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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1905)
I to Madras Pioneer The yJ" .mi Bill JIM ' 0muLVVW9amM1im " TT i, i Win JW IlilPlfl, MADRAS, CROOK 'COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY? JANUARY 12, 1905.. NO. 21. MtHarpe' Candy Kitchen SPECIALTIES: H And due into in IDG CABIN CREAMS, TIJRKISi v II... if iitirn mill homo mmlc cii1le NUGGETS (die on kaIo nt . . -...I, Ulrirn. r ...in The noncer ; ; , Antclopo i.i.i.r'riVlor0. M.rir ivonnr. l'rklti Hlinnlko ghlpmcntnoiir- I cnniilo. Money beck If not iw rOroi.ontcil. Tl McHARGUE, Prop, box 175. Shaniko, Ore. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ATTORNEY AT LAW NOTARY PUpLIC OIlBO0N fc MIXES tlOTUV BnOWSHILI ATTORNEY AT LAV NOTARY PUBLIC Liroslnalltherourl l tlio Htnlc, 1m ; ctocUnd(leiivrl Mini "im-c. MADHAP, Olli:n,S. VICTOR MARDEN Mnnufiicturor and Doctor in Fine Harness, Saddles, Tents, Wagon Covers T"K OHKAI'KHT I'I-Oi; IN 'thu ii-hvs, Vlit!ii tlittro, atop In mid got prices.- IIIIEVAXT A K6S0X DENTISTS Orcr French A Hliwk. : hali.es OltKOOK EMSPKIW. D. I) H. BEHTIST rcn Block Till: PAI.UtS, OltKUOX lung Iltnrc l'ltonuMI. East End Clothing Store JOE COHEN, Prop. COMl'I.KTK I.I N I! 01' OKNTH rTHNlHIIISO 00008, IIAT8, CAIH, HIIOKH AND CLOTHING. MJM f Ut'N'KH. It wJUii.ay you lo gel our prJro before, pur- c lidHlng etactvlicrc. fidl HKC0.ND8T.. TUB DAI.I.KH, 0UK0ON. Abjp, Urpy'i ?l UtAW Vnlluy, Oregon,. CntrjigK tin; Douclft Wioo. HAROLD OAllKK DEHTIST iimhol Hcutel Work at tcMnuMo priced. rRI.VEVII.M5, OKKriON If. SXOOK BiYSIGIAN AND SURCEQM Office In Drug store. Eras OltBGOX XK J. DK00K8 lUSTIGE OF THE PEACE bus 1 1'. UBA OltKUOX NOTARY PUBLIC AND k 8. COMMISSIONER HAS OltBGOX ptel Shaniko ME8 MtllAHOl'K, Prop. Only One Price. pt-class Meals & Beds AH White Help HENRY L KUCK MANTI'ACTCllBK ov Harness and Stock Saddles '-' C(JWII0V DUTKJT8 . SPBCULTY. Ik-nlur In Collcra, Wliljw, Itobo aikIhrcii oml lino of Hnino KtirnUhlnir CocxU, Tent, Awning ntiil Wagon t'overa. All work guar mi toed. Knot (Jmind fit. TUB rAU-BS, Ore, If onr watch in In ncod ( repair or If you want to buy n new oiiu, you can not do better than to write THEO. LIEBE PRACTICAL WATCH and CLOCK MAKER THE DALLES, ORE., For price and ntio. Mull order receive prompt attention. All work guniunteed. Livery and Feed Stable A. HIXS0X, Proprietor, HOUSES C1VKN II EST CAHK. AND ATTKNTION, PKICK3 REA80XAM.K. IKO ORECON i BANKING WWKIKO. ortOiON CO, '"'r-T.llurlbu,(l (,, p' Block, f.,oofl. DopoMtUOOQ FttCUAXOK BOUflHTANB HOU)': h'WAU.PAiiworih.ffonLD. feW.fttmri.. ir A-", Qo to the W Alien M'llPtl I., n..... . -"IHKIUIJ.ICU Ft ATTEswam - 1 v.i uivkk BTOCK. street . y)y Antelope, Oregon Geo. C. Blakely The Reliable DrurjCJlst. Carries tlio UrRent tork " of drugs and drugget 'Bundrleu In Kaateru Oi KOn, photo attppllcH your mall ordoro solicit ul utI will recolv prompt attention, The Dalles, Oregon GO TO THE MADRAS DRUG STORE FOR Pure Drugs, Druists' Sundries and Patent Medicines A CoaoflcU Lioc of Stationery, Jewelry, Etc., t 'U Stock M. H. SNOOK, troprifctor. OtJBAN FAEMI1TQ. The farmer wlio is accustomed to toil from morning till night to .plant his crops in tlio spring, to cut Biifllciont grass in the sum mer, and harvest his crops in the full, in order that he and his may have food when the snow changes the green fields from brown to white, would undoubt edly be surprised to see how all this is changed under the eternal summer skies of Cuba. If the Cuban farmer should neglect to plant to-day, he would have ample time to plant on the mor row, whjle nature has been so kind to him that if he should neglect to plant at all, he would HiiUVr no very great incon venience for his indolence. Not only is the climate of Cuba favorable to the planting of crops whenever the farmer chooses to plant them, and the lands so rich that little or no fertilization is required, but nature seems to have with a beneficent hand reared many strange trees and plants to sup ply the wants of man without the necessity of his p'anting mem nimseii. mrsD among these aro the palms, some twenty five or thirty varieties of which adorn the fields of Cuba, giving shade, food and life. At the head stands the royal palm. This majestic tree consists 01 a tall, straight trunk of fibrous wood, sunportinc a cluster of immense pennated leaveB, like a bunch of plumes on a stick It is a marvel of beauty aud utility, yet is the most common of all trees in Cuba This paltn has been palled the 'blessed tree," for every part of it has its usefulness to mankind Certain medicinal qualities are claimed for its roots, and its trunk iseaBly split into strips, making excellent boards for the siding of houses, benches and even tables, as cue trunK is without any bark, and its- center is very porous, increasing in density toward the outer surface which is nearly as hard as glass. it is only the outside hard shell of the tirunk which furnishes these boards. From this hard, fibrous wood some very pretty wanes are maaet wiueu nute n most beautiful polisht The leaves of the palm grow from the center of the trunk, first in the form of a delicate spire shooting np, which, grad ually unfolding itself, forms a new leaf. These leaves continue to grow from the oenter spire to a great length, forming the clus ter which, in the case of the royal palm, resembles so much a bunch - of enormous plumes. The bud or heart of the center spire, from which the leaves grow, consists 01 a lunuer buu- stanco buried deep within the cluster of green leaves, and forms a very palatable food, either raw or cooked as a vegetable, or mado into a preserve with sugar One of the peculiarities of the royal palm is the atom of its long leaves, It is a semicircular Btem which embraces the trunk of tne tree and holds the leaf in its place until it wituera ana drops to the ground. This stem called the yagua. it re sembles a thin board, otten as long as a' man is tall, and the Cuban insurgent made it serve him a variety of purposes. or example, it frequently served as plates by cutting of seotions; bv soaldnff in waterit is rendered Tillable, so that it may be folded aoft as readily as a .plef stiff tmper. Thus sof teaed it Is folded at the ends, something after the fashiou of a baker's paper hat, and fastened with a wooden pin. In this shape it is called a. patarro, and serves the Cuban farmer as a water bucket or wash basin, or a receptacle for milk, lard, cheese, eggs, or wljenever a receptacle pf any kind may be needed. It is even folded as a kettle, in which the breakfast of beef and yam is cooked. The water keeps fJi'e fibrous wood from burning. Moreover it is said that food thus cooked requires no salt other than that which is ex tracted from the yagua in the process of cooking. In times of peace the yagua is universally used for covering bales of goods, and it has variety ot uses in tne con struction or nouses, set upon a frame it may serve as a bed and a very good one, too; and on a rainy day q, couple of them may often be seen forming a shelter, or used as a tarpaulin to cover up the load on a pack mule, or as a waterproof to keep the rain off the rider. From yagua a good substitute for paper is also obtained. Tha long leaves of the royal palm find their usefulness in the thatching of houses, as also in building temporary shelters from the rain and sun. With a Bupply of leaves a native can construct a very secure shelter within a few minutes, and in the rainy seasons these shelters often serve instead of canvas tents for the army, THE IfADBAS &1PDAY SCHOOL. As I often see reports' from the Methodist Hill and Agency Plains Sunday schools, I have wondered why the Mudras Sunday school ia not also mentioned. Therefore I will volun teer to send this item. The beginning of the new yea'r finds our school in a prosperous condition, out of debt and there ia money in the treasury. AVe had meetings fifty times last year, with an average attendance of 23. Nnxt Bunday, January 8, we will have our annual election of officers. All are iuvited to be present. Beginning January 8th we will give prizes to those who Attend each Suu- day during the month. At the close of the year those who have received twelve monthly prizes will bo re warded with a nice Bible. Those, however, who como nearest to the twelve prizes will be duly rewarded. Nq diib will be considered in this con test who comes in after the Lesson Study has beguu. This Is dono to en courage prompt attendance. We cordially Invite you to attend. "Come with us and wo will do thee good." Ono Who Attends. a SAW HILL AT TOBKS OF DES OHUTES AND METOLIUS, Humor has it that a well known dtookman near Madras is planning to establish a saw mill near the forks of the MotoJlus. and Des Chutes rivers. The Iocs are to he floated down the Metollus to tho mill. This la a most commendable enter prise as the Metollus runs through a rioli bolt of timber which could In this way bo ujillacd for the general benefit of tho public. Timber has been previously floated down the Metollus with souroely any dltlloulty. Those who are familiar with the country between Madras and the pro posed mill Bay that the sito la oaslly accessible from here and la situated within ten miles of this town. A DALLES FEED YARD. Tho old Brooka & Beers feed yard of The Dalles has always been recog nised as the model feed yard ot that city! but especially has this been so oince it fell Into tlio hands of Andy Allou. "We presume Andj ia, tho best known hostler of Eastern Oregon, honee you will see his postera being carried on wagons all over the couutryT However, it la hardly necessary to Bay muoh bf Andy for uUla good works' will follow him. lie lovea a1 herie, hence when one la entrusted to his earetyoH may 'rest assured that it Is well eared for and at reasonable prloee. G Pioneer ash Store j Watch this space for BARGAINS to be offered next week; T. J. JVIain Stfcefc, Malloy 8t Co. j fiffadPas, Oregon. J 1 f Reserved for The Madras Mill in and Mercantile Company -A S 1 r- f