MOON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908.
OUR FARMERS' PAGE.
ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON
TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL,
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "BIO CROP"
ITEMS FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.
There nro (IImIm-h to wnsh, there aro
chicken to feed,
There Ih milk to bo strulned In tlio
pun;
Thnni nro dinners to Ka and tlio
flower beds to weed,
Anil a storking to (lin n, If mIiu can.
There's a baby to soothe, with a llttlo
brown head
That cuddles up cIoho In her arm,
Hut nil, what a glory about her Ih
Hirui(t
Wlio ruloH uh a queen on tho farm!
A stitch today may hiivo a, rip to
morrow, IaA somebody else llKbt tlio kitchen
fln with kerosene.
Woman, If you have a good husband
inukii Urn moat of him; you may never
havo another an good bm John.
KM'p your cats ho well fed In bird
nesting time that th-y will bo too
lar.y to K after tho young birds. CatH
aro amoiiK the worst enemies of blrdH,
A good coat hanger can bo mado of
a barrel hoop suwod In half. Smooth
tho uihIh and iiuhh a cord, by which
to hang It. through a hole borod In tlm
middle.
ilrollml Calf's liver Ih excellent.
Have It cut In rather thick slices,
pour bollliiK water over them, wipe
dry, dip In melted butter, drodgo with
Hour and broil over a clear nro unm
jiiMt conked through.
A happy man or woman Ih a bettor
thing to find than a five-pound note.
ll or Mho Ih a radiating; focun of good
will; and IiIh or her entrance Into a
room Ih uh though unother condlo hod
nn lighted.
Homo one onco brought a bedbug
Into my mother's house. There wan
l?reut excitement In the camp when
Mho found It out. Tho candle wuh
lighted and a Hearth mado. No peace
for anybody till mother whh certain
that not another bug wJTh left on tho
farm.
I l your boy go hunting, but arm
him with microscope. oporaglaHses
and a camera, rather thuu slingshot,
rllle or cruel traps. From tho use of
tho llntt weapons, ho will learn les
koiih of patience, Imluntry and beauty.
With the latter ho will receive an edu
cation that will moke him hard and
unfeeling,' If not actually cruel.
When making lye from hardwood
nshes, use a barrel having holen bor
ed In tho bottom. Have It ruined In
a HlantliiK million on four bricks on
ii wide board, with a channel cut In
the board for tho lyo to run off Into
a kettle. Honk the ashen flrxt by
pouring on a llttlo water at a time,
und then n gallon every hour or ho
until tho Htrength Ih extracted.
If louvoa of bread grow on tho treoH
And HtoakH Hpratig from tho ground;
If dishes would but waHh themselveH
Tho three times dally round;
If clothoH were all self-laundered, too,
And beds woro all self-made;
And garmentH ready to tho bund
Hung tempting In tho Hhado;
There would not b a thing to do,
Hut, I would not like that, would
you?
Tho farmor's wlfo ban boon given a
good deal of advlco an to how alio may
mako pin-money, but she wants more
tliun plnn. 8b would like a few
rlbboim and a spring bonnet, to nay
nothing of gloves und shoes and a
few yurdH of edging and filmy loco.
I low would It do for the husband to
cut off IiIh tobucco expenditures, and
help out tho good woman In her
struggle for pin money?
Homo of thoHO dainty houso-keep-orn
who wonder why tho farrnor'H
wlfo HpendH ho much tlmo over tho
frying pan and tho oven, have uo ex
perience with appetltcH that havo
been whetted by bourn of following
the plow and cultivator. A man who
Iiuh been afield all day, doeH not want
to alt down to a Ublo on which there
Ih nothing more substantial than sar
dl'io HandwIchoH and angel cako.
The Poultry Yard.
Good Hour milk Ih good for tho llttlo
chlckH and the big oneH, too. Clvo
them Homo every day.
i en, i i.i.i.u far Mimerlor to any kind
of rootn. 1 hang them up ho that tho
fowla wilt havo to Htretcn to gei
them. , ..
Melting hens aro llco breederH. This
In one' reason why tho Incubator Ih to
be prefered for hatching chlckeiiH.
It Ih not too late to order a Heeling
of eggs In order to Introduce Home
nw blood In your flockn. Hotter do
It right away.
Ileim thut are net outdooni In bar
rel nests will not only do better work
but will bo less likely to have vermin
to contend with.
I feed my chlckenn on board a that
nro kept clean by scrubbing, and since
doing ho have not lout a chicken with
tho gapes.
Tho secret In growing May-hatched
chlckeiiH Ih to feed well, provide Homu
Hhado In tho runH and Bee thut tho
chlckH get Home green food.
Tho Ilrat thing thut should bo done
ufter removing tho pretty, downy
chick and their mother from the net
Ih to destroy with flro tho old filling in
that noBt.
If tho chlckH aro not growing, Home
thing In Biiro to bo wrong with tho
mADagexDont. Keep them houHed from
cold wind und dampness. Chilling
lowerH their vitality.
The Drt. ol May 1 a good time to
net tho turkey eggH, a the weather Ih
warmer and there Ih loss dunger of
the cold, rainy spells that bo tell on
tho April-hatched turkey,
A red rag hung to tho top of a four-,
foot Htlck In tho ground near tho coop
will glvo tho hawka and tho crown a
pointer that they had better keep
away; they are likely to mind It, too.
Never fuHH with the Betting hen;
let her alone. 8eo thut she Ih con
Htuntly provided with water and food,
ho that she can help herself at will,
and then allow her to Co tho rent. She
knowH her burnous,
Out of the Ginger Jar.
l)t tho merchant advertise, .
The farmer fertilize,
Tho minister Hplrltuall.o,
And the lawyer talkolles.
The beat remedy for cold ears Is
to rub them together.
Tho cup that really cheers 18 the
cocoanut hell at a cool spring along
a dUHty road.
Ih there Buch another, pray,
Wonder-making month an May?
Farmers are the mont generouH of
men. After butchering they always
give a hog a weigh.
Do not buy all tho machinery for
yourself; remember your wife's bur
dens might bo lessened alno.
To the growing boy who Ih mainly
mado up of appetite, It seems miles
from tho field to the dinner table.
J'rompt and regular settlement
are commendable from every, point of
view. Kven tho weather settles every
few days.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Kara Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
A 0000 MAN FOR COMMI88IONER.
J. W. Smith, Democratic candidate
for County Commissioner was born In
tho Slate of Missouri In 18C2; ho came
to Oregon with his parents In 1875
and In 1878 settled on tho place which
is now bis home at MackHburg; he
followed the vocation of farming until
1897 when he opened a store and en
gaged In tho merchandise business un
til l'JOC, when on accountof the health
of his family he closed out his store
and spent a winter In Los Angeles,
California, returning to his farm In
1007, where ho has since rosldod.
Mr. Smith has always taken a deep
Interest In county affairs and especial
ly In road work and In his precinct
has held the office of Road Supervi
sor many terms and Is now the Super
visor for Macksburg precinct. He baa
never held office except Road Super
visor. In his own business affairs he has
been very succesful and now owns one
of the best and highly Improved farms
In Clackamas County.
A thorough business man In every
respect, he will if elected to the office
to which he aspires, work for the In
terest of all of Clackamas County.
(J Vol C
UuuUuUuuUU L
! Ethel Kidder Wine Honor.
Whenever
Wheels
Turn
ELECTRIC MOTORS ARE NEEDED
No 'Matter What They Drive
Or Where They Are
A Saving in PowerA Reduction in Expense-- An
Increase in Output-An Improvement in Prodtict--Some
very decided improvement always results when
Electric Motors turn the wheels.
THESE BENEFITS ARE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO
Bakers
Blacksmiths
Bottlers
Butchers
Confectioners
Contractors
Dentists
Dressmakers
Grocers
Launderes
Housekeepers
Jewelers
Machinists
Printers
Woodworkers
ANYONE USING POWER CAN
PROFIT BY CONSULTING
Portland Railway Light
& Power Company
CO. MILLER, AGENT
OREGON CITY, OREGON
Miss Ethel Kidder, of Madras, had
the honor of representing the Crook
County High School at the Interstate
contest at Walla Walla. Miss Kidder
Is tho daughter of Mr. and Mr3. G.
W. Kidder, formerly of Oregon City,
and her many friends are justly proud
of her success. It is her first year
In the high school. She had to com
pete with students from Dallas, Boise,
Walla Walla, Pendleton, North Yaki
ma, Tho Dalles, La Grande, Ritzville,
Ellenburg, Roslyn and other places.
Fruitgrowers Organize.
The Sandy Valley Fruitgrowers' as
sociation met at Sandy Saturday, May
2, adopted a constitution and by-laws,
and elected the following officers:
President, E. Coleman; vice-president,
M. V. Thomas; recording secretary,
A. G. Rornstedt; corresponding secre
tary, Paul Splllman; directors, M. Mc-
Cormick, Albion Meinig, E. D. Hart, A
G. Bornstedt, William Bell and A. C
Thomas, There was much enthusiasm
at this meeting, and there was a dis
position to make the Sandy Valley
famous as a fruitgrowing country.
Letter List.
List of unclaimed letterrs of the
post office, Oregon City, Ore., for the
week ending May 15, 1908.
Woman's list Folsom, Mrs. J. E.;
Stingley. Mabel.
Men's list Hoag, Otis D. (2);
Hoover. L. E.; Hedlind, W. F.; Miser,
W.; McLoughlin, Willie; Nielsen, Ak
sel; Roberts, Earle K. (3); Sullivan,
W. J.; Waker, J. W.
THE EYES OF THE
NORTHWEST WILL
BE TURNED ON
Oregon City, Oregon
ON
Saturday, June 6
This will be Oregon City's First
Monthly Market Day and First
Annual Horse Show.
Come to town everybody, its
ten times better than circus.
Band Concept
at 11 a. m., and a Grand
n
Show
Parade
Bring in your horses and cattle
that you wish sold. No commission
will be charged for selling. And
buyers will be here from afar.
Zimmerman, the St. Paul cHorse
Auctioneer, has been engaged by
the Merchants of Oregon City.
All are invited to participate in
the parade including Autos. The
colors will be Red, White and Blue.
Grand
Public
Wedding
Socialists on Stump.
Claude S. Howard, secretary of
Clackamas County local organization,
leaves Saturday for Jackson County,
where he will spend the last two
weeks of the campaign, making speech
es for his party. Elijah Coalman, of
Sandy, and M. V. Thomas, of Bull Run,
candidates for Representative on the
Socialist ticket, will make several
speeches In this county next week,
talking at Shubel school house next
Saturday, Mulino Monday night and
Macksburg Tuesday night.
This is the season when farmers are
obliged to make everybody and every
thing hustle. They even work the
butter.
The middleman is all right In his
place. It is when he reaches out and
tries to overlap both ends that he be
comes offensive.
Drying preparations simply devel
op dry catarrh ; thoy dry up the socretions,
which udhero to the membrane and decom
pose, causing a far more serious trouble
than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid
all drying inhalants, futnes, smokes and
snuffs aud use that which cleanses, soothes
and heals. Ely's Cream Balm will master
catarrh or cold in the head easily and
pleasantly. All druggists sell the 60 cent
size. Ely Brothers, 5G Warren Street,
New York.
The Balm is ised without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself
over an irritatod and angry surface, reliev
ing Immediately the painful inflammation.
Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaine,
mercury nor other harmful drugs.
Anv counle voune: or old who
will volunteer to be married in pu-
blic on Market Day, snouia com
municate immediately with Max
Zimmermann, director general of
Oregon City's first monthly Market
Day. Zimmermann will give you
$25. in gold and every merchant
will chin in a nresent to feather
your nest. There will be a grand
time in Oregon (Jity on tms jnrsi
Market Day. Remember the day
and date
SATVRHDAY