is blood
( money. Boston Work Horse Re- J
lief Association.
LEGHORN IS POPULAR BREED
Best Example of Nonsitting Class and
Most Widely Bred of Any Eu
ropean Fowl.
The Leghorn Is probably the best
example of the nonsitting class. It Is
certainly the most popular and the
most widely bred of any European
fowl. Other egg breeds Include the
Mlnorcas, Auconus, Andulusiuns, Caui
plues and Spanish, all Mediterranean
White Leghorn Cockerel.
breeds. To these should be added the
Hamburg, Houdun, the Redcap, and
possibly some others. They all lay
white-shelled eggs.
The most common varieties of Leg
horns ore white, brown, buff, bluck
and silver, und some of these color
varieties are again subdivided Into sin
gle and rose-comb species. The White
aud Brown Leghorns, ure the most
widely bred, aud they were the first
varieties knowu.
FREEZES HELPFUL TO SOILS
Aid Pulverize Broken Ground, Cause
Particles ' Crumble and Vege
table Matter to Break.
There Is considerable udvuntage In
severe freezes during winter. While
cold weather makes expenses some
what heavier unless the fannsteud Is
well arranged for comfort, both for
man und animals, the soil Is always
benefited by freezes.
Farmers readily recognize thut after
hard freezes the soil Is In better con
dition. Freezes help pulverize broken
ground; they cause the particles to
crumble, vegetable mutter to disinte
grate and break dowu. There Is also
considerable cheek to the Increase of
Insects. Many Insects In the pupa
stage ure killed by very cold weather
und this meous less Increase the fol
lowing Bprlug und summer. However,
there ore some that stand very low
temperatures without Injury.
The best way to get the full benefits
of winter snows and winter freezes Is
to have the luud broken.
PROTEIN REQUIRED BY PIGS
Feed Necessary for Bone, Muscle,
Frame, Material, Etc Skim Milk
Is Recommended.
After the pigs are weaned they may
lose flesh or at least make gains very
slowly unless fed n feed rich In pro
tein, to make bone, muscle, frame ma
terial, mineral matter, etc. If fed
skim milk and grain they will uot dis
appoint you.
SKIM MILK OF GREAT VALUE
Value of Product as Hog Feed Gener
ally Known, But Not Always Fully
Appreciated.
The value of skim milk us a hog
feed Is known on every farm, though
not always fully appreciated. In the
neighborhood of many large dairies
pork production Is a very prominent
mid lucrative supplement to the dairy
Industry.
TOM SINNOTT ILL
Thomas J. Sinnott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Sinnott and a yeoman in
the United States navy in charge of
the Spokane, Wash., recruiting sta
tion, was carried oft the train here
New Suit Is Filed
The Portland Mercantile Co. on
Monday brought suit against Sher
man Hays to recover on a promis
sory note for $129 dated at Indepen
dence, Ore., on January 3, 1917.
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TV0 NOTED RIVERS
Tagliamento and Livenza Become
Important in Italy.
One 8tream of No Value Commercially,
While the Other Is Known for
Many Tributaries.
The National Geographic society at
Washington has Issued the following
war geography bulletins on the Taglia
mento and Livenza rivers, mentioned
In the coble dispatches concerning the
German drive into Italy:
"The TagMamento river, whose flood
ed banks served as a rampart for the
retreating Italians for only a few days,
and which was crossed by the Austro
German forces, Is a stream of no value
commercially. It Is one of many small
rivers rising In the Carnlc Alps and
flowing through the Venetian plain Into
the Adriatic. Its headwaters are
near Mount Clapsavon, about sixty-five
miles northwest of Its entrance Into
the Adriatic, but the course of the
stream Is meandering, flowing first to
the east and then south through a
marshy valley, thus traversing a dis
tance of 100 miles.
"Just 120 yenrs ago the Tagliamento
flspred prominently In another great
military campaign In northern Italy. It
was during Napoleon's campaign of
1797 that re-enforcements were greatly
needed by the French. Bernndotte,
who afterward wus placed by Napoleon
on the throne of Sweden as Charles
XIV, led his army with signal dispatch
from the banks of the Rhine to his
commander In chief, and at the pas
snge of the Tagliamento won enduring
distinction.
"The Tagliamento pusses no Import
ant cities of Venetlu. The most Import
ant of the small towns that squat upon
Its marshy banks are Venzone, 20 miles
by rull from the Austro-Itallan frontier ;
Splllmbergo and Lutisnnn. The last
named is equidistant from Venice and
Trieste on the 100-mlle railway which
connects these two Important cities.
The Tagllumento flows 15 miles to the
west of Udlne, the first Itullan city of
Importance to fall before the onrushlng
Teutonic forces In the present offen
sive.
"In ancient times the Tagliamento
was known ns Tllaventus.
"The Livenza, like the Tagliamento,
Is one of many streams which rise la
the Carnlc Alps and flow through the
delta region of Venetlu. Its course Is
not more than seventy-five miles In
length, but It has numerous tributaries,
chief among those on the east being
the Meduna, the Flume and the Slle,
while the Montlcann and the Meschla
ore affluents of the west bunk. The
point at which the Llvenzu mingles Its
waters with, the Adriatic Is only 228
miles northeast of Italy's priceless
jewel city, Venice.
"The plain lying between the paral
lel courses of the Tagllnmeuto and the
Livenza Is dotted with Itullan towns
of great historic und art Interest. Chief
among these are Pordenune, probably
the I'ontus Nnouls of the undents, but
now ninny miles from the sen; Porto
grunro, San Vlto, Azzano und the ruins
of Concordia Sugglttnrla, the ancient
Roman military station."
Work and Play.
Vurlatlon of types of work properly
adjusted will often substitute for what
Is generally known us play, says the
New York Times. For Instance, one's
bruin center may become weary nt n
monotonous occupation, and n decided
change of occupation, notwithstanding
it be what we usually call work, will
permit the first brain center Involved
to rest while another works. But we
come back to the fact that what most
people regard us play Is an occupation
that they ure not required to perform,
nnd, It would seem from a psycholog
ical standpoint to give greater rest If
It be an occupation that Is particularly
useless from the standpoint of produc
ing economic results. Therefore there
should be time set aside In the work
of the clay, no matter whether It be
varied or not, when the environment
may be changed and piny should be
taken up.
Did Hard "Bit" for Flag.
After going without tobacco several
weeks, so the money could bo used to
purchase a large American flag, the
old Inmates of the Hempstead (L. I.)
poor farm recently hud the pleasure
of seeing the colors break from the
flagpole In front of the only home they
know.
Some of the men are eighty-five
years old and the loss of their tobacco
was a great hardship. The old fel
lows talked of the deeds they had
seen done for the colors in the Civil
war and heard of In the Revolution
ary war, as they planned the pleasure
that was to be theirs. The overseers
of the poor, Daniel J. Morrison hud
Frank llammlll, after the tlag raising,
gave the patriotic old men line cigars
and they started to make up for the
lost smokes.
The Blue Cross.
The Pine Cross fund was organized
J.i It) 1 J In Constantinople by Ludy
Lowther. the wife of the British am
bassador In Turkey at that time. At
the beginning the fund Mas used for
the Balkan wars and nt the beginning
of tills war was lurncil over to the
British and French governments to
work In po-operiitirn with their army
veterinary i-orps and was immediately
nceepled. Tin president of the organ
ization Is Lady Smith Dorrlen, but she
has authorized Mrs. Elphlnstone Malt
In nd to romo to this country to form
the American branch of this fund nnd
rnlse funds.
CHERRYVILLE
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A Happy New Year!
It is to be fervently hoped that the
year 1918 will see the end of the
war,
Cherryville claims the honor of
holding the record for the state as
90 per cent of our people have join
ed the Red Cross. The success of
the Christmas drive held at the
school house on Saturday evening:,
Store Opens
Daily
t 8:30 A. M.
- Saturday!
at 9 A. M.
Pacific
Phone:
Marshall 5080
The Most is
THE MOST
"The Store That
Undersells
Because It Sells
For Cash""
December 23, is largely due to the
enthusiasm and earnestness of our
teacher, Miss Elizabeth Roach.
J. O. Botkin, wife and little son,
Vernon, were over from their ranch
near Estacada, visiting with his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. Botkin, at the
home place, one-half mile east of
the postoffice.
The Sandy mill, about five miles
east, lost about 20,000 ties by the
breaking of the boom at the dam on
account of the high water.
Mr. Bapp, who has a pheasant
farm near Marmot, has over 300
ring-necked pheasants. He also has
some Mongolian, Reeves and Am
herst birds. He was offered $7 each
for his birds but refused to sell as
he wants to raise 3000 next season.
He uses Silkies and Buff Cochen ban
tams for foster mothers as the
pheasants do not make good moth
ers in capticity. He , has to feed
ant eggs, grubs and maggots
to the young birds the first month,
STAFFORD
(Too Late for Regular Page)
Of course everyone was busy get
ting ready for Christmas, therefore
not much news leaked out until that
important event was over. The tur
key and the goose and accompam
ments were cooked and disposed of
at the great annual feast; families
collected together from far and near
and ate the un-Hooverized dinners,
under which tables groaned, and
felt themselves thankful that they
were yet alive, although many were
saddened by the vacant chair of
many a son or husband, who had
been called to the front.
On Friday evening the teachers,
Miss Rand and Miss Davis, gave a
fine entertainment to a crowded
house, although the rains of the past
month still continued. They had,
with the help of some of the older
pupils, decorated the impromptu
stage and the beautiful tree in a
very effective manner. The program
was exceptionally fine, and the
order good. All the members of the
board were in attendance and nearly
all the patrons of the school, show
ing a proper interest in the home
school. At the close presents were
distributed to the pupils and teach
ers and one of the board received a
handsome token of regard. The next
morning the teachers left for the
week's vacation.
On Christmas day the German Bap
tist church gave its usual entertain
ment and Christmas tree, with an
excellent program of speaches, so
los, recitations, dialogues, songs,
(and some of the singers have ex
ceptionally good voices,) followed by
the distribution of huge sacks of
candies and nuts to everyone in the
house, about one hundred.
Ed Rabic and Merle Tiedeman,
who enlisted in the aviation corps,
were sent to San Francisco.
Mr. Thomas was again among his
neighbors soliciting for the Red
Cross and met with very good suc
cess, although this is the fourth time
he has been around collecting for
the war, showing the patriotism of
Stafford, although there is a goodly
proportion of Germans and German
descent.
The Ladies' circle has done, and
still is doing, its "bit" in the way of
knitting for the soldiers.
The roads are beaten down hard
Vain
The
IN VALUE THE BEST
by the recent rains, so that one can
drive to the nearby towns in auto,
wagon or carriage without having to
be helped by some passing team.
The roads are far from as perfect as
it is hoped they will be when we get
that extra ten dollars due us for the
benefit of the roads out of the six
million bond.
Mr. Schattz' thumb has given him
a great deal of pain and trouble,
and he was obliged to consult a doc
tor last week.
Mrs. Z. Ellegsen is slowly gettling
better from spraining her ankle.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS QUIT
FOLLOWING BOARD'S ROW
B. Sullivan and A. F. Buche, mem
bers of the Timber Grove school
board, have resigned their offices and
the feud that resulted in the assault
of Mr. Sullivan on the board's clerk,
Rev. W. H. Wettlaufer, appears to
have been settled. Justice of the
Peace John N. Sievers on Saturday
fined Mr. Sullivan $5 and costs fol
lowing his conviction last Tuesday
on a charge of assault and battery.
Costs will be approximately $50.
Similar charges against Mr. Buche
were dismissed in the justice court.
In the resignation presented to Coun
ty School Superintendent J. E. Cala
van, Mr. Sullivan asks that he be re
leased from the board "without any
strings whatsoever." There', have
been rumors in school circles that the
resignations of the Rev. M. Wett
laufer and his wife, who are clerk
and chairman respectively of the
Timber Grove board, have been pre
pared and will be presented.
The trouble in the Timber
Grove district came to a head
about two weeks ago, during an ar-;
gument about a teacher's contract.
Mr. Sullivnn in flnid t.n havo nnnnparl '
upon Rev. Mr. Wettlaufer, the clerk,
and handled him roughly, as a re
sult of which Mr. Wettlaufer had his
antagonist arrested. Mr. Sullivan is
said to have refused to answer the
warrant voluntarily, and part of the I
bill of court costs he will have to pay 1
covers an automobile trip to Timber'
Grove to put him under arrest.
TAKE IT IN TIME
Just as Scores of Oregon City
People Have
Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect kidney backache,
Bladder troubles often follow.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for kid
ney backache, and for other kidney
ills.
Oregon City citizens endorse them.
Mrs. W. H. Dempster, 216 Four
teenth St., Oregon City, says: "I us
ed to have weak kidneys and they
acted too freely. After I had taken
Doan s Kidney Pills a few weeks I
got rid of the trouble. It is only
in a great while now that I notice
symptoms of the former complaint
but a few doses of Doan's Kidney
Pills soon put my kidneys in good
working order."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Dempster uses. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Courier and The Oregon
Farmer both for $1.00.
l IISllllll IIPIIHIIIHII I
Beat in Quality
Store Closes
Daily
at 5:30 P. M
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
Home
Phone:
A 2112
IN QUALITY
HANKINS GETS 30 DAYS
Negro Bootlegger's Story Not Taken
by Court and He is Jailed
A. Hankins, colored, arrested here
last Saturday, when a suitcase he
was carrying was found to contain
eight quarts of whisky, was arraign
ed before Justice of the Peace Siev
ers, pleaded guilty and was sentenc
ed to serve 30 days in jail and pay
the costs. Hankins, who claims resi
dence in Seattle, was taken into cus
tody by Sheriff Wilson soon after the
man had stepped off a north-bound
Southern Pacific train and was wait
ing for an electric car to Portland.
He said he had been paid $1 by a
porter on the train to carry the suit
case to Portland and deliver it there
to his employer, the porter.
GATHER AT LEE HOME
Mrs. Mary A. Lee is Hostess to
Members of Family and Friends
One of the social events of the
Christmas holidays was the gather
ing at the home of Mrs. Mary A. Lee
with her five children and friends.
A large Christmas tree was enjoyed
on Christmas eve, all rceeiving pres
ents of value. A dinner was served
at 6:30 Christmas evening by the
hostess. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Frank F. Paycer of Oregon
City; Mr. and Mrs, Elmo H. Dow, of
Eugene; Walter E. Lee of Clarkes,
and Blanche E. and Eva L. Lee of
Oregon City. Other friends were
George F. Tyler of Boston, Mass.,
and Harry D. Pickett of Vancouver,
Wash.
Plan of th Ball Field.
In the Woman's Home Companion C.
H. Gaudy says:
"Whoever did the calculating for a
baseball field made a tine job of it. It
takes just so long to run from plate to
first, and it takes Just about that long,
less a tiny fraction of a second, for
the average bull to be fielded by the
average shortstop and hurled dowu to
the big mitt waiting for It. The least
slip, hesitation, juggle or wait, and the
umpire is going to spread bis bunds
palm down for a 'safe.' "
Drained Soils.
Heat Is the chief essential for plant
growth, and one of the principal fac
tors lu making soli warm is good
drainage. The surface soils of well
drained lands are almost Invariably
several degrees warmer than those of
poorly drained lands. Drained soils also
warm up faster after cold spells aud
much earlier in spring. It Is certain
that dynamiting heavy soils will pay.
Moss Bread.
A kind of bread is made along the
Columbia river by the Indians from a
moss that grows on the spruce fir tree.
This moss Is prepared by placing It lu
heaps, sprinkling It wltb water and
permitting It to ferment Then It is
rolled Into balls as big as a man's
head, and these are baked in pits.
Good Sense
"I'm glad Billy had the sense to
marry an old maid," said grandma at
the wedding. "Why, grandma?"
asked the son. "Well, gals is highty
tighty, and widders is kinder over
rulin' and upsettin. But old maids
is thankful and willin' to please."
Tit-Bita.