Willamette farmer., April 11, 1884, Page 3, Image 3

WILLAMETTE FARMER: SALEM, OREGON, APRIL li, 1884.
jfyxt otiie Jirde.
MES. HARRIOT T..CLARKB, Kditor.
LOST A BOY.
' He went from the old heartlistoua
Only two ypars ago,
A laughing, frolicking fellow,
. , It" would do you frooi to know;
E Since then we have not seen him,
And wo say with nameless pain.
The boy we knew and lood so
We shall never see again.
One bearing the name we gave him
Cornea home to us to-day ;
Hat this is not the dear Mlow
We kissed and sent away.
Tall as the man ho calls father,
With a man's look in his face,
Is he who takes by the hearthstone
The lost bpy's olden place.
We miss the laugh that made music
Wherever this lost hoy went:
-The man has a smile mest winsomr,
His eyes have a grave intent;
We know he is thinking and plinning
His ways in tho world of men,
And we cannot help hut love him,
But long for our boy again.
We are proud of this manly fellow
Who comes to tako his place,
With hints of the vanished boyhood
In his earnest, thoughtful face;
'And yet comes back the longing
For tho hoy we henceforth must miss,
Whom we sent away from the hearthstono
Forever with a ki3S.
CHOICE RECIPES.
One of tho best cures for croup, and
ono which is always at hand, is to dip
strips of flannel in very hot water, mill
"then bind tightly about tho throat. A
' cold in the chest can aho bo cured by
wotting several thicknesses of flannel in
hot water, and laying it upon tho cheat.
A nice little dish for tupper on a cold
day is made by chopping a little i.hv
port and an oion with half as much
grated bread as there is meat. Soak tho
bread in a little swoet milk; mix inn
eggs with this, shape in little flat cake,
dip in flour, Mid blown in butter.
Hash made of bits of roast beef or of
lamb may be given a try good flavor
by using iaw potatoes instead of cold
.boilod. Chop tho potatoes very fino, in
tho proportion to two-third of these to
one-third of meat. This will require u
longer time to cook, of course, but it is
a dish much liked by many people.
Take a whito sponge of largo size, sow
it full of rice, oats or wheat. Tlnco it
for a week or teirdays in a shallow dish
of water; the Bponge will absorb the
moisture and the seeds begin to sprout
before many days. When this has fairly
taken place the sponge may be suspen
ded by a hook or cord at the top of the
window where a little sun may onter.
It will become a mass of groen, nnd be
kept moist by merely immersing it in a
bowl of water.
Chicken Croquettes. Chicken cro
quettes should be prepared parly in tho
morning on tho day on which they aio
eaten, that tho meat may have time to
cool before it is fiied. To mako them,
take a ' solid pint of finely chopped
cooked chicken, one t.iblespoonful of
salt, half a teaspoonful of peppor, one
cupful of cream or chicken btock, ono
tablespoonful of flour, four eggs, ono
teaspoonful of onion jnice, ono tabic
epoonful of lemon juice, ono pint of
crumbs, three tablespoonfuls butter.
Put the cream or stock on to boil. Mix
the flour end butter together, and stir
into tho boiling cream; then add tho
chicken nnd seasoning. Boil for two
minut"-!, thon add two of the eggH, null
beaten. When thoroughly cold, sh.ipe
into b.i'Is and fry.
Kico and Beans. Half the people of
the woild live almost exchifchelyon rice,
It contains eighty-eight per cent of
nutriment, while leof contains but
twenty-six. There are countries where
tho almost exclusive diet of the masses
is beans; these contain eighty-seven icr
cent of nutriment. The best and cheapest
food for the dense population of Asiatic
countries thoroforo is rice, and 'since,
from tho general povei ly of the people,
verities of f-od are out of tho question,
bounteous nature lias given them most
freely that kind which is among the
most nutritious of all foods. With tho
rest of the world rice is more of a tide
dish, and is most frequently served in
the form of a pudding. We venture to
affirm that whon the cost, the percentage
of nutriment nnd the wholeeomeness of
beans are confidered there is not in the
world a single article of food that can
compare with them. There is no other
vegetable food that answers so weD u
substitute for meats. While they bare
so much to recommend them in other
respects they have no rival in point of
economy. A quart of beans, costing ten
cents, will furnish a family of five persons
with food for a day. Much of tho value
of beans as food depends on the manndr
, of cooking. It would bo difficult to cook
them too much. They should first be
boiled until soft, anclthen put them into
a baking dish and baked until they are
brown. A little salt pork or butter, bat
not enough to make them taste greasy,
boald be put .m the baking pan and
cooked with them. If beans are not'
thoioughly cooked they are difficult of
digestion; still there is not one hotel or
restaurant in a thousand that serves
them sufficiently cooked ; and, as a rnlo,
it is not well to call for them in such
places; but at home, when prepared
under the supervision of a good cook,
they make a dish that is wholesome
and palatable. Hall's Journal of Health.
fietting Potatoes Early. Some yeais
ago 1 conceivod the idea of planting my
potatoes with shoots to thein. Probably
the sprouts suggested the idea, it any
rata I carried out the plan, and have
followed it for throe years. A f w weeks
before planting time I select my seed
potatoes, and set them in a warm place
to sprout By tho time my ground is
ready tho shoots are about thre inch"
in length. The potatoes are handled
carefully so as not to break the growth,
and cut up in satiable xizes, as in the
ordinary way. One strong shoot is left
to each piece. Tho sets must bo put in
to the ground carefully, of course, or the
shoots will be broken off. As growth
commences at once, the groen tops show
in a few days. There is ea-ily a saving
of two weeks time at tho start. Those
who havo rather low ground which can
not bo worked very early in spring, as I
have, will find this method will enable
them to compete with their neighbors
on higher ground, with success. By
July 10, I was using fino Beauty of
Hebrons (an excellent early sort by tho
way), planted April 5. They were not
then fully ripe, though tho yellow tint
in the loaves was getting quite perceptible.
Generally tho tops aro doad at this date,
but an unusually fino potato season kept
them glowing later this year. Gardener's
Monthly.
Buttermilk. Feed plenty oi this to
the hens. Either give it in place of
wator or thicken it with a mixture of
bran and meal. Thick milk and skim
med milt are albO excellent.
Origin of Plymouth Eocks
Having noticed inquiries in your paper
respecting the origin of PI mouth Rock
fowls, I wrote to a friend who, a few
years ago, told mo that ho was pleased
to feel that an idea of his own had
started such a really valuable bro-d of
hens as tho Plymouth Rocks had proved
to be. Remombering his statement, I
wrote to him to ascertain the fact, and
have just received the following .
"The Plymouth Rock fowls originated
on the Clarke farm in South Woodstock,
Ct , about seventeen years ago, 1 think.
If the exact date is required, I can, with
little trouble, ascertain. The first cross
was made by George W. Clarke, between
a White Cochin co"k and a Black Cochin
hen. (The statement was once made
that the hen was a black Java, but that
was incorrect.) The second cross was
mndo by Mr. Joseph Spaulding, of
Putnam.Ct., between the pullets of the
first and a Dominique cock, and that
made tho "pure" Plymouth Rock fowls.
They were named by Eov. Mr. Ramsdell,
of Thompson, Ct., who was a great hen
fancier, and purchased his fowls of Mr.
Spaulding. Mr. Dyer Upham, of
Thompson, also purchased fowls of
Mr. Spaulding, and from him came what
is known as the Upham strain. All
the Plymouth Bocks wero started from
those two crosses made by George W.
Claikc and J." Spaulding. Country
Gentleman.
Maple Sugor Made at Home.
Mr. Wm. Smith, is a Vermonter nnd
thoroughly understands tho manufacture
of maple Migar. Ho lives in tho Nehalom,
valley, 2S miles fiom Forest Grote, on
his claims are hundreds of the finest of
maple trees. During the fine spring
weather of last week ho tapped a number
of thorn from which he secured a flow of
sap equal in qttantity to any he ever had
from tho trees in Vermont. This t.ap he
boilod down and was delighted to see it
"grain" into perfect suiiar closely re
sembling and tasting exactly like the
eastern article. Ho loft a cake of tho
sugar at this oflico on latt Thursday
morning which was duly sampled and
pronounced to bo as good ct any. Mr.
Smith says ho can tap 500 trees every
spring, on his place, and thinks they
will yield 1,500 pounds of sugar. If
that is true ho hasa good industry bofoie
him as maple sugar commands fancy
prices in Oregon. Vindicator.
Nouation, says the Orange County
Farmer, ever advanced to tho highest
deereo of prosperity that did not ad
vance over a firm grass sod. It is -the
grasses of Orange and adjoining coun
ties that havo given them tho rank
they now hold when compared wi'h
other counties of tho Empiro State.
Orange county butter long Known in the
Eastern markets, gained its great
reputation from Orange county grans.
Fortunes may bo mada at 6mall frails
or marko: gardening, but the mainstay
of these counties is gras. If tho owner
is sick his grass is growing. If harvest
wages arc high it can bo gathered
cheaper than any other ciop. Tho
owner of a good grass form has no
reason to complain, as ho is far more
fortunate than his grain growing neigh
bors. A -joint resolution was offered in the
Senate looking to women's suffrago in
the United States, by amendment of the
constitution, s follows : Section 1. The
right of citizens of the United States to
vote shall not be denied or abridged by
tho United States, or by any other State,
on account of sex. Section L Congress
(hall have power by appropriate legisla
tion to enforce the provurione of thU
article
DUTCHMAN'S BREECHES.
ROSE TERRY C0OKR.
"OM Mamim! Mamma! What do joutUnk!"
Cried out my merry May,
".As sure ar jeu live and breathe and uiiik,
It's thf follies' washing day.
"I've been in the woods with C-ll and Once,
And I knew what I talk about,
Fof under the trees in every place,
Their clothes were hanging out.
'"T'ny brcpchc, as white as snow,
Hung on the stems to dry,
Swinging and dancing, row on row,
Whenever the wind goes by.
"Juit as cunning as clothes can I--,
Puckered around tho band;
But never a fairy could wo see,
Not ecn a little hand.
"Bnt, mamma, they bung no aprons there,
Though we watched and made no noise;
And oh; I'm afraid nnd it isn't fair
That tho fairies are all bovsl"
OUR LETTER BOX.
Another week has passed quickly, and
Aunt Hetty again sits down with all the
letters beforo her to prep.iro for the
printer. At first, she wonder, what she
can say that will interest and instruct
her little friends ; she can think of so
many things she would like to say, but
it is not as easy to write as it is to talk ;
inspiration comes when bright little
eyes are looking in one's faco, young
eyes that aro full of trust and belief; wo
need not feel anxiotiB long, for every lit
tle letter seems to hao n text of its own
on which to build.
Chailoy has some good ideas of mining
excitements, and wo hope he will act
with tho same good judgment when ho
g"ts to be a man, that he will bo batis-
ficd to work away at some legitimate
business, and not bo chasing phantom
fortune all over the world.
Thoso jack rabbits Charley's brother
tells of must bo funny sort of chnps
We remember iu dossing tho plains of
seeing them jumping through tho sage
brush. They made most excellent "pot-
pies," and which seemed so nice after
months of bacon and hard bread, but
then after all wo weie glad whon the
gun would fail to hit the fellow with
such niniblo heels, they had such intel
ligent, pitiful eyes.
Annie Laura sends a letter that shows
careful attention in all respects. This
is what we like to see, and we aro bure
that whatever Annio does is well, if she
is helping with tho dishes, she wipes
them dry and nice, if she sweeps, she
does not skip tho corners of the room,
but moves tho chairs nnd does it all
faithfully and neatly.
Another Anna, who tpells her name a
little differently, writes a very nico let
ter: We h"pe that scrap book will bo
carefully filled, it will servo to ocoupy
well many hours of girl life, and then
when older thero will bo great satisfac
tion in reading it ; put in nico pictures
with taste and caro and it will add much
to the interest of tho book ; bo suro and
iron it out smoothly and dry as you put
the pieces in. Matty is quite smart, and
we are sure she has a kind mistress;
there is sure to bo kindness where ani
mals' show intelligence, no dog, cat, or
any animal, can bo taught tricks except
by good treatment. It is not only cruel
to mistreat animals, but it is oano and
ulgar to abuso them, and it ib only vul
gar people who kick and abuso dumb
brutes no lady would do it.
Another letter from a boy, it is good
to eeo them waking up. Willie says he
is going at gardening; while the vegeta
ble garden must bo made, still ho must
not forget to put in some nico flower
beds, too ; it is necessary to cultivate the
beautiful as well as tho useful, and boys
can love flowers just as well as girls, and
if thore aie no girl', can make flower
bds for mother's pleasure.
Thu next letter we open is a boy's;
Richard manages to put a good deal in
a short letter. These coons are funny
fellows, thoy always seem so jolly and
frolicsome, een in capitiviy. Once n
great rauny years ago, when a President
was to be elected, coons wuro carried
about on poles in proccs-ious; it was
when General Harrison was elected,
about fifty years ago ; tongs were made
about coons; everybody had coons, and
taught them funny tricks. They are
great rogues, und love to steal eggs.
Still another 'ho boya are coming
out in force. Frank speaks of breaking
bis calves ; that reminds us of seeing not
long ago a boy whom we saw driving a
pair of nice sleek-looking young ctccrs,
with a nice good new harness on them,
and they seemed to act as prond as their
driver, Tbey went right along doing
their duty, and tbey did not aby or dodge
n if they expected a blow, but traveled
ahead with confidence in themselves and
glad to please their master. I can tell
you, boys, kindness pays ; never get in a
passion with animals ; you will find that
they will prefer to do us you want them
to if only they can understand wlrit is.
wanted. You must bo patient, a bid
tcmpoi ed man never gets rich.
Cuapooia, Fob. ai, 1SS1.
Editor Homi Circle :
Father take tho Farmlii ; 1 lme been
reading it of li.te and have become in
tereMed in it, so this lovely Sunday
e cuing I thought I would endeavor to
write a few linos to it. The now Baptist
church was dedicated to-day. After
over two week's -non htorni we are hav
ing cry nice weathrand will know how
to appreciate it; it is cry much needed,
for hay is scirce and grass U short.
Stock hero in thi- valley is mm y high,
especially cattle mid hoihcs; mutton
sheep aro worth fvtun $11 50 to !! per
head. There i- going to bo n large
amount of grain itr n hero this spring.
Several of oui young men are going
to Creur d'Aleno mines 'shortly. Young
linen, wo wish you all tho succors imag
inable, but be bine to stmt with money
enough to get back homo on, for you
wont find $20 pieces hanging around on
the bushes. I may accompany you as
fni ns Washington Territory.
Yours very truly, Chari.f. .
Calatooia, Kcb. 21, 1881.
Editor Home Circle:
I have been out lid'mg this evening
looking after tho stock. Wos-taited a
jack rabbit with our greyhound, and he
soon picked him up after giving him a
nice race. I will bo 12 yeais old on the
25th of March. Our school will begin
in about a month. I was over to tho ex
hibition at Colo's Valley last Friday; it
was tho host exhibition I ever altondod.
C. 1). Bumnn.
Tanoknt, Oi., Manh 11, 1881.
Editor Home Circle:
I fun a littlo girl bix yeais old and
this is my first letter to tho Faiimkii. I
havo got three pets, n canary biid named
Sallio, a cat named 'ig and dog named
Towser, he ents eggs and I wish some of
tho little girls would tell mo how to
break him from it. My grandma lives
with us, she is seventy years old, she is
cutting carpet rags; last Sunday was my
birthday. Wo have got a littlo calf, his
name is Ben. Our school starts tho first
of April, and I expect to go.
Axnii: Laumi: Biiyax.
Albany, Or., March II, 1881.
Editor Home Circle:
I do not go to school now but will
when it commences tho firt of April;
last term of school I got a Fciap-book
for best attendance. Papa went to Illi
nois on , the Pioneer's Excursion and
brought us lots of nuts. Wo havo nine
horees and two colts; 1 hae a calf, and
her name is Cassy, and a cat named
Matty; my brother has a cat eight years
old, slio ill go up fttaiis to hunt
mice, and when she comes down turns
the door knob to lot us know bhois there,
she is a very smart cat and catchos lots
of mice. During tho snowy wcathor wo
had lots of fun, there was fourteen
inches of snow ; our folks mudo a sleigh,
but did not got it iininhed before tho
snow melted. I havo not found any
flowers this year, but I think there will
be nomo before long Anna I'oi:m..
Coi-pax, AV.T., Maich 10, 1881.
Editor Homo Circle t
I will now write t'" the Homo Ciicle
for tho first time. This is Monday morn
ing, March 10, a big snow and cold. I
am 11 years old audi think that I mil
help my pa put the crop in this spring,
and then I am going to try my hick in
raising gardon truck to sell for tnynclf.
I will go to school this niinmcr, it is a
mile and a half to go. I ain't got many
for Infants
CiiKinrlsiitromntolili;oHtlcti
and uwrcumuH r'luiuluuey, Ouiulipa
tion, Hour Stomach, Diarrhoea, und
FercrisliuesH. It insurcti health and
uuturul tlcep, without morphine.
r "CiMtorUlaaowelladaptalt'lChndri-nthat
I recommend It ua superior to any prescription
Iumwo to we." L A. Arcimk, M. It ,
m rvrUand Ae , DrookljTj, N. T.
CEMTAUII LINIMENT-an absoluto euro for Kheuma
ilam, Hpraln, Hums, Galls, &c. Tho moat Powcrltil and Pene
trating PalareIleviBff and Healing Remedy known to man.
pets to tell about, only a dog and a cat ;
my pa has soven head of horses and
three ciiwi nnd ono calf, they havo all
wintered well; I milk two cows night
and inniuin; and help do all the chores:,
my p.i h im licon taking the Fak.mek for
about thirteen years and wo all liko it
very well; I lead all the letters. Please
put my name on tho impcranco roll.
Wit i mil. McTikr,
i!oTT, March 9, 18S4.
Editor Homo Circle:
As I have not written to tho Farmriv
but once bofore, I will try again. My
father has been shipping wheat out of
his winolioube on tho river near Kola
The weather has been fine hero for about
a month. My brother Will has just fin
ished mowing boventy-five acres of gta'm.
My little brother soys ho will write to
tho F.uimuk next week. Wo havo four
dozen hens and havo Mild soven dollar
woith of 'ggs since the first of Februa
ry; wo havo three fox hounds, their
names are Dash, Buck and Dan. We
killed thieo laccoons dining the fiozen
woather. I will give a riddle: There
was a man nxlo thiough our town, Grey
Grcglc was his name, his saddle was gilt
with gold, three times have I told his
name IlinttKiiE. I'linu-E.
Ctiwuw, W. T., March IS, 1SS1.
Editor Home Circle:
I am old enough to writo but I can't
write only my name, and so I havo to
got my mother to write for me; lam
ton years old ; I liko to read tho tho boy's
lcttors to see what they have tosjy; 1
went to Echoollastsummerthieo months,
and that is all I ever went to school, 1
got my lessons at homo ; J went neaily
a milo to school, it was all up bill to thu
school house, and when I came homo 1
had fun running down hill. Tho sun
was shining pretty ycstoiday und the
gruss was giecn, but this morning when
I got up tho giound was all whito with
snow and was still snowing. 1 have
got ono calf, his nanio is Bright, fatlier
will got mo a mate for him and then 1
will break them to work ; 1 have got one
little eolt, wo call her Fanny, fdiohasgot
tho blind staggeis now. I hao spaded
tomo in tho gardon nnd planted some
early garden for my mother; I planted
somo bulbs liibt fall in tho floncr garden
and tho tulips are two or thrco inches
high. I got in threo whool barrows of
wood every night. AVohave a post office
one mile away, nnd I go after tho mail
twice a week, on hort.oback. I am going
to learn to harrow in tho spring.
Yours ropcctfully,
Fiunk C :"-xcrn.
Disease Among IXorocs.
A farmer writes tho Oregoiiian from
North Yamhill as follows:
A dibcaso is prevalent among hornes in
this vicinity und also in many othoi
places in this valloy, which is called
staggoM by the farmois. A great many
horses are sick, and many die of thin
disease. From what I havo seen of it 1
think itisnsoit of spinal meningitis
Tho animal when first attacked stagger
around ; later spasms hot in, which
iucicasu in violence, and tho animal
becomes cramped, and 'omctimos re
mains in this condition for weeks be
fore ho dies. 1 havo OAKUiined toveral oi
tho horses ttftor doath, and I found the
brain in ovory ca'o natural, hut the
mombrancri of Iho t-pinn very much in
flamed and congo-ted and tho cavity of
tho spine filled with u yellow serum.
Washington County Agricultural Society.
The directors of the Washington
county agricultural hocioly, T. D
Humphreys, .funics Sewell, D. 0. Stewart,
If. Wehrung und T Withycomho met
liict Friday and mndo arrongcmenls for
a fair to bo held next fall, beginning
.September 23, and continuing four days.
A resolution was adopted prohibiting
tho sale of intoxicating liquors on the
grounds or tho licensing of any gambling
games. Tho programmo provides for
six contests of speed for htim", in which
hoifcc oulsidn of tho county may cuter,
also in tho evhibit of grains outm'do arc
allowed to contest for premiums.
and Children.
Wliat rIios our ClilMn-n rour cliek,
Wlml uurtu tbiir (uvvrv, liullm Uieiu tlvp !
'Tl Ouuiflarf
When tvibles fret anil err '' turn,
What cure Uielr lolic, kllU tin Ir wertn.
Jlut CftAtorla.
What fiulekly curM Coriitljwtlon,
hour blouuui, Cold, Indirection,
llutrantnrlii.
Farewell then to Morpl'loe fljrrup,
Caitwr OU ocd I'an-cuiic, and
Hall Tutorial