OREQON'CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 10, 1908.
OUR FARMERS' PAGE.
ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON
TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL,
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "Bid CROP"
ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.
HAMS AND SHOULDERS.
Improved Methods For Curing and
Preparing for the Market.
A mkiii it possible after Mm meat
1 rol nil through, tlx hum and
shoulder should Im cured. They
should Im iiliu'i'd on a tu, thu
cellur, Nliln side down. Then for every
ion pound of meat inukn a mixture
of i pound of (ho best unit, 2 ounce
of powiliTi'il saltpeter, mul 4 ounce
of liruwii sugar. Till mixture should
be well rubbed lulo Hid ham ull
over nllit mow" pushed lulo llliek and
amirhd tlie Imiiio. Keep olt rubbing
until the meut will take no more;
then ii them remain on the table for
a week, when the remainder of the.
mixture can Im rubbed In. Allow
them to lie for about two week al
toKi'ther, and then liana up by a
string placed through the liock, In
a cool, dark smokehouse,
For two or three day keep up a
KiMid Miunlie from hickory chip,
smothered with sawdust, during the
ty. Keep in a cool place, and be
fore spring examine to sen that no
Insect have deposited egg. Iust
a little cayenne pepper, then cover
with coarse uiunMu to 111 thu ham ex
actly and Mitch tightly, (ilve a coal
of whltcwaHh r chrome yellow, and
Iiuiik In a cool, dark, dry place, t
For curing In pickle, to one gallon I
of wut-T litkn one and one half i
pound of unit, half a pound of sugar,
half an ounce each of saltpeter and
potash. In thl ration tin- pickle can
be liicreaMi-d to enough to cover any
amouiil of pork. Hull together until
all dirt rlHi- to the tup aiul U skim
med off. When cold pour It over tho
ham or pork, which may be pickled
In thl way. Tin rii'-at must be well
covered by It, and hould not be put
down for al b ant two day after Jilll
liik. durliiK which time It Hhoiild be
alightly sprinkled with eul t p.-f.-r,
which reniovea all the Murface l)lood,
leaving the wnt freed- and clean.
A K'xitl way to keep hum t to
pack In dry !t In a dry place, not
having any part exposed or touching
each other.
Phoephate In MM)'.
ArcordltiK to the experiment ot
Duclaux, the phoNphatv In milk are
present In n u hpe Union and NoHlltot'.
The former are phosphate of Inn,
aluminum, muKiieNlum ami calcium,
Wl lie li e litter COllHllt of lir.uly
equal molecular qimiitl'b'H of pho
phate of Modlum and phosphate of
cnltium. luld up by sodium i. Itr.it".
Tiie rult of the examination of
varlou kind of milk I that there U
about tlce a much calcium phos
phate lu MiiMpeiiHlon a In Molullon,
and that the compolllon of tho ash
of milk of the wont diverse origin
t very nearly Identical. An attempt
to produce a "phoiiphate milk" by
adding phophatc to the fodder ha
proved quite Ineffective, the pillk
containing no more phosphates than
ordinary quantities.
Queer Arithmetic.
When livestock Roe up a Cent the
wholesale price of meat I advanced
m cent, and the relall price from
a cent and three-quartera to 2 cent.
Hut when the operation Is reversed,
iu at present, the l and 2 cent de
clines on livestock are accompanied
by half cent reduction on the whole
sale prices, which whittles the de
cline down to nothing on retail prices.
Mow can you expect your butcher to
cut off an entire cent from his price
when he has got but halt as much re
duction from the wholesaler?
For this are the meat combinations.
We do not say that the figures are
precise, but the rule of preventing
the decline from keeping In pnKr
tlon with the advances has constituted
the great method of making the mar
gin between live tjieats and that sold
to the consumer greater than ever be
fore. Hard working Elephant.
The Indian elephant does real work,
hnrd work, and lots of It, snys Popu
lar Mechanics. A trained working el
ephant Is a valuable piece, of property.
They nre useit for towing raft and
rolling the heavy logs up on high
land. In lifting. rrylng and piling
beavy railroad timbers they take the
load on their tusk and hold It there
with their trunk. It I frequently nec
essary to trnns)rt a herd of workers,
and this Is usually done by ship. The
process of binding and unloading the
big beasts from the ship' hold Is one
morn enjoyed by the apectators than
the elephant, who Is placed In a strong
canvas sling and hoisted with a atenm
derrick.
The Buy Bee.
Tim value of $25,000,000 placed
on the annual output of honey puts
this farm crop only slightly behind
raw cane sugar, which had a valua
tion of $28,000,000. Comparisons with
the output of the CI beet-sugar fac-
areful of Your Property
One cf ihe secrets of our success
Safes, Piano and
Williams Bros.
Phones, Office 1121, Residence
torlen, which have a capacity of 49,500
ton of beeiH dally, may seem odlou.
yet tho product of thl coddled and
foMterod Industry $ 15,000,000 wa
le than double that of the buy hive
ciimiiiunltle.
The bee In effect pay the Interest
on the ouhlln debt $24,310,320. Hhall
not tin lnect which Napoleon made
an Imperial emblem have some state
recognition such a MassaehuHctt
Klve to the codflMh In It legislative
hall? A a matter of fact, the prod
uct of the New England fisheries,
which have been tho aubject of treat
leu and International conventions and
occalotially rained the specter of
war, amount In value to only half the
bee' product..
At leant the bee deserve a aharc
In tho national affection which I lav
ished on the hen. Thl IndiiHtrlou
worker maintained It reputation dur
ing the year by giving poultry prod
uct a Value of noO,IMM),000, exceeding
that of the wheat crop. That the
dairy product counted for more than
any crop except corn testifies to the
luiMirtaiice of another of the humbler
farm IndiiHtrlea. The great propor
tion to which the leaner agricultural
product have grown, the orchard
with their minor Item of 1,754.1(27 bar
rel of cider, tho $113,000,000 worth
of miscellaneous vegetable, tho C,
ooo.ouo ton of cottop eed, orco plan
tation waste but now furnishing the
equivalent In value of seven 20,000 ton
battleship, make a nature wonder
story of never falling InterestNew
York World.
Applet and Salt.
Eat fresh apple with salt after
every weal, advise a phyMclan who
ha made a spi-clalty of atomach and
Intent Inal trouble. They aid dlges
tlon wore effectively than any
dniK. and people who make them a
pari of their dally diet rarely have
itidlKMllotl.
Take apple, (rooked or fresh, with
unit w hile dining or Immediately after
and eat them between tltnea when
huiiKry. Cultivate thu apple habit,
and Instead of eating bonbon and
pMKjry, aerve them In aomo form for
afternoon tea ir for Uitht lunihe In
the morning. Eat thern In the Hum
mer even more than during the win
ter month, for nothing I better or
more nourlHhlng for the entire system
Value of the Stallion.
Colman' Itural World remark that
In breeding hornea the aire 1 wore
than half of the harem. A prepotent
nlre mut bo a full-blooded animal of
the breed which he represent. A
stallion need lo traeo for at leant
five generation lo purebred ances
tor to ponaenn tho characteristic of
the bn-ed to a degreo that lie will
transmit with uniformity the leading
qualltlea of the breed to hi offnprlng.
A mixed bred Ntalllon will nhow an
Inclination In hi progeny by the law
of atavism to reproduce characteris
tic of different breeds.
Machinery for the Farm.
Inventor are constantly adding
conveniences for our every-day work.
At a recent state fair a man wa ex
hibiting an automatic poultry feeder
and waterer. And that wa not all;
the feed and water were warmed for
winter feeding, it consisted of a gal
vanized Iron hopper, with holes In the
side for the fowl to pick the grain
out. In the center of the grain bin
was a water tank which supplied
water to a little trough at the bot
tom from which tho fowl could drink.
If hot water wa put In tho tank at
night It would warm the feed around
It. and when the fowls came off tho
roost In the morning they would have
a warm breakfast awaiting them. It
lisiked practical.
Pulp from Bamboo Crass.
The Agricultural College, Toklo,
recently announced that It had dis
covered a method of making pulp of
bambiM) grass sasa Tor which the
highest results are claimed. Tho
bamtsM) grass Is very common in Ja
pan, and has been put to little use.
It Is proisist'd to teach tho method to
the Jurmneso fsr'ners, and, as it Is
hoped tliut tulip will be ' produced
cheaply by It, both the farmer and
the consumer should benefit. The
matter Is still under Investigation,
and no details are obtainable.
Cause for Rancid Butter.
'Rancidity In butter Is caused by
the various butyric acid ferments, and
although In the product, the process
l.t usually more gradual than In the
case of milk and cream, on account
of the butter fats constituting a com
paratively unfavorable medium, the
production of free butyric acid, tn-en
In small quantities, Imparts a very
rnnk and extremely disgusting flavor
to the buttur.
Note. t
When , It can be avoided horses
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ought not to bo worked la-a cold
rain,
Unsound grain ahould nover be fed
to a horso; they should have food of
tho best quality,
A growing hore 1 morn Injured by
Improper shoeing than one that iu
fully developed.
It take but little to ruin a good
team when pushed beyond their
sirength.
A pound of comb I said to cost the
bee 10 pound of honey. Thl I
tho reason for alway supplying the
comb foundation. It bring the owner
of tho bee double It cost In honey.
Two or three week before lambing
time increao the grain ration to
about three-quarter of a pound In
order to encourago a largo milk flow.
Feed lightly on grain for two or three
day after lambing.
Never let a ewe run with the flock.
When thl I permitted and twin
are bom, the first born wander away
and become mixed with the flock be
fore the mother ha a chance to own
It, and the chance are that later she
will refuse to have anything to do
with It.
One good service I all that I nec
essary to produce a complete litter of
pig.
'.ran and ground oat are good for
the cow now a a change from corn.
If you have no aweet clover hay, the
cow will get along until pasture
without falling much.
The old cow I a dandy whether In
the beef herd or In the dairy.
Keep the calf growing all tho time.
Don't let It become "stunted."
Empty sklm mllk from can a aoon
a they are returned each day.
A butter cow la valuable In propor
tion to the amount she require of
fism to make a pound of butter.
Green food I of great assistance In
securing thrifty, vlgorou chick and
tho most rapid growth. It may be
supplied In varlou form and way.
Co at the work of growing an or
chard a you go at the work of grow
ing any other crop. Plant with care,
protect In every way possible, culti
vate and fertilize.
The great desire to make large
sum of money out of small capital
and with little trouble I a drawback
to tho poultry business. Many people
expect large return from the outset,
which J unreasonable.
rgg that have been subjected to a
temperature lower than 40 degrees
for any length of time should not be
used for setting, and, of course, a
temperature lower than that will kill
the germ quicker.
How can we expect an underfed
cow to produce a full supply of milk?
Might a well expect to put 100 bush
el of corn through the sheller and
expect 110 bushels from the spout, to
say nothing of the cobs.
There are but few farmers who can
not keep 10 cows on tbelr farma.
The time spent In caring for them
and the products come In the even
ing and morning, when the farmer
cannot work In the field.
When an exercising lot can be had,
It should be long and rather narrow,
so a to prevent the horse from run
ning In a circle, which so often re
sult In a slip or fall, which may prove
to be very Injurious to the animal. In
a long lot tho animal will have a
chance to extend Itself.
Little chicken should be fed often
11 they are to grow rapidly.
rnsh-lald eggs will hatch a little
aooner than those kept for aome time.
All egg selected for hatching
should be perfect In form and the
shell Ann.
The greatest mistake In feeding for
eggs Is In giving with food which
make fat Instead of providing those
elements which go to make up the
egg.
If laying lien are given as free
range a possible they will lay fewer
soft-shelled egg. Their forage will
Include much Umeformlng material.
I Education Through Correspondence.
i The University of Oregon ha ar
I ranged correspondence courses, that
' are now being offered by the Univer
sity. They are arranged especially
for teacher, student preparing for
college, women's clubs, teachers
groups, Granges, home-makers. The
I'nlverslty Intends to add additional
course In economics, political science,
history, English literature, mechaulcal
; drawing, civil engineering, as Its re
sources permit. The correspondence
! work ha met with a hearty reception
in all parts of the State. More than
two hundred students enrolled for the
various courses during the past
month.
CONVENTIONS FOR PORTLAND.
Conventions will be held In Port
land during January, as follows:
January 13 and 14 The Northwest
Retail Harness and Saddlery Manu
ufacturers' Association.
January 14, 15 and 10 Oregon Hor
ticultural Society.
January 17 and IS Oregon State
Press Association.
January 21 and 22 Retail' Grocers'
Association.
January 21 and 22 Oregon Retail
Hardwaro and Implement Dealers' As
sociation. January 23. 24 and 25 Pacific Fed
eration of Implement and Hardware
Dealers.
Willamette League Officer.
Willamette Development league
has' elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Ernest Mass, pres
ident; O. O. Graves, secretary; Frank
Capen, vice-president; J. F. Sunders.
; treasurer. An executive committee of
five will be appointed by tho president.
, Tho work of the league has lapsed
! because of the recent Interest In the
proposed purchase of the water ays-
tern, and as soon as tho question la
j settled the officers will plan a scheme
I for the promotion of tho growth of tire
1 town.
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STOCKHOLDERS' ANNUAL MEET
ING. Notice Is hereby given to the stock
holders of the Crown Boy's Mining
and Milling Co. of the annual meeting
at Willamette hall, Monday, Jan. 13th,
1008, at 8 p. in. Election of officers
and other Important business.
IJy order
HOARD OF' DIRECTORS.
D. C. BAKER, Secretary. It
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT
A little Innocent laughter,
A little genuine fun,
Not forgetting to make the sun shine
When In the aky there' none;
Thl 1 the way to be "up-to-date"
And happy In 1908.
A little loving service,
Or deed of klndnes done,
A little bit of charity
E'er the setting of the sun;
Nor forgetting to be "up-to-date"
And happy in 19'os,
A pleaaant word for the lonely,
A happy smile for all,
Our very best endeavor
Where'er our lot may fall,
I the surest way to be "up-to-date"
And happy In 1908.
So here' to the year that' coming,
And here' to the year that' gone;
Here' In the odd we've been fighting
And to the battle won;
And here' to whatever may be our
fate
All through the year 1908.
ELSIE DRAYTON BLOOD.
: The Tie That Binds
Grayson settled himself comfortably
In hi seat, hi gaze resting on a
wealth of chestnut hair and a fair,
white neck Visible over the back of the
next seat. The train started and there
came back to him a faint odor of vh
lets, and In a breath hi mind had
leaped back over the chasm of time to
that October night five years before.
Again he stood well back In the
shadows watching, faxclnated, In sil
houette on a curtain of bis home two
people, a man and a woman, In each
other's arm, hi wife and a Btranger.
After they had gone he waited for
his brain to clear and his blood to cool
then sauntered In. Then came the ac
cusation, the protestation of Innocence
and the parting. Grayson was a law
yer, and he smiled now at the plea of
Innocence after the evidence of his
own eye.
He had then removed to another
city, but he had often wondered during
those five years what had become of
hi wife, for he had heard nothing of
her since that night, and now he was
on hi way to see her uncle.
"Strange why Derwln sent for me,"
he soliloquized, "for he knows that
Evelyn and I parted and that I "
Something fell on hi knees. Inter
rupting his thoughts. It was a wom
an's hair comb. He picked up the
dainty ornament and looked at the fair
head from which it had fallen. And
at that moment he was startled to see
another bron head bob up over his
seat, and a pair of big. blue eyes look
ing Into his. The child's movement
aroused the mother, and as she stirred
Grayson leaned over, the comb ex
tended, i
"I beg your pardon," he said, "your
comb fell. Here it Is."
He wondered why she started so
violently, and why she made no move
to take the comb. Then she slowly
turned her head.
"Great heavens! Evelyn!" he cried,
startled.
For a moment they regarded each
other In constrained silence, the child
looking now at her mother, now at
Grayson.
"The surprise Is mutual," she mur
mured at last.
A cold look crept Into the eyes that
traveled from her face to the child. A
flash of anger answered hlra as she
clasped the child to her breast.
"I am on my way to see your un
cle," he remarked, then added: "At
his request."
"We are, too," she returned, "also
at his request."
Just then the child reached a dim
pled hand toward him, and he drew
away.
"You need not fear," cried the moth
er, "for she Is your own flesh and
blood."
Something rose in Grayson's throat,
his face reddened.
"I didn't mean I didn't know "
he paused in confusion.
HI wife turned away, tears in her
eyes, and the child still gazed at him
over the mother's shoulder.
He hesitated a moment, then
stepped out into tho aisle and into her
seat, noticing for the first time that
she wore a band of crepe on her arm.
"Who is that for?" he asked, touch
ing It.
"My father."
"Your father," he repeated, aston
ished. "Why. I thought your father
died before before we were married."
She did not answer at once, and, as
he looked at her the old love that had
once filled his breast, the love that
never had really left it, but simply
died down and lay smoldering away,
suddenly burst into flame again.
Gradually the child had edged away
from her mother and was now close
up beside Grayson, her little hand
creeping into his. Suddenly he took
her In his arms, crushing her to his
breast. For a moment all was still,
then:
"Mamma's crying," she whispered
They both started. The mother
mado a motion to take the child, then
her hands fell, and she turned again
to the window.
"Evelyn?"
"Yes."
"When we parted "
"You thought me unfaithful. You
were cruel. You would not believe
me. You you "
"But the man I saw "
"Was .my father."
For a moment he was silent; the
look In his eyes was hard to fathom.
"Why didn't you tell me then?"
"I couldn't. My father was Paul
Berwln, who wrecked the Endlcott
bank, and to see me once more he
took awful chances of returning to
America. It was fear for his safety
that kept me silent."
"But I never dreamed of such a
thing. Where did he die?"
"In Valparaiso. That is why I am
going to Uncle Anse. . Father left a
big fortune, and the money is all go
ing to be returned to the bank."
"Does your uncle know the cause of
our misunderstanding?"
Ben Franklin
who used to run s newspaper down Eaat year ago, also edited
an almanac which contained aome wise sayings. Here is one
of them:
"The way to wealth, if you desire It, I a plain as the way
to market. It depend chiefly on two word Industry and
frugality. He that get all he can honestly and saves all be
gets (necessary expense excepted) will certainly become
rich."
What Ben said wa not only true at that time, but It still
hold good at the present day.
There I no better way to ave than to have a bank account
We will be glad to have you atart'an account at thl bank,
you are not tem-pted to spend it.
The Bank of
"Yes, I told him."
"I thought bo. I am the lawyer he
sent for. Oh, what a fool I have been,
a brute, a perfect brute."
"Mamma, what' a brute."
"I am, dear," answered Grayson,
"I like brutes, don't you, mamma?"
Grayson' heart was beating wildly.
"Evelyn?"
"Yes, dear." She was looking at the
child.
"I I don't deserve it," be mumbled,
hoarsely, "but I I'll try to to repair
the " he broke down, gobbing.
HI wife laid her hand on hi knee,
and he Instantly covered it with his
own.
"We must never part again," he
whispered. "We can't with a Ue like
tbi."
There was a grinding of brakes and
the train began to slacken speed. A
whistle of released air followed, and
they were at their destination.
"And now, Mis ," he paused In
confusion.
"Her name is Crystal," answered the
mother.
And out on the platform of the sta
tion an old man gave a shout of joy
as be saw a man and a woman kiss
each other and there was a little
child between them, her arms around
their necka. Boston Post.
Found.
A Jersey yearling heifer at my
place, 5 mile from Oregon City, near
the Redland road. Owner will call
and Identify.
FRED HEIDEMAN,
2t2 R. F. D. No. 2, Oregon City.
Pine salve Carbolixed act like a
poultice, draw oat lnfiamatkm and
poison. Aatls.ptie, healing. For
chapped hands, lips, cuts, burns. Bold
by Huntley Bros.
KEEP BRIGHT AND YOU
WILL KEEP BUSY
Electric light is the magnet that draws trade.
The bright store is the "hypnotic eye' of business.
People can no more resist the attraction of a bril
liant, Electrically lighted store than they can resist
the clarion call of a brass band.
Is your competitor with the Electrically illum
inated show windows, bright interior and sparkling
Electric Sign getting an advantage over you?
The moth never flutters around the unlighted
candle Up-to-date stores nowadays consider shop
window lighting a necessity, whether they remain
open after dark or not. Competition forces modern
methods.
A show window brilliantly illuminatf d with
Electric light will make, many a sale "the night
before." Electric light compels attention, makes
easy the examination of your display, shows goods
in detail and fabrics in their true colors.
And don't neglect the Electric Sign. It is
soliciting "tomorrowY' business every moment it is
lighted burning you name in the public mind. It
is a solicitor that never becomes weary never stops
work costs little.
PORTLAND RAILWAY,
LIGHT & POWER COMPANY
C. G. MILLER, Agent
OREGON CITY, - - OREGON
Oregon Qty
Death of Ernest Hitchman.
The death of Ernest Hitchman is
a shock to his many friend. He made
such a heroic struggle for life, his
comparative youth being in his favor,
that there was a general feeling of
hope for his recovery. Ernest was
highly esteemed throughout the com-,
munlty in which be lived. Withal he
wa a social favorite and much be
loved. He wa a warm friend, faith
ful and always ready to extend a help
ing hand. He was born In Minnesota
2C years ago, coming to Oregon when
a very small boy. He married Miss
Verna Barber in 1903. She and two
small children are left to mourn his
departure. HI death was due to tu
berculosis, after a lingering Illness of
five year. He was a member of the
W. O. W., which order honored him
to hi last resting place In Rock Creek
cemetery, Tuesday, December 30.
Drinking Water Off a Corpse.
A public meeting was held in For
est Grove Monday and action taken
toward finding the body of Boren Lam
bert, a logger, drowned In Gales Creek
near that city ten days ago. He was
engaged on a drive for the Base Line
Lumber Company when he lost his
life, and the people here think the
company has not been as active as it
should be in trying to recover the body
A considerable sum has been raised
and men employed, who are making a
careful search of the stream. The
drowning occurred less than a mile
above the pumping station of the city
water supply, and people do not like
the thought of the body remaining in
the stream so near where their drink
ing water comes from.