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THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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Of the bankrupt stock of Heilborn
& Co. is now in full blast If you
want a piece of furniture, carpets,
lace curtains, lineoleum, window
shades, COME EARLY
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This Stock Must Be Closed Out This Week.
HOW FRUIT MAY BE
FINELY PRESERVED
Possible to Retain Original Flavor, Color and
Structure, It Is Announced
CORVALLIS, Aug. 26- Ccntain
fruits and vegetables may be preserv
ed in Midi a way that they wiH retain
their original flavor, color and struc
ture. This ts in the nature of a dis
covery made by Prof. F. K. Pernot of
the Oregon Agriculture College. A
report of Prof. Pcmot's investigation
is given in Bulletin No. 87 of the
Experiment Station, Corvallis, and for
the benefit the housekeeper win i
wrestling with the earning pioblem
we give the salient points of the bul
letin. Successful canning is a question of
sterilizing. - If a can of fruit spoils
it means that it was not properly ster
ilized to start with or there was a
leakage in the can. Spoiling of the
fruit is due to germs which were in
the fruit when it was canned or en
tered the can later. Sterilizing kills
the germs, and the fruit may be steri
lized by cooking or heating. We quote
the following paragraph from the bul
letin: " j
, "Micro-organisms, not unlike all
other plants, possess the power of.
sett-preservation ana ot perpetuating
their kinds; one is by means' of pro
ducing spores or seeds which are very
resistant; while others which do not
produce spores have a resisting power
nearly equal to that' of spores."
, Heating the fruit to 150 degrees for
ten minutes will kill the germs without
injuring the good qualities of the
fruit, but the spores, which are the
"linincubated" germs will not be in
jured at that temperature and will be
come "germs" in another day, when
the heat should be again applied. A
few spores mr.y escape the second
heating, making a third steaming nec
essary. '
HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE.
First, clean the' fruit jars or cans by
means of a brush, using hot water to
which washing powder ha9 been add
ed. After washing thoroughly steam
the jars to remove any dirt that may,
remain. Second, after washing the
vegetables or fruit place them in jars,
completely filling them. .Then add
water to fill the interstices, and put on
lid. Don't screw it on tight or the
jar will burst when heat is applied.
Third, procure a wooden steam chest,
the wash boiler will do, and put some
water in the bottom of it. Put slats
in the bottom on which to set the
jars. Fourth, to get the proper tem
perature, put a thermometer in the'
center of an extra jar of fruit or wat
er and steam the fruit at a tempera
ture of 160 to 165 for ten minutes. Do
not let temperature get above 165.
Then remove jars and screw lids on
tight immediately. Repeat the steam
ing a second and third time at inter
vals of 24 to 48 hours. The jars are
then sterile. Cans may be used in
stead of jars. If the latter are used .
ontnt i tUa tU m ...Ill i
iiiv win in uiv ivp vi itiv van nui
have to be soldered after the first
steaming. Boiled but not boiling wa
ter should be used for filling the jars,
or a syrup may be used instead of wa
ter. Uusterilized water or syrup may
contain about ten million germs in a
germ normally that is not killed at a
temperature of 163.
This method would probably not be
practicable at canneries where fruit
is sold at low prices, owing to the ad
ditional expense of treating the cans
three times; but for first-class high
priced goods the additional expense
would be warranted. In the case of
home canning, however, it is a more
desirable method of putting up fruit
and vegetables than the methods usu
ally In vogue.
quart jar, and it is just as well to
"nip them in the bud" by sterilizing
the -water. It is important that the(
fruit or vegetables be neither under-!
ripe nor over-ripe. The same good
judgment used in selecting material j
for the table should be exercised in '
the matter of canning. - I
It was found in the tests made at
the Experiment Station that a temper- j
ature of 165 degrees was sufficient to ,
sterilize the fruit when treated as
above, and this temperature did not j
impair the flavor or structure of the i
fruit. Where only one heating is gi- j
veil, as is the case at the canneries, it j
is necessary to heat the fruit as high j
as 240 degrees in order to kill both'
spores and germs. !
It should be stated that this method
of canning was not successful with
sweet peaq and corn as they have a
WANTS HIS DIAMONDS.
Disappointed Suiter. Files Suit Against
Woman Who Jilts Him.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26,-After
a futile pursuit across the continent
for the hand of Miss Velma H. Barge,
a young and pretty society girl of At
lanta, Ga., who has been visiting rel
atives in Los Angeles, J. F. Henry, a
wealthy manufacturer of Atlanta, filed
suit yesterday in the superior court to
secure possession 6f three diamond
rings and a pair of diamond earrings,
valued at $1,000, which he gave her,
when, as he says, she promised to
marry him.
Although private detectives were
employed to find Miss Barge last night
and several process servers were on
hand, 'the young lady escaped them
and it is believed she has gone to
San Francisco. It is said she intends
to remain in hiding until Henry drops
his suit, but that she will return his
gifts. .
Miss Barge has been visiting at the
home of her sister Mrs. Roscoe L. Ca
non, 2024 Cambridge Street, where
she went when sheJeft Atlanta to es
cape the attentions of Mr, Henry, Mr.
Henry arrived here two weeks ago and
has since tried to effect a reconcialia
tion, but Miss Barge has refused to
sec him: Mr. Henry positively refus
es to talk to reporters.
two in Oklahoma, and one in Arkan
sas. The result of the examination indi
cates the damage by the weevil to be
considerably less this year than in
1907. The most important indication
is that, damage by this boll worm,
though extensive will tfot offset the
reduced damage by the bolt weevil.
At each of the places visited careful
examinations were given a number of
fields which were selected to repre
sent the general condition of the lo
cality. In almost all cases fields were
visited that had been examined earlier
in the season and also during previous
scsons. From this investigation it is
considered that the estimate of dam
age has been reduced to as exact a
basis as is practicable.
The report was prepared by Dr. W.
D. Hunter, a special field agent for
the bureau of , entomology and in
charge of the boll weevil investigation
in the South.
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Scandinavian Sangerfest I
During Astoria's Fourteenth
Annual REGATTA
AUGUST 29-30. 1908
Saturday Evening
Sunday Afternoon
AT LOGAN'S HALL
The
Grand
Commercial and Ninth Street,
AFTER BOLL WEEVIL.
Special Investigation Just Completed
By United States Bugologists.
DALLAS, Tex., Aug 26.-The Uni
ted States bureau of. entomology has
just completed a special investigation
to determine the exact present status
of the boll weevil. In this work en
tomologists have visited 34 represen
tative localities. Of these localities
24 were in Texas, seven in Louisiana;
The New Moving Picture Theatre
Tonight '
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' MAMMA'S BOY
St EREOPTICAN VIEW
A TRIP THROUGH DALLS
This Theatre is equipped" with
the latest and most improved electri
cal Machines. . ,
Don't fail to see these pictures.
x A Great Musical Event t
In which noted artists will appear
. for the first time in Astoria
SOLOISTS
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t MR. MUSGRAVE ROBARTS,. . Baritone t
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i MISS BESSIE MICKEY.
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