THE MADRAS PIONEER
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Am mist 29. 1904. at the Postol
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the Act of Congress of March 3,
1879.
Thursday, June 6, 1912.
The Rose Festival
The nnniinl Rose Festival be-
tr'ns next Monday in Portland,
a id continues throughout the
wiek. The expense of this mag
nificent carnival can be estimated
n nap Pilflll n-h to sati f.v those
who are in charge of it, but its
value to the city and state and the
Northwest cannot be computed.
A quarter of a million visitors
have been in Portland during the
week of this event in previous
years, and even more are ex
pected next week. These people
c me from every quarter of the
globe. . They spend thousands
of dollars with the Portland
m jrchants and after their visit
in Portland has been completed,
they visit other cities and sec
tions of the Northwest and spend
an 1 invest here and there.
As much as these cash returns
arj necessary to make the Rose
Festival successful they
do not alone make this enor
mius undertaking worth while
for it is not the financial
gain that is sought. The im
mense amount of advertising di
rectly resulting from the festival
i ? what proves its value. Thou
sands of visitors are in the city
for their first time, at this one
season of the year when every
thing is in full bloom, when na
ture has done her best to make
fie city, and state attractive.
These conditions are indelibly
impressed on the visitor, and he
re -nombers his visit to the Port
land festival as one of his hap
piest experiences. Hence it is
but natural that every word he
may speak of Portland is one of
pnise, and he will never think
of the city but as the hustling
pi ice where he spent a most
delightful week. Furthermore
wiile here these visitors will
S3 id thousands of post cards and
ne.vspapers to friends, showiijg
Portland and Oregon to all the
world. These produce a desire
in others to visit Portland, and
i nmediately plans are com
menced which culminate in new
visitors next year. Thus there
ar2 no bounds to the influence of
tiese festivals, and though ad
th3 visitors go first to Portland,
P jrtland cannot accomodate them
all, and each section of the state
gets its share of those who come
to stay.
Forest Fires
The Western Forestry & Con
servation Associtaion of Port
land, has issued an attractive
eight page pamphlet as a warn
ing that the season of forest fires
is again at hand, and urging all
who go into the woods to use
every precaution that they do
nothing to start a fire that might
result in much loss. The pamph
let points out the fact that Ore
gon. Washington, California,
Idaho and Montana contain more
than one-half the nation's stand
ing timber, that this forest asset
means the distribution of some
thing over $400,000 a day in the
Pacific forest states, that forest
protection means an increase in
what is already one of the largest
payrolls in the Northwest, the
regular and adequate stream flow
to water the arid lands of the
state and supply the cities with
water and 'furnish power and
light, the safe-guarding of the
public school funds obtained
from the state-owned forest
lands, and many other advan
tages derived from these tim
bered lands.
On the other hand it points out
the dangers to the commerce and '
citizenship of the state that
would immediately follow the
destruction of these valuable
timbers by lire, such as the loss
of outside money to these states,
the advance in the price of lum
ber for every acre burned, with
out putting a cent into circula
tion, higher groceries, hardware
and all other imported commodi
ties, because rates on these must
be increased to compensate for
the loss of timber freights, game
shelters destroyed, fi s h i n g
streams ruined and constant ter
ror to those who live in or near
the forests.
While forest fires will not oc
cur in this immediate locality,
many in this section will go to
the timbered regions for an out
ing. To them it is hoped this
note of warning will not be in
. .1 1 1-- il
vain. A matcn careiessiy mrown
from the machine, or a cigar or
cigarette, or a camp fire deserted
before it is extinguished, often
the case when a fire is made in
leaves, rotten wood or against
logs where it may spread beyond
t t i
your control in a lew minutes,
or where you can not be sure it
is out, are often the innocent
causes of the big fires.
Many millions of dollars are
lost annually through this source,
and many that are lost might be
saved by the exercise of care on
the part of those who go into
the timbered sections, especially
those who are unacquainted with
camp life in such country. There
is good cause for the issuance o
the pamphlet, and it is hoped that
it may help to make 1912 a re
cord year in the matter of forest
fires and destruction. Let al
who run, read and govern them
selvqs accordingly.
' WHAT KINDNESS WILL DO.'
Tliore wn ft day when Mother IUn
Didn't prance arounU no swell.
llrr plcturo wasn't In the prcii,
Nor did she live lo'wolL
She roosted on the rough rrlnditon
And trozo up In the tree.
Old skunk and (ox and long eared owl
Oft cobbled her with gto.
Bho stole feed from tho cornerlb
Or from tho slop bar'l rim
Eho reached to drink the sour swill
And, kerflop, she felt lnl
She scratched In tho foul dunjr pile
And In tho dark horso stable, '
And thus a living she picked up j
Bo far as she was able. '
Her color was like calico.
Of C8KS she laid a few.
Her meat wall, It was falrlr good.
Though oonio too tough to chew.
But some ono pitied this poor hen
And gavo her a fair chance.
And sho returned the kindness
With a marvelous advance.
She's now the billion dollar hen
Of whom we're all so proud.
Her rooster's cock of the high perch.
No wonder he crows loud I
She's got the gold mines skinned a mile.
Tho wheat and cotton fields
Aro just back numbers when compared
With what bright Biddy yields.
Now, that's what thought and kindness
did
With a discouraged hen.
Tou bet It works with Blddyl
You bet It works with men!
C M. BARN1TZ.
Service to the State
Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Ore., May 31. The
aim oi tne uregon Agricuitura
College is thus explained in the
introductory words of the new
illustrated booklet on "Dignify
ing the Industries" just issued
Service to the state in all its
nee Is; aid for the individual in
his preparation for life, and the
community in its efforts in be
half of the citizens: in a word.
material addition to the pros
perity, the health and the happi
ness of all who come within the
wide radius of its influence: this
is the aim of the Oregon Agri
cultural College. The home the
heart of the community; vhe
marts of trade, and all the vast
multitude of agricultural and
professional activities which fill
the larders and coffers of the
world, receive each, year from
the college gates hundreds of
new recruits. They are girded
with a knowledge bought by
years oi hard study, and eager
to apply it in making their
home's, their farms and orch
ards, their forests and mines,
their towns and cities the best
in the states, and their state the
greatest in the nation."
Colored Rain.
Red rains are Tery rare, but lu vol
canic resionn gray rain ia comparative
ly common. Sicily has liad many show
ers of this shade. Tuey nre caused
by the upper atmosphere being full of
ash colored volcanic dust from Etna.
This dust is lnflnltesimally line and
colors the rain as It falls.
Birds on Strike.
The female members of the bird
tribe sometimes desert their nests,
leaving their eggs to become unhatch
able, and drive away the males. While
the mule birds are very concerned on
these occasions, they seem to have no
remedy, as the male birds will not
attack the females.
Mules In Cuba.
In Cuban cities heavy hauling
done nlmost exclusively by mules.
Is
Milk In Turkey.
Although Turkey Is preeminently an
agricultural and pustoral country. lt
has but few milk cows, and there Is
very little In the way of dairy In
dustry. Milk is sold at rather high
rates, Is not always clean aud is vev,r
often adulterated.
Rabbit Colonies,
In the rabbit colonies It usually falls
to the share of the stronger rabbits
to d6 most of the hardest digging
and burrowing. About once in two
years they come out on strike and de
cline to make the passugea which con.
uect all tho burrows lu a big wurrcu.
THE FALL OF TURKEY FORETOLD
The dire prophecy has been handed
down from the scats of theanlghty at
Washington that 1020 will see the end
of the turkey trlbo If the present rate
of decrease continues.
In 1000 there were 0,504,095 turkcyg
In the United States. In 1010 there
were but 3,003,708, a decrease of almost
3,000,000. In the 8a mo decade chick
ens increased from 23,500,021 to 2S0,
345,133.
Tho whole truth In a turkey egg'
shell Is that the United States depart
ment of ngriculture has neglected tur
key culture, nnd the state experiment
stations have done little to conservo
the turkey, with the exception of
Rhode Island, which has done more to
help turkey breeders than Washington
and nil the other states taken togeth
er. It has been all chickens and eggs.
Even the quacks havo received more
attention than the juicy, money mak
ing turkey, and the farmer without
reliable Information has gone on and
Inbred and 111 fed his turkeys to death,
bo that today tho United States Is
nearly nil In the turkey graveyard
belt.
Now "Washington turns her conser
vation searchlight on the turkey rem
nants and commands us to hustle or
there will be a turkless Thanksgiving
and Christmas In 1020.
But, oh. you Washington big guns,
why not get out Borne practical turkey
data for the turkey raiser? And. oh,
you experiment stations, why not put
some time and state appropriation on
this question and help save the tur
key? And. oh. you directors of farm
ers' Institutes, why not compel your
poultry lecturers to qualify on turkey
culture and thus spread rellablo tur
key Information throughout the states?
When the powers that bo comblno
with breeders In a campaign for tho
conservation of the turkey then and
then only will turkdom prosper.
FEATHER8 AND EGGSHELLS.
Those who choose Dorkings for eggs
are usually disappointed. The English
call the Dorking the "cream of table
chickens" and for the table it is dandy
whcii bred and fed right.
In England In 1314 twenty eggs were
sold for a penny, and If the seller re
fused to take that his eggs were for
feited. That was before America and
the American trust were discovered.
In mixing mash most poultrymen
moisten the bran and other ingredients
with cold water. The bran should be
scalded, otherwise much of the nu
trient value is lost in the droppings
and gritty sharp edged particles are
apt to cause Irritation.
Clearfield -county (PaO fanciers have
been so pestered with chicken tbioves
that the Coalport poultry raisers
bought a bloodhound to track the
thieves. No less than six men were In
the county Jail at ono time awaiting
trial for chicken stealing.
Tho gold diggers of Gold City, Jo
hannesburg, South Africa, got a ner
vous ahock when Sir ThomaB Culliam,
M. P., told them not td think bo highly
of the gold they dug out of their mines
that It was surpassed lu value by
I ho eggs laid by the hens of the United
States.
The practice of penning breeding
lucks closely Is a mistake. As these
are select ducks aud the foundation
stock, they should be kept near to na
ture. Give them a irood irrass run
with water, if possible, and nutritious
mushes with plenty of meat food right
before and during breeding season.
A committee of nine, appointed by
the American Poultry association, is
at present worklug on a standard for
tho utility side of tho poultry busi
ness. Utility Is the foundation of
Ihe poultry Industry, really the whole
thing, and It will not be long till the
ttlllty show will be the whole show
and the Industry, thus encouraged.
make greater strides thou ever.
It is remurkable how many profes
sional men are raising poultry. We
always find them at farmers' Insti
tutes where we lecture, and they chase
us to our hotel to Interview us. and
we And many of them enthusiastic
experts. Pure bred birds are pretty
Interesting pots, and they puy. They
take the tired mind off tho dally
grind. Ye 4. the simple life In Its
varied pharos Is a godsend to man.
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MADRHDR
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RESIDENCE LOTS
BUSINESS LOTS
ANYJARTY BUYING 4 OR MORE LOTS WILL CUT THOSE PRICES 5 PEItJ
$30.00 TO $ S0.M
$75.00 TO
SPOT GASH AT TIME OF SALE
or for a slight advance of those prices will take one-third down i
for balance good bankable note at prevailing interest from responw
parties. (Due on or Deiore uecemoer 1st, mrd.) There will be no l(
sold at these prices before MAY 3Ist, and will continue to JULY 1st OS
SO GET ON THE GROUND EARLY
AND GET YOUR CHOICE OF LOTS
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The New
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Are Now Making Three Brands of Flour
MADRAS FLOUR (straight)
HIGHLAND PATENT (1st grade)
DESCHUTES FLOUR (2nd gat
All our FLOUR is of natural color
The only right color, flavor and quality
All brands are first class for their grade
Madras Flour Mill
H. F. DIETZEL, Proprietor
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Slayer of Q. W. Barnes
Acquitted by Jury
Canyon City, Ore., May 29.-
After being out 20 hours, the
jury which tried the second case
of George Anderson, who shot
and killed Goerge W. Barnes on
he streets of Canyon City last
June, brought in an acquittal
verdict. Five stood for convic
tion until the last few hours.
The case was tried last Novem
ber, but the jury then disagreed.
The present verdict was a surprise.
The trial showed Barnes start
ed the trouble which ended in
his death. On the day of the
murder both men had been drink-
ng. It was shown in the testi
mony that Anderson retreated
for about 30 feet under Barnes'
threats before firing the fatal
shot.
There were many eye wit
nesses to the tragedy.
The holc.
Advrrtli In tht Mdri Plonttr
Tom-Cnn bo alng nicely?
Dick- Well, ho offered to sing the
lm!y to Hleop the other night, mid "'H
wife wild, "No; let hor keep on cry
Imtr-Kow York Mull.
Onho - JonoH Ih certnlnly Rotting
ckkh. Ilia lmtiH Iny nil tho time.
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Gabo-IIo foods thorn on stronff c
foe, und they sit up nil nlgbt-wn
clnnatl Enuulror.
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