OrUGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907.
OUR FARMERS' PAGE.
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ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON
TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL,
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "BIG. CROP"
ITEMS TOR THIS DEPARTMENT.
STUDYING SOILS.
Tht Farmsr Hat Tims Now to Look
Hit Sold Ovtr.
At till tlmo of the year Unrl I gen
erally selected for certain purposes,
and unless imo has knowledge of the
character of the will there may be a
heavy loss In consequence.
It can bo laid down a a fact that
where we find hard wood trees flour
tolling the noil la rich and In such
section the climate In healthy, Such
small grains a wheat and oat wll
yield good crops In the land where the
aiiKar maple, the beeh and the white
and black oaks grow.
A wet noil In Indicated where we
find willow, poplars, birch, red maple,
black exti and elm. Hy drainage auch
land la ftn made available for farm
purposes, but It la bettor for grass
thnji t'ltlii'r grain or fruits,
We find a strong, rich soil hard to
work but of great fertility when once
brought under cultivation, where the
hlckorlc, buckeye and black walnut
grow.
The chestnut thrive bent In a Unlit,
thin soil, a will adapted to the growth
of corn, rye, vegetable and small
. in ii, i j f, v mill piunii j
fruits, but which, utile strongly f,.p.
tttlzed ran not
grow good crop or
or the general fruit
wheat or oat
tree.
Holl are classified a loamy, clayey,
nullity, chalky and peaty. A loamy
noil I bout adapted for rtnt purpoe
while th other can be Improved by
supplying such mineral constituents
M the o! lack,
For a clayey noil, and and lime or
chalk will make up the deficiency. On
a andy or gravelly will It will require
clay gypsum or loam.
It I rather expensive to get a
clayey wll In a fertile condition, but
when well manured uch oll will
yield Immense crop.
&hp on tho Farm,
"Sheep return more fertility to tbe
will than any other animal. Tho cat
tlemen on the big western farm are
just beginning to find that out, and
many of them, particularly In Tcxa.
have old their rattle and gone Into
the aheep buliwn.
"Kheep are the friend of the email
farmer who h none too much money
and cannot afford to go Into cattle.
Our people are learning to like mut
ton because our fanner are learning
bow to grow and fatten It, and the de
mand will Increase rapidly. There I
no doubt that aheep can be rained
with profit on any farm where cattle
and hog can be made to pay,"
We do not believe that any regu
larly combined livestock farm la Uo
rich for a flock of aheep. It I ccr
tainly true that the land with much
poor will cannot afford to get along
without the flock. On the land whose
owner I addicted to the grain grow
ing habit, caring very little for live
stork and their ukcr, the flock might
be profitably maintained where other
atock might be out of the quetitlon.
Their advantage He prlnctply in the
fact that they are easily confined and
fed to advantajce upon the vegetation
that would othcrwlxe go to waHte. In
the cane of the noxious weed the
proportion that were destroyed would
depend largely upon tho number of
aheep and tho ecarclty of better feed
ing Ex.
Louay Stock.
Dip or wash the animal with a 1 or
2 per cent aolutlon of a tar disinfect
ant, auch a kreso. A convenient way
to apply the remedy to the larger ani
mals Is with a spray pump, and to
sheep and hog hy dipping. What
ever method Is used, the coat and skin
muHt be thoroughly wet with the so
lution. After treating the herd, the
stable, sheds or sleeping quarters
should be sprayed with about a 2 per
cent water wilutlon of the disinfect
ant, or whitewash may be used In
stead. This Is necessary In order to
prevent reinfecting the herd from the
surrounding. If there la much litter
around the yards. It Is advisable to
move the herds to other corals. Tar
disinfectants in 1 or 2 per cent solu
tions do not destroy the egg or nits,
hence It Is necessary to treat the ani
mal again In ten days or two weeks.
Stockmen sometimes ask If the feed
ing of sulphur to lousy stock will not
drive away or destroy the lice. The
feeding of small doses of sulphur will
do no harm, nor will It help In getting
rid of the lice, and It cannot be con
sidered a remedy for this class of dls
ordufa when used In this way. Sul
phur Is effective, however, when used
externally, and the addition of four
ounces to every gallon of the tar dis
infectant wilutlon used greatly In
creases tho effectiveness of the reme
dy. ' Solid Land Value.
People who have their money Inves
ted In farm lands and other real estate
have no cause to be alarmed over the
depression In values that have come
Careful of
One of the secrets of our success
in the Baggage and Transfer Business
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, S fes, Piano and
Mams Bros.
Phones, Office 1121, Residence
to InduNtrlal aUcka and other kind
of aecurltlea Incident to the financial
flurry, Thouand of people all over
the country who have sold their hold.
Ing of that kind are looking for real
estate Investments, and lliltt will hold
up real estute value' to a high notch.
There I nothing that can hurt the
value of farm land but a ucceHlon
of crop failure, aid that la aomethlng
that In not-liable to happen in till
aectlon of the country, The farm you
own I worth every dollar now that It
wbn worth three tnontba ago.
Burning Out Stump.
The following method of dlpolng
of large mump I very efflcaclou
and lolKir avlng. Whether It would
ne applicant ui smaii nam wooa
atump 1 do rait know, but It I worth j
a trial. The principle I the aame a
In burning charcoal, and I presume It
would apply to any wood that would
make charcoal, To clear land of large
stumps, dig a fair sUed hole down by ;
te aide of the lump and build a lire
of piece of good firewood, laid snug
ly against the tump. Gradually cover
the fire with will, and keep covered;
If well started and kept covered by
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occanlonally throwing more will on
where It I likely to break out, the
fire will continue burning until the
whole of the atump Is burned Into
charcoal, On wime of our large fir
stump, 10 or 12 feet aero, tbe fire
will burn two month or more, and
will follow roots down 10 or 15 feet
under ground.
Frto Hon Clinic.
New York I to have a free clinic
and hospital for borne- that are 111 or
disabled and whose owners cannot af
ford to give them proper treatment
A committee ha been appointed to
eect a lte and secure the necesary
fund to finance the Institution. A
Mlmllar committee has been appointed
to establish fsrm upon which fire,
police and draft honies.dUabled In the
ervlce of the city, will be cared for
when turned over to the society' care
a provided for by th law enacted by
the last legislature. The two commit
tee will co-operato with an Idea to
making the farm a temporary home
for convalescenta from tbe horse hos
pltal. Wine Otrma Reproduce Flavor.
According to a report to the Wash
Ington Bureau of Manufactures, wine
germa, which make It possible to du
plicate tho famous wines of Ikirdeaux,
Burgundy or the Rhine, are among the
latest subject of experiment
The germ are obtained from the
dreg of caska which have contained
genuine old wine, and those for each
particular brand are placed for safe
keeping In a substance prepared from
Japanese ' lnlnglaKs and from fruit
juice. In the Jelly like mass the
germs soon establish a colony. When
needed, sufficient germ are placed
In a tube of sterilized fruit Juice, and,
mixed with ordinary wine, Impart to
It the exact bog net desired.
Wseds.
Prof. Italley say a weed l nothing
more or les than a plant that I not
wanted. Corn Is a weed in a potato
field, and rye Is a weed in a buck
wheat field. Corn may be a weed In
a corn field when the corn Is planted
too thick. Dandelions are commonly
regarded as weeds, and yet In, many
gardens they are gniwrti for greens
and are crops and not weed.
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Winter Car of Shetp.
A sheep should never be allowed to
fall off In condition. Its constitution
Is weakened permanently. The clip of
wool Is seriously Injured. No animal
Is so difficult to restore to good condi
tion as the sheep, and there Is none
where a loss of flesh tells so quickly
upon Its outward covering.
French Milk Powder.
By a new French process, milk pow-
; der la produced by forcing the liquid
under high pressure through a tube
only l-25t)tha of an Inch In diameter
Into a closed chamber heated to 167
degrees Fahrenheit by a current of
warm air. The milk expands to va
por, the air current carries off the
water, and the solids fall in powder.
Soiling Crops.
The farmer who makes any pre
tense to dairy Interests soon learns to
know the great value of soiling crops.
When the early summer drought dries
up the pasture there is nothing like
having a supplementary crop to draw
needed supply rations from for the
milch cow.
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Eradication of Prickly Pears. '
The government of Queensland, Aus
tralia, bas decided to offer a reward of
$50,000 for the eradication of prickly
pears In the state.
Plumping Poultry.
"Plumping" poultry Is done by dip
ping the fowls ten seconds In water
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nearly or quite boiling hot, and then
Immediately In cold water. Hang la
cool place until the animal heat I en
tirely out of the body. '
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A now that doe not become a gol
mother should lie discarded, '
There I no animal no cany to fat- j
tw when It ba no exercise as the j
pig. , ' ' I
IV not milk dirt Into the milk. Bee
are clean before you begin to milk.1
There I one consolation for tbe
farmer who keep crub cow. The
manure I of aome value anyway.
Cold and over feeding will kill tbe
young calf more quickly than anything :
el ho.
Churn before your cream get old
and bitter. One reason for the great
amount of poor dairy butter on the
market I In the fact that the churn
ing I not done when It ahould be. ,
A high-spirited horso U generally an
animal capable of enduring much hard
uiiage, If it I only properly managed
and controlled, but very often these
animal are made more excitable than
they really are by nature by the bad
julicmnt and fusslncss of the driver,
When corn I fed to pig It will
bring warly twice a much a when
Mid by the bushel. Nothing ahould be
sold off the farm that can be turned
into aomethlng more valuable, or that
can be marketed In a more concentra
;ted fori It U transportation charge
that largely reduce the profits.
Turkeys must have a good range to
be profitable. They are big eaters by
nature and unless they have a good
range to forage over they will not
thrive well.
When tho house I ready for the
fowl, they should be culled. The
least hint of rough legs must be given
a dope of coal oil and lard before be
ing placed In tbe building.
Scatter your grain In litter of some j
kind and lPt the chickens work for
their grain, but have pure water al
ways convenient,
A dumb, stupid colt can never be
educated to become a valuable horse;
without Intelligence It will always be
shiKiclsh and will never have any at
tachment for Its master, nor manifest
any desire to serve him.
When your hens appear droopy in
cold weather, look for the large gray
louse on the head and neck. Melted
lard applied In small quantities Is a
good remedy.
The manure Is not a small Item of
profit from Uie poultry house. In
cleaning out the poultry house the
droppings should he put In barrels or
boxes and kept dry.
WINTER TIMETABLE ARRANGED.
Principal 8. P. and 0. R. A N. Tralna
Ar Changed.
Numerous changes will be made in
the timetables of tho Southern Pacific
and O. II. & N. lines In Oregon, ef.
fectlve next Sunday. The new time of I
departure and arrival for the trains
affected puts the service on a Winter
hauls. This Is the only significance
of the changes.
On the Southern Pacific lines in
Oregon train 13, now leaving Port
land doily at 11:30 p. m.. will get
away at 11:05, and will make local
stops between Roseburg and Ashland,
arriving at Ashlsnd one hour later.
Train No. 14. which now pulls Into the
Union Station at 11 p. m., will arrive
at 11:15.
Train No. 1C, which now arrives at
7:25 a. m.. will pull In at 7:55. Trains
Nos. 15. 11. 12. 17 and 18, all on the
main line, will operate on the present
schedule.
On the O. R. & N. several changes
will le made In tho schedules. Train
No. 1 will reach Portland at 8:50 p.
m.. Instead of 8:20. Train 5 will ar
rive at 10:20 a. m., instead of 9:45.
Train No. C will leave Portland dally
sts 6 P. m., Instead of 7:40, and will
rjjake all local stops. Train No. 4 will
leave Portland at 8:15 a. m., instead
of 7. There will be no change In the
time of trains Nos. 6, 2, 7 and 8.
It Is believe by the passenger de
partment of the Harrlman lines that
the new schedules wll serve the con
venience of the public better during
the winter months, when there Is
greater difficulty In operating than at
.other seasons of the year.
Getting Their "Peck of Dirt."
City Market Inspector Sarah A.
Enns, of Portland, roasts the. state
pure food commissioner as follows:
"All that Puro Food Commissioner
Bailey knows about the Inspection of
milk is to determine the amount of
butter fat In it. The milk might be
full of filth and disease germs and he
would not know It. We will never
have a clean supply of foods In this
city until we have our own laboratory
and chemist, for the state Inspection
of foods In Portland is a farce."
NECESSARY TO SAVE COUNTRY.
Lawson
Says Roosevelt Alone
Prevent Disaster.
Can
Boston, Dec. 23. Thomas W. Iaw
son tonight asserted that President
Roosevelt's election Is necessary to
save the country from disaster and
that any other Republican, or even
William J. Bryan, would bo so satis
factory to New York financial inter
ests that "they will willing finance
either or both parties through the
campaign to any extent necessary."
Mr. Lawson adds that Mr. Bryan Is
"clean, honest and unpurchasable,"
but the money power believes that It
can "discredit him at the beginning
by showing the world his success In
nanuuug a aiuinuon which una al
most stumped President floosevelt to
handle and control."
To stop that pain in the back, that;
stiffness ot the Joints and muscles, ,
tske Pinnies. They ore guaranteed.
Don't suffer from rheumatism, back-,
achn, kidney trouble, when you get 30
davs' treatment for 11.00. A single
dose at bod tlmo proves their merit,
Oet them today. Sold by Huntley
Bros. j
A Permanent
Appointment.
NANCY BRENT.
Coprria-tiUd, WW, br C. JJ. Butcllffs.
Mr, Darnley looked up eagerly
when her niece came in.
"Was It hardr ahe asked, letting
ter magazlno allde to tbe floor.
Eleanor Wynn unpinned ber nobby
l1"1 ""or ,h,at nl leaned back on
tbe couch pillows, with a algb of re
lief.
"AH examination are harrowing,"
ahe Bald, her eye atlll dilated with re
cent mental strain. "I never aaw aucb
long column of figure In my life,
auntie. I shall dream about them for
weeks. It seems almost Impossible to
kope that I added them correctly. Tbe
rough draft letter writing and arithme
tic didn't bother me a bit, but those
pages of rapid addition were awfuL I
ahall be so ashamed If I fall to pass
U KITTLED
MR COM rOBTABLT
OLD SILL.
after all the interest and klndnes you
have ahown."
Mr. Darnley saw tear rush to the
girl's eyes and picked up ber tnaga
ilno with seeming unconsciousness. .
"Run and take a nice bath, ray dear.
There la half an tour before dinner.
You needn't dress come in your kl
mono. I wouldn't worry if I did fall
on a civil service examination. Lots
of well educated people have got so
rattled they wanted to spell cat with
twotV
The girl wiped her eyes furtively as
she started from the room.
"There was a horrid woman sitting
next ,to me during tbe exam. She
ahe added every blessed one of those
figures in a loud whisper.' and Elea
nor, ashamed of ber tears, made a
rush for the door of ber own little
hall led room.
When her father after an attack of
pneumonia had 4ieen left with a lung
trouble that his physician said would
be fatal unless be at once left for a
southern cltraate, the girl had reso
lutely Insisted upon bis using the great
er part of their small bank account to
j tart for Arizona. Tben. deprived of
j her father's salary, she had been fore
ed to leave college with the determi
nation to seek work. Her aunt's letter
advising ber to come to Washington to
try the examination advertised by the '
civil service to secure 150 clerks for a
year's work on an extra rush had
caused the motherless girl to Invest
ber little money In tbe chance that she
might be one of the fortunate ones.
She settled down In ber aunt's tiny flat
to await in suspense the two or three
months necessary to bear the results
of ber examination.
Mrs. Darnley came home one after
noon much elated.
"I met John Dabney on the afreet,
my dear. You don't know who John
is, of course, but that doesn't make
any difference. He's the nicest man in
town. He'a been out west for three
months and Just got back. lie's a dear,
and be knows one of the powers that
be or is down at the civil service
commission. He offered to go down
and find out Just where yon stand on
the list of eligible."
When John Dabney arrived that
evening he looked at the slender girt
In amasement.
"Miss Wynn, I have to congratulate
you. Eighteen hundred people took
that examination, and only tn of tbm
made a higher average than you. iSrv
la no doubt about your getting an ap
pointment, lratM turning to her aunt,
"It seems a pity for a mere girl to be
abut up In an, office adding figures all
day."
"But if only for a year." the girl
said, with the youthful enthusiasm of
one who never worked for a living and
knew nothtng of how long and tedtobs
a year may seem.
, When tho official appointment finally
arrived. It was John Dabney who ac
j compared the girl when she reported
: to take the oath of offlc() Uw h
often made the excuse that Sh a
stranger and. needed piloting hotfio aft
er office.
One hot afternoon in Aucust he mt
hci. on tne stono Bteps near lh9 maln
ontrRnca of the larse government
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Junction," ho snld. raising her red
parasol and, after the manner of men.
holding It at an angle tbst let In an
tho aim and pave occasional digs at her
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holiday!
ADICE
, We are like other business men in the world, we
want more trade. That is why we advertise. It isn't
to be supposed that you will come here to buy simply
because we ask it. Common sense indicates that we
must do better by you thah other dealers or you will do
your buying of them. That's just what we're going to
do. We have marked our Holiday stock ,
Jest One-Ttittd Less
Than Usual
and are going to give you the
is larger and more complete
being our policy to carry over any Xmas stock if we
can avoid it, we don't intend to do so this year if low
prices will sell it. We advise you to come early and
see what we have to offer you.
A Few Ideas for Ladles' and Gents' Presents
Gold Pen, Finger Purse, Hand Bag, Jewel Box, Handkerchief
Box, Glove Box, Framed Picture, Fancy Bottle Perfume, Calendar,
Work Box, Photo Album, Autograph Album, Music Roll, Card Case,
Toilet Set, Manicuring Set, etc '
Something yo Might Boy for the Men and Boys
Box Cigars, Cigar Case, Smoking
ready or Yankee Shaving Set, Bill
Ink Well, Necktie Box, Ash Tray, Paper Knife, Pocket Knife, Toilet
Set, Traveling Set, Fancy Pack Carda, Bridge Set, Collar and Cuff
Box, Match Box, Stamp Box, etc.
Howell
Reliable
fcat "We three are going to ran
down to Chesapeake bay for dinner
and a cool breexe. We will get back
by 12 o'clock tonight"
After dinner they left Mrs. Darnley
with a book and strolled down the
beach until they came to an old pier,
used only occasionally by small boys
with their fishing tackle.
"Let's walk to the end of this. It
gives a feeling of being In tbe middle
of the ocean. Eicept for the narrow
strip of boards reaching back to the
beach we can imagine we are strand
ed on a desert island.
lie settled her comfortably In an old
sill lying across tbe end of the pier
and took out his cigar case. "Now
tell me bow you like office life and ill
you want a permanent appointment"
She shrugged her shoulders In the
darkness.
"I'd rather stay home and wash
dishes all my life than accept a per
manent appointment she said intense
ly. "It's bearable when I think that
Vt'a only for a short time father Is
getting well rapidly, you knowbut I
could not be brave enough to face the
thought that I was there for life.
There are more brave, discontented
women in Washington than I ever
dreamed of all ages, from twenty to
aeventy. Did you ever hear of the
office facer "
"I don't think I ever did." laughed
Dabney. "Is it worth looking atr
"If s pitiful," she said, watching the
I waves, Becked with moonlight dash
ana Dreaa against tne logs ot tne pier.
"Whenever a new girl comes In, fresh
from the outside world, she creates a
sensation. Her fresh complexion, her
hopeful ambition, are Interesting and
enjoyable to the clerks who have been
there for years, but they also watch
her with a pathetic tenderness. Not
one who stays in service five years
falls to get that look which Woshlng
tonlans call the office face. There is
a set expression of apathy. The expres
sion of tbe eyes changes. I don't know
exactly what It Is, but the woman who
has the desk next to mine told me that
she could walk down F street in the
afternoon, look Into people's faces and
pick out every man and woman who
had been In office for any length of
time. Even the men lose tbe inde
pendent look which the average busi
ness man gets with years."
"Poor little girl! A few mouths even
have been sufficient to rob youx of your
tnthstnsm," he said, noticing that her
face had grown thin and pale from the
unaccustomed sedentary life. "Elea
nor, are you determined to go back to
college next fall to finish your course?"
"If all goes well with papa. I only
lack one year. It seems a pity not to
get my' diploma."
, "But If you are going In for er
dishwashing," he suggested, "Is the
diploma really necessary?"
Eleanor looked at him reproachfully.
benefit. Our assortment
than ever beforehand it not
Set, Shaving Set, Gillette Ever-
Book, Card Case, Fountain Pen,
& Jokes
Druggists
"Stupid! Are you as literal as all
that? Haven't yon ever heard of mere
figures of speech f
"Figures that set me to doing some
rapid mental calculation, yes." He
leaned toward her, and the moonlight
showed her both the mirth and serious
ness of bis eyes. "I was going to In
vest In some er dishes to be washed
and offer you the job," he said.
"You are a very queer man!" she
gasped, laughing finally at a mental
picture of John Dabney investing his
thousands in an Innumerable pile of
dishes.
"It's not a Joke. girl. I've been think
ing of It for weeks."
She clasped her fingers around her
knees and. leaning over, gated at the
lights of a boat far out. 1
"It Is not a very hard job washing
dishes for two." she said finally.
He unclasped ber hands and held
them firmly la his own.
Eleanor Wynn, I'm going to swear
you In to a permanent appointment
right this minute." be said Jubilantly.
"It's for life, remember."
Adventures of a Stained Glass Window
The east window at St Margaret's,
Westminster, wandered about for more
than 200 years before reaching Its pres
ent position and was the subject of I (
seven years' lawsuit. Henry VII, for'
whom It was Intended, died before the
window arrived from Dordrecht and It
came Into tbe possession first of the
abbot of Waltham and tben of General
Monk. Stained glass was anathema In
Puritan days, so the window was
burled until the restoration, when It
was brought to light Refused by
Wadham college, It was bought for
50 guineas and erected in a private
house and years later was bought for
400 guineas by the committee charged
with the restoration of St Margaret's
and placed lu position In the church.
The lawsuit to which we have referred
was brought by the registrar to the
dean and chapter on the ground that
the window contained superstitious Im
ages, but after seven years' legal wran
gling the church wardens proved vie-,
torlous, and the beautiful window was
suffered to remain undisturbed. Lon
don Quiver.
' . i Gossip. '-'" ' ,
"It is a pity that there are so many
people who tell falsehoods."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, "but
thmk how much worse It wonld be If
we had to accept all the gossip we hear
as positively true." Washington Star.
Attractive. '
Rival What a color Miss Smythe
has tonight I wonder If she paints.
Adorer (turnlug wistful eyes toward
the central figure of at admiring circle)
I don't know., She certainly dravrt
well.