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0 "" OREGON- CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, DECEMBER tt, 1918 WESTERN DAIRYMEN BUY GUERNSEY STOCK HERE (Continued from Last Week) Bull Guarantee I hereby guarantee the within de scribed Guernsey bull dropped .-, f to be a breeder, for the period of nine months from the date of purchase, or if the bull is less than one year old at the time of purchase, this guarantee is to date from the time he becomes one year old. In case the buyer thinks he has cause for complaint, he shall notify the seller as soon as he has failed to get not less than six cows with calf. The seller shall then have the privi lege of either personally or by proxy, to investigate, with the privilege of breeding cows selected by the seller. If the seller succeeds in getting four cows out of six -with calf, the bull shall, be accepted by the buyer as a proven breeder In case the seller docs not prove the bull-a breeder, he shall have the privilege of replacing this bull with another bull of equal value to his purchase price, or to re fund the purchase price less the beef value of said bull, or the seller may have the bull returned to him insur ed express, valuation to be the pur chase price, buyer and seller to each stand one-half of the return expense, in this case to replace him with an other of equal value or refund his purchase price. Signed: Dated: Open Heifer Guarantee I hereby guarantee the within de scribed open heifer dropped , to breed. Should this fail to breed after three services, the buyer1 shall immediate ly notify the seller, giving date of each service. The seller shall have the privilege of inspection either per sonally or by proxy, said proxy to be the county agent or gome quali fied veterinarian; and if after ninety days from date of this inspection this heifer still fails to breed, the seller shall have the privilege to replace her with an animal of equal value to her purchase price, or refund the purchase price less the beef value of said animal, or the seller may have the heifer returned to him insured express, valuation to be the purchase price, buyer and seller to each stand one-half of return expense, in this case to replace her with another of equal value or refund her purchase price. But if this heifer breeds within the said ninety days, the buy er shall notify the seller of date of last service, and if the heifer fails to come in heat within ninety days from last service. The seller is re leased from ,all guarantee. Signed: Dated: Bred Heifer Guarantee I hereby guarantee the within de scribed heifer or cow to be with calf , dropped....:... bred s... to .... She shall be considered with calf if she does not come in heat within 30 days from date of this guarantee. Should said animal prove to be not oTWcKinley and Sound Money- YT WAS the martyr President . T William McKinley who made the term "Sound Money" famous. President McKinley was a great believer in banks. He frequently advised his friends to bank their money. A bank account is a cure for worry. Are you a bank depositor ? If you are not, start an account with us today. BANKING OF INTEREST PAID ON TIME CERTIFICATES AND SAVINGS 'ACCOUNTS The First National Bank (U. S. Depository) MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Office phones: Main 50, A-50; Reg. phones: M. 2524, 1715 . ' Home B-251, D-251 mums bros. transfer & storage OFFICE 612 MAIN STREET SAFE, PIANO, AND FURNITURE MOVING A SPECIALTY SAND, GRAVEL, CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER, COMMON BRICK, FACE BRICK, FIRE BRICK with calf, the buyer shall immedi ately breed her, if after three servic es said animal fails to get with calf, the buyer shall notify the seller who shall have the privilege of inspec tion either personally or by proxy, said proxy to be the county agent or some qualified veterinarian, and if after ninety days from date of this inspection, said animal is determined not with calf, the seller shall have the privilege to replace her with a bred animal of equal value or to re fund the purchase price less' the beef value, or the seller may have said animal returned to him insured ex press, valuation to be the, purchase price, buyer and seller to each stand one-half of return expense, in this case to replace her with another of equal value or refund her purchase price. However, if the buyer or seller succeeds in getting said animal with calf, the seller shall have the optirtn to pay the buyer 25 of the purchase price or to give him a heifer calf, for the loss of the calf the animal was supposed to carry. Signed: Dated: November ...... 1918. A Coining Guernsey Island of America Island county, Washington, is com posed of two islands, Camano and Whidby. The islands are often spok en of as Fuget Sounds Paradise, be cause of the wonderful scenery, the mild climate and the low rainfall of 21 inches per year. The islands contain together 133,' 000 acres of some of the most fer tile land in America. Thirty percent of the islands are in farms, the rest being in timber. There are 458 farms which contain an average of 85.1 acres each. The island is al ready famous for its high yield of wheat, as the largest wheat yield ever produced in the United States was produced on this island, the yield being 117 bushels per acre, official measure. The average yield of all farms on, the island for 1918 was 32 bushels. There are about 2500 dairy cows in the county and about 85 of these cows are grade guernseys. The Oak Harbor Cooperative Creamery is noted for its natural highly colored butter. This creamery has 180 mem bers and has an output of about 20, 000 pounds per month. This all be ing sold jn Seattle as a fancy grade of butter. The following men on the island purchased Guernseys: Messrs. J. M Pratt, G. W. James, J. Erkes, H. Riksen, F. R. Morgan, Arthur Case, J. W. Donohue, J. Neill, John Iros tad, Fred Morgan and Will Hold, all of Oak Harbor, Washington. Mr. Ralph Engle of Coupeville and P. A, Hart of Longley, Washington. An Outline of Guernsey History in Clackamas County (By A. I. Hughes, Sec'y.) The writer wishes to add to the ex cellent write-up, just sent in by Prof. Westover, dairy specialist, at Cor- vallis, something of the Guernsey progress in Clackamas county. The first pair of Guernseys was purchased by F. S. Hutchins in 1910, and were the only pure bred uuern seys in the county, until 1912, when A. I, & J. Hughes purchased a bull and a bred heifer, Red Wing of the ALL KINDS Glen, no further additions were made to the Guernsey numbers, un til 1913 when others began to buy, and there was a Guernsey female here and there of which her owner was intensely proud. . The Guernseys of this county were represented at the Clackamas and Multnomah county fairs from 1912 to 1917 inclusive, winning their share of the ribbons, and milking contest honors. At the county fair the Guernsey cow, Sarah Van, won 1st in the milk ing contest 1914, and 2d in 1916. She also won third in the state fair milking contest, 1913. In 1917 Auricula s Hilda won 1st in the Multnomah county fair milk ing contest. She was the only Guernsey entered and went against breed. The pedigrees of both of these cows show olhcial records on their ancestors. In 1915 and 1916 every Guernsey cow and heifer in milk in the county was entered on official test, with the result that creditable records were made. . From 1913 to 1916 inclusive Clack amas county Guernseys were repre sented at the Oregon state fair, bringing home three grand cham pions, "four champions, and their share of the blues. In 1916 a Guernsey club was talk ed of among a few of the members but nothing was done until August 18, 1917, when a general invitation to Guernsey picnic was issued for that date, with- the avowed purpose of organizing a Guernsey Cattle Club and of adding more Guernseys to the herds and getting in new breeders. Sufficient to say the club was organized and a meeting called for two weeks from that time in Ore gon City to finance getting a car load of Guernseys from the East. The Bank of Commerce agreed to finance the deal on such terms that the breeders felt that they would be lustined in investing in more pure bred Guernseys. Enough breeders signed up to justify a car load, and E. LI Westover, dairy specialist, and T. Whalley representing the Clackamas County Guernsey club, were chosen to go to the Guernsey centers of the East, and select the best animals their means would al low. They started on October 19, and returned in the car with the cattle November 20, 1918, bringing 29 head, representing some of the best breed ing of the East. Some of the prices paid would almost make a new be ginner hold his breath. The total cost of the 29 head at Oregon City was $12,500.00 The expenses on this shipment were StfO.OO per head. Many doubted the wisdom of such an investment; and there have been times that probably some of the purchasers have wondered if they had not made a foolish investment, and have asked themselves could a number of breeders selling co-oper atively do better than one breeder selling alone, or several breeders each selling his stock individually, The ' present shipment of 14 head for $4150 is proof that selling coj operativeiy js correct in prmciuie as well as theory. Why did the Washington dairymen buy in Oregon instead of the East? The main reason, .to be sure, was dis tance and expense of shipment as well as time taken to locate the stock This carload arrived at its destina tion within 24 hours from leaving Oregon City, and the cattle were immediately distributed to their fu ture owners. The first pure bred females ever brought to the island The expense per head was compara tively low for gathering and ship ping. Every animal sold was tuberculin tested by the Bureau of Animal In dustry and was entitled to be placed on the government -accredited list, In addition to this liberal guaran tees were given with each animal sold The club has adooted and expects to stand by the principle, of treating the buyer as they would like to be treated if they were the buyer in stead of the seller. Added to all this Clackamas coun ty Guernseys stand for both "Type and Production, and either have of ficial records. Many of them having both production and show ring rec ords On both the sire and dam's side for several generations. Nearly all of the herds are headed by sires out of advanced registry dams or with official records on their sires and dams. The breeders expect to put their cows on official test as soon as feed and labor conditions permit, realiz ing that the "acid test" for all dairy cows is what they will produce when" tried out by the Babcock test and scales. The bull, Mixter Westerner, was the only animal sold out, of the car load that came in a year ago. The females being mostly calves and bred heifers and one three-year-old cow, Rena of Chicona, leaving the founda tion stock of the club practically un touched, Mixter Westerner is . an excellent individual and .represents some of the best blood lines. The first five tested dams of his sire. Langwater Demonstrator, average 14260 pounds of milk, and 712 pounds of butterfat. ."' ' ; , The bull, Mixter Doctor"; mentioned in the previous article, has breeding equal to this bull, and is a good in dividual. His sire, Yeoman's ' King of the May, whose first three dams average- over 725 pounds fat, is out pf Florham Daisy, a full : sister to King of the May. Her, A. R. record is 14876.6 pounds 'milk, and 747.08 pounds fat. His dam, Picotty, has an' A; R, record of 500 pounds fat. . Her best day's milk was 58 pounds. Her best month's milk, 1692 pounds, and her best month's iat, 75.49 Bounds fat. Mixter Doctors full sister, Yeoman : hMixter Picotty, now on test as three-year-old, has in 187 days giv en 7934.1 pounds milk, and 371.27 pounds fat. over 42 pounds of milk per day, and nearly 2 pounds of fat. The price offered, $800 or the price asked. $1000. are neither extreme prices for a sire of good individual ity and backed by these kind of rec ords. A good sire is more than one- half of an ordinary herd and must be half of a good herd, or the breed FREE IN CRITICISM Marginal Notes Upon Books Are Sometimes Severe. Readers' Estimates of the Works In a Circulating Library Apt to Be Irritating to Author, If He Saw Them. Not only Is the battered condition of certain works of Action In circulating libraries a sure proof of their popular ity, but one may even gather details from the marginal notes made by feminine readers. It Is not sufficient for the commentatlve pencil to under score admired passages, observes a writer In the New Orleans Times-Picayune ; adjectives of praise also are freely If not always discriminatingly bestowed. ' On the closing page of some favorite novel may often be read: '.'Fine!" Splendid!" "Lovely I" or mgnest commendation of all "Grand 1" One notemaker undertook the large order, "I would read every single word she writes," and another avowed, with more justice than she knew, -"You don't often find a book like this." . On the other hand, these unprofes sional critics can be terribly severe. A novel which takes them out of their depth Is denounced as "A great big bore," or, with rude terseness, "Rot!" or even, in one case of evident exas peration, "Tou think you know It all." A vigorous commentator on one or Mary Cholmondeley's novels did not wait for the last, but on the first page warned away possible readers with the word, "Punk," and three exclama tipn points. The sprawling, unformed hand pursued the author with Invet erate scorn throughout the book, mani festing that strange sense of superi ority which frequently characterizes Ignorance. A verse oti French poetry evoked the Impatient query, "Why not write Greek?" while above another was scribbled, "Aw, piffle I We are not all French, you know." Observe that no Intellectual 'curiosity was kindled in that thick brain to know what the French words meant, nor any realiza tion awakened that we enrich our selves by knowledge of another lan guage. The author's humorous touches were clearly taken as serious by this out raged reader who, after one passage, wrote mockingly, "My hero 1" When a masculine character says something "hoarsely" It Is asked with biting sar casm, "Did he have a cold?" The hero conducts the heroine through a dark room, "knocking her carefully against pieces of furniture," as usually happens when one person tries, to pilot another through obscuri ty, but this merciless critic demands, "Wasn't he chivalrous?". . x Of a tastelessly arranged room the author said, "The furniture was not of the kind that expresses only one Idea, and that a bad one," which calls forth the comment. "Like this book." The sun Is not permitted to shine "braved ly" without the jeer,- "The sun ought to have a medal." Finally the cup of the author's In iquities, so far as the captious reader Is concerned, quite overflows, and on the last page we tnd the verdict, "This book Is the bugglest ever." Gunner's Mate Wins Praise. Frederick Peterson Tost, chief gun ner's mate, United States navy,, has received a letter commending him for the excellent work of the armed guard of which he was In charge on a cargo ehlD attacked by a submarine. The promptness with which the submarine was picked up and' fired upon and the accuracy of aim proved the efficiency of the gun crew. Yost enlisted in the navy at Philadelphia, Pa., October 8, 1907, and gave as his next of kin his father, Albert John Yost, Centervllle, R. L Here . Is a characteristic report from this gunner: "Night and fog when a sub was sighted, port bow, Ship started to swing when enemy crossed port bow, giving the appear ance of craft from 200 to 800 feet. Showed one gun astern. We fired three shots, one striking conning tower and exploding, while the third, shot, fired as the sub got broad off the ship's beam, hit abaft conning tower. Crew of sub taken by surprise, as there were no return shots. We fired still an other shot while sub was going under. Btrlklng near conning tower. Firing was heard following this attack from a distance, It being le.arned later that another ship bad been attacked and sunk." Rather Risky Proceeding. The government's efforts to cure the mule of the braying habit reminds the Liberty Tribune that the same prob lem was up during the Civil war, Then, says the Tribune, a Colonel Gar land of the Confederate army, after ward attorney general of the United States asserted that the mule could be made brayless by tying a brick to Its tall, as it was impossible for a mui to bray unless It rnlsed its tail and re leased the clutch on Its vocal cord, But wouldn't It be far less dangerous to operate on a mule than so to attach a brick? Kansas City Times. Spinach Puff. With all the other things which the reserve man power of the nation has to worry about at this very peak and crisis, why should the household editor devise an alleged comestible known as spinach puff and spread the plans and specifications Just where the noble L womankind of the nation will be sure to see them and pounce eagerly upon them? Ohio State Journal er will be- going backward instead of forward. . This sale has given the breeders much courage to continue in th business Some are wishing to add a few females to their herds, whil there are others that have a few heifers and cows to sell. It would be srood business for those wanting stock to take these up, and niH let them eet out of the county. Thi would strengthen the club and-help them to be ready to meet a future market. Breeders are often tempted to sell down too close when they have good Ulmj All May the 3oy Da 4 a a in the satisfaction of being right with the world, true with I vWVV your friends and kindly with your enemies. cTVlay every little thing that comes to brighten the day reveal anew that friendliness and kindliness which, on this one great day of the year, opens our hearts to one another in the broad spirit of good fellow ship freed from every consideration save that of creating happiness between us all. iUajj offers. However, they should not do this, but keep a strong foundation herd, not necessarily great in num bers, but good individuals. Since organizing August 18, 1917, the members have sold 32 head of pure bred Guernseys. We have pric es on 30 head which sold for $7625. Thirteen bulls sold for $28Q0, seven teen heifers and cows. Three, which were over two years old, sold for 4825. We hope to see the dairymen and farmers co-operate in more ways than buying and selling pure bred Guernseys. The dairymen of Whidby Island. Couneville, Washington, are strong on co-operation, not only buy ing stock co-operatively, but also have a large co-operative store, and a strong co-operative creamery. R. M. Turner, their county agent, says they have received as much as 72c for butterfat this year, besides paying dividends on the stock. Each stock holder has but one vote, there by insuring the stock holders entire control of their own plant. ARMY EXPENSES CURTAIL- ED-SAVE $408,900,818 The Secretary of War is apparent- lv making drastic reductions in the expenditures of his department, judging from a recent letter received from him by Senator Martin of Vir ginia. From statements made in that letter, it appears that the war Department, by stopping work un der progress, has effected a saving of expense aggregating $408,900,818, and that, by cancelling contracts for work not yet started, there has been a further saving of about $700,000,- 000. The Secretary also states, in his letter to Senator Martin, that, by cutting out overtime and Sunday work he has accomplished an addition al saving of $2,900,000 per day on war work, and that, in order to ac complish a further reduction of ex penses, the Bureau of Aircraft Pro duction has stopped work on a large number of items, including various types of airplanes, engines, parts, and special instruments, the resultant saving being estimated at $225,000,- 000. The statement is also made by the Secretary of War that the demo bilization of forces under arms in this country will proceed as rapidly as possible and that he, hopes to be able to release at least two hundred thousand of these soldiers within the next two weeks. While this disposition on the part of the war department to reduce ex penditures as rapidly as possible will doubtless be gratifying to a great many people because of the fact that it should eventually result in a reduc tion of taxes, the question may well be raised as to whether the Secre tary of War, in his haste to cut ex penses, may not bring about unfor tunate labor conditions 'which will more than offset any possible bene fits resulting from the future reduc tion of taxes. While no doubt the conditions with referenne to the termination of hos tilities should result in a material re duction of governmental expenditures in the near future, it would seem that there should be no ill-advised or precipitate action on the p'art of the head of any department of the gov ernment but that a complete program of readjustment should be formulat- Cljrtetmas Merriment Dawn of This Day Bring Both Joy and Peace in the knowledge of accomplishment and service well received and graciously given. (Pynatmaa iStarrittmtt ed and carried out by concerted ac tion of all such departments m order to avoid any unnecessary hardship to contractors and their employes, ana also in order properly to protect the interests of the government by cut ting off unnecessary expenses as soon as practicable. DREADED ENEMY OF AVIATOR Most Expert Airman, Caught In Fog, la Practically at Mercy of . Circumstances. Nothing connected with the history of aviation, Is more remarkable than the way In which the' weather difficul ties and dangers of a few years ago have been reduced to the level of minor Inconveniences by the Increased kill of aviators and especially, by im provements In airplanes. It Is hardly an exaggeration to say that at the present time the only serious outstand ing meteorological problem of the avi ator Is fog. There la no means of keeping one's bearings when flying in or over a fog, and the same Is, of course, true of low-lying clouds. The compass tells which way the machine . Is point ing at.' any moment, but not the di rection In which It Is flying,' except when traveling exactly with or against the wind. There are no land marks In the air. Even more serious Is the problem of landing In- a fog. The chances are always considerable of striking dangerous obstacles, such as trees, buildings, or telegraph wires, or of alighting In bodies of water, swamps, etc. Moreover, as one vet- eran flyer has stated, "what Is dla- (TMwInir in tha airmen In foe Is the Impossibility of knowing whether he be slightly climbing or slightly de scending full tilt into bills, trees or houses without time to save the situ ation." . PUT "BAD LUCK" IN DISCARD When the Gam of Life It Analyzed, Thar Is No 8uch Thing to , . Be Found, There Is no such thing as "bad Inck ." The belief In It Is a gross su perstition. It Is claimed that there Is a lot of luck In poker. My observa tion has been that the man who wins at poker consistently Is merely the best player of poker. There are some who have a "run of luck." But it the "run" lasts three minutes the op posite "run" generally lasts equally long. If the good luck holds up for n year, the bad luck appears during the next year. Any habitual curd-player, unless he Is a very poor player or an unusually good one, will tell you that his winnings and looses Just about counterbalance. In poker, as In life, the final deter mining factor Is skill, knowledge of the game, patience, taking advantage of opportunities. If you hav a pre monition that you are going to fall In an undertaking -you are promising yourself disaster In advancer you are merely saying to yourself: "I know I am not equal to that I'll fall down on It, sure." Dismiss the premonition. Throw away the ."charms" and talis mans, Get on the job. James Hay, Jr, In McClure's Magazine. Results of Barberry Campaign The campaign for the control of i You 23 Hours KNOCKS OUT PAIN THE FIRST ROUND Comforting relief from pain makes Sloan's the World's Liniment This famous reliever of rheumatic aches, soreness, stiffness, painful , sprains, neuralgic pains, and most other external twinges that humanity . suffers from, enjoys its great sales because it practically never fails to bring speedy, comforting relief. Always ready for UBe, it takes little , topenetratewithoutrubbingandpToduca ' results. Clean, refreshing. At all drug stores. A large bottle means economy. stem-rust of wheat through the erad ication of tfce common barberry has aroused a widespread and . effective sentiment against the shrub. This has resulted in the actual removal of the following estimated percentag es of the plants located by a survey conducted by the United States De partment of Agriculture: Northern Illinois, 60 per cent; Wisconsin, 90 per cent; Minnesota, 80 per cent;, North Dakota, 90 per cent; South Da kota, 80 per cent; Nebraska, 75 per cent; and Iowa, 75 per cent. Ihe work has been well begun in the stat es adjoining those named. Safety from stem-rust of wheat lies only in the complete eradication of the com mon barberry plant, specialists of the department say. East Paradise ' In last week's correspondence from East Paradise, an inquiry was made as to the number of socialist votes cast in Clackamas county at the last election. In the vote for United States senator, 667 socialist votes were cast, and in the state and local vote, 1387 socialist votes were re corded. Editor. 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