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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1911)
Farm and tj&rden ! JOHN JACOB ASTOR IS A GOOD ROADS ENTHUSIAST. ROMANCE OF THE FARM. Thrae Institutions Have Made the Till er Wealthy. Wise and Comfortable. The story of agricultural education in America, like that of ail science, can be traced page after page In the great book of evolution, and the amaz ing developmentof the Industry In the United States has been due to three factors first, the state agricultural col leges; second, the uatlonnl department of agriculture; third, the farmers' In stitutes. The American agricultural colleges had their beginning in a revolt against the so called classical education, but it was never inteuded. as their eminent founder pointed out. that they should bo dissociated from a broad and liberal university training. Mr. Justin S. Mor rill, the author of the "Magna Chartit of Higher Agricultural Education," more than once stated the real purpose of his bill. "It Is perhaps needless to say that these colleges wen; not estab lished or endowed for the sole purpose of teaching agriculture, it was a liberal education that was proposed. Classical studies were not to bo ex eluded and therefore must be includ-' ed." The number of agricultural colleges now established is sixty-five; the pres ent value of their permanent funds and equipment is $100,000,000. A re cent census showed 73,813 students, with 0.007 teachers. The rise of the United States depart ment of agriculture Is a romance of the last century. As far back as the year 1S22 a strong effort was made to transform the mall some 200 acres of land which surrounded the capitol buildings then practically a barren waete. Into an experiment farm In which to propagate new and rare plants. But It was not until forty years later that the United States de partment of agriculture was erected on the selfsame spot which had pre viously been sought as an experiment farm. The alpha and omega of this great organization is the practical applica tion of modern science to the service of the farmer. It can perhaps best be Hummed up in a homely remark of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who on assigning new duties to an expert nald: "Don't tell me now about your laboratories. Tell me what you are doing for the man at the plow, out In the fields, with his coat off." Then come the farmers' Institutes. Those wonderful societies nre scat tered all over America and boast a members' roll of more than a million mature men and women. These Insti tutes may be defined as "societies es tablished for the promotion of agricul lure among tho farming population." nnd they came into being In order to make the college teaching more prac tical and more in sympathy with the reeds of tho farming community. They have proved n great success and have done much to speed forward the agri cultural Industry. Lectures are given by agricultural experts and practical farmers, and the meetings last only a tiny or two at most. In this work the farmers' wives and daughters take a prominpnt part, and women's Insti tutes are now established all over the Vtilted State" nnd Canada for the study of household science. A Seeder For a Few Cents. One cu:i make a cheap seeder to drop seed behind the plow in the following manner: Take a tlu pan that holds at least a quart Cut a board round and a little larger than the pan and screw pan A to tho round wood wheel li. Near the rim of pan punch In some holes as far apart as you want the seed Have a tho board wheel In cpu- Goes to France to Learn Construction nf HiahwAVB. Colonel John Jacob Astor, the mil lionaire, has joined tho ranks of good roads enthusiasts, nnd sooner or later ho will be heard from as exerting him self for tho betterment of the public highways. Colonel Astor has gone to Tarls. On lpnvtti!? New York he said: "One of I . - n - - -- A LITTLE REBEL By ALBERT TUCKER KENYON Copyright by American Tress Asso ciation, l'Jll. COLONEI JOHN J. ASTOTt. the chief purposes of my trip Is to ob tnln copies from the French govern ment of specifications for the con struction nnd maintenance of high ways. French methods of road build ing are excellent, as I have found by personal study." PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY "The good roads movement is 4 not confined to any one state," jr says Clarence H. Bissell, presi- X dent of tho New Jersey Automo- i bile and Motor club, "and It is to the credit of tho people that & they are awaking to the abso- lute necessity of good roads in 'jt. order to assure progress and 4. prosperity." FOR THE GOOD ROADS CAUSE Present Day Difficulties of Travelers Shown In Pictures. One of tho most interesting methods for advancing the cause of good roads throughout the south is being under taken by tho Southern Railway com pany, working in conjunction with the United States ofilco of public roads. The company has started a special "road improvement train," provided with lantern slides and stereopticon and screen! This train is touring tiie south, stopping at nil the large cities and most of the small ones. The stereopticon equipment is for tho purpose of showing all the ad vantages of good roads and the dis advantages of bad ones. Pictures showing doctors caught In the ruts of bad roads while on their way to pa tients, undertakers' wagons delayed on tho way to tho cemeteries, auto moblllsts thrown on the road by a bowlder In a bad road and two loads of cotton, one from a bad road terri tory and the other from n good road territory, tho difference In welgtit showing the profits and losses that come from good and had roads, nre being shown. It is hoped by the backers of the present movement that the road Im provement train will stimulate the in terest of the south, bring about the enactment of uniform laws nnd unl form methods in the handling of the improvement and maintenance of roads and give the whole south an opportunity to realize the full economic value of a complete system of im proved highways. stoppered hole in throu'h which to pnt In seed tor of wheel and pan make a hole to put through a holt for the axle. Make handles aud put axle bolt through at the end aud fasten other end to plow. Let seeder run back of plow. The whole affair costs less than 25 cents. It will drop all small seeds cane, nillo, Kalllr corn, broom corn and all the like and will do as good work as any single row planter except that It will not rover the seed. Tho next round, however, will cover It with the plow. Farm aud Fireside. vvvvvvvv t 1 X 1 ,7 1: 9 j A generous farmer wants oth- ; x ers to have the benefit of his x experience and Is always anx- 6 ? ious to assist his neighbor in y every way possible. Wo need mora generous farmerc and few- $ y cr selfish men who care nothing for society further than to get 2, ? its protection for themselves, Jjj Tim to Spread Gypsum. G.vp8tliii, or "land plaster," ought to he spread on meadows early In tho fieuEnn, when there Is plenty of tools tur' present, us It requires fully 400 toutida of wuter to make available 100 pounds of gypsum. It assists malei lal Jy in releasing the potash and making It nvullable; therefore on lands that ure supplied with nn Abundance of potnah which Is not very available plaster may bo extremely valuable. S'WVV WHY7 It is nothing short of remark- X able how a long suffering and tax y paying people put up with the X incompetency and negligence of 4 their public servants. The little y brood of politicians who pro- X tend to manage such grave inter- y ests as road improvement should be utterly discarded, and men of engineering skill, sound wisdom and approved merit should be i. speedily substituted. y ,.j;.,j..;.j.....j.,5..j..j..,jmJmJ..,j..m. A Bank Indorses Good Roads. The First National hank of Moultrie, Gn., opens up a new field for helpful ness and usefulness on the part of banks. Tho following resolutions were adopted by the directory of this pro gressive bank recently: "We. tho officers of the First National bank, do hereby heartily tndorso tho movement inado by tho chamber of commerce to Improve the roads in this county. "Tho First National is always eager to push any movement that will help and gratefully benefit tho working people and lite deserving farmers of Colquitt. "During this good road movement, If at any time thu deserving fanner sees that it will ho necessary to put up a new wire fence, build 11 new house or Improve his farm In any way, wo stand ready to loan you tho necessary money to wake these Improvements." In thc.spring of 1803. when tho Fed eral General Rosecrans was confront ing tho Confederate General Bragg at Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1 was n cap tain in tho -th Ohio regiment of that army. Ono morning whllo I was ofll cer of tho picket post deployed on cither side of tho turnplko leading di rectly south n young girl of fifteen or sixteen came to mo and naked mo to let her go through tho lines to her home, which she said was about a mile dowu tho pike. 1 told her that 1 had no authority to do so, but if she would go to headquarters very likely she would get n pass. Site said that sho had been to head quarters, but tho general was busy and sho was pressed for tlmo. Sho hnd como up to town to get somo medicine a doctor had prescribed for her moth er, who was at tho point of death. Sho looked so distressed, turning n pair of heavenly blue eyes upon me beseechlugly, that I was sorely tempt ed to disobey orders and let her go through. War Is very hard on the people of tho country whero the ar mies nre contending, and I confess 1 had no stomach for that part of it The girl saw I was weakening and ex ercised all her pcrsunslvo faculties upon me. "Whllo I nm waiting here," she walled, wringing her hands, "mother may be dying." Tho brutality of keeping her under the circumstances was a llttlo more than 1 could hear. It was several miles back to the town where were the army headquarters, the girl looked tired, and two or three hours would neces sarily ho consumed If I forced her to go there to make another application for a pass. "Can you seo your house from here?" I asked. "You can Just seo tho chimney over the hill. There It is, on the right side of tho turnplko." "I'll go with you." I expected an outburst of gratitude. Instead sho threw up her bands in protest "Not for the world would 1 get you Into trouble. A Confederate vedette is stationed on the road right in front of our house. You would bo capturea. Dor unwillingness to implicate me enhanced my desire to serve her, but it also tended to add to my uncertainty as to what to do. My orders were to let no one go beyond our lino who did not have a pass. To disobey such an order would render me liable to a very severe punishment But 1 was young and full of chivalry. Would It not be better for mo to take the risk upon myself than keep this poor girl from carrying mcdlclno to her dying moth er? My offer to accompany her was that I might be able to state that I had not let her out of ray keeping while beyond our lines. Since It was evi dent from whnt she told me as to the proximity of tho vedette that this plan would not serve 1 was at a loss to decide what other course to pursue. Tho girl kept wringing her hands and moaning till she nlraost set me wild with Indecision between the dic tates of my heart and my duty. "If I let you go." I said to her, "and It is known by my superiors I shall he court martialed and doubtless suf fer some severe penalty." She stood for a moment thinking, then said: "Suppose 1 start to run You follow me and at last give up the chase." "No." 1 said. "I will either let you go through openly, disobeying orders, or not at.all." "Oh. do let me got" she pleaded. "While you are detaining me you are withholding from my mother whet may save her." "Well." I said at last, "I'll risk it. Go ahead." She 'gave me a grateful look, and 1 saw In It at the same time something of pain or regret. 1 was looking her straight In tho face, on each side of which were two puffs such as were In vogue In women's hairdresslng at the time. These puffs were, 1 believe, usually rolled over something to give tbem their shape. There was a break In tho puff on ono sldo of the girl's head, and n thin line of something white, over which It had been rolled, was visible. A suspicion struck me. "One moment," I said. I reached for the puff nnd held on to It till 1 had taken out somo crumpled white paper. Smoothing It out, I saw on It writing and figures. A brief ex amination showed me that It embraced estimates of each division of our Army of tho Cumberland, giving its exact position. "This Is the medicine," I said to the girl, "that you are carrying to your sick mother." There was no reply, only a look of disappointment nnd vexation that her scheme had failed. "Corporal." I cried, "take this girl In to general headquarters and this pa per also. Say that the girl was trying to get through the lines with It." Then to tho girl, "You must have a scared conscience to practice such do ceptlon." "Not at all," sho replied. "I waB trying to help our cause and thou sands of our people and our brave boys. I nm sorry I failed." "And 1 rejoice that you did. Next time I shall not bo so chicken heart ed." I never heard if sho wero punished; probably not. Tho next day wo movd out on the Tullahoma campaign. Wc want builders to sec us about roofuiK. , . Wc want to demonstrate why Jt is to your ailvaittacc to roof your buihlinir with b althoid Roofimi stml we will do tins to your complete satisfaction. Wc will show you beyond any question that Malthoid is the very hit-hest type of roofinu perfection and made so well that it will last as lonu as the buihlinu it covers. Wc will show you that Malthoid is a better roofinu than shint-les is more satisfactory than iron is cheaper than tin in fact, we can prove that there is no other roofinu known to the buildinu trade that is as good as durable as Iouk lasting- as water proof as fire resisting and as cheap as Malthoid Roofiitii. It has uot every other brand of ready roofinu markinn time while it is progrcssinu there is more of it sold on the Pacific Coast than all other brands combined and it speaks well for the intelligence of builders that this is so. The makers of Malthoid Roofing The Parafiinc Paint Co. of San Francisco and Chicago I leiuhts, know their business for they have been at it for twenty-six years and they not only make this roofing to sell but they make it to last and to please the people who buy it. They would rather have the good will of the builder than his money and they get both by the way they make Malthoid Roofinu. If you have roof troubles of any kind or of any dcsciiption no matter what kind of a roof you have on your building, see us at once and we will help you out of your difficulty. Tuni-a-Lum Lumber Co. MADRAS. OREGON lhe bUJNBONIERP Mrs. Max Wilson Home Made Momc . CANDIES ICE CRRam BARGAINS IN Tents, Wagon Covers, and Sleeping Bags 12xlG Tent 10 oz. Duck Double Fill $20.00 $1660 12x14 18.00 1475 10x12 13.25 11.00 12x20 WnKon Covers 12 oz. double fill 11.50 975 10x10 7.50 C.10 7xlG Stock MeiiH Hod Sbeeta 12 oz. 0.00 4,75 0x14 3.75 3.00 LARKIN HARNESS S m nM4BMnaBBBailMBlHOWWW0WWWWWWlVWWWWWWWWW W U Of M B B D IIU Madras Bakery j MACK & FRANK, Proprietors OWE RESTAURANT Opposite Post Office NowMaiiagcmout Come and see us. If we treat you right, tell your friends; if not, tell us. 0000 . Tables Reserved for Ladies Tierney & Lewis, Props, MADRAS, OREGON i Lime, Cement Sand & Gravel I Empty cement and lime g barrels for sale. 1 Bentley Construction I Company OFFICE ON SITE OF NEW I HOTEL 1 I. 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