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About Willamette farmer. (Salem, Or.) 1869-1887 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1887)
rrn- rfmpp -wr !?GfRjm , f WILLAMiSTl'S EABMEK: SAtiKM, OREGON, MARCH , 1687 T1f(lV' T, Si r . ' ft- i,y 3- i- I rr 4, i1 t d T i Kt V til H r i $" LJ , fIie 3)0n(e ircli HRB HARRIOT T. CLARKE, EotTO MIXED MEMORIES. A withered flower, worn years ago, Drybrown and breaking at a touch (I ought to value it, I know, But then I have so many auchl) Dear memory of dnya ilivlr.o. When I was hers anil aho was mine. Poor flower, do you rcmomuer now Tho aummcr moadowi and the aun, The green leaves on the dancing bougli, Tho quiet worda when day waa done, Tho hour you lay (Oh blessed Dower!) Held in hor hand ono long sweet hour. Stop, thought I don't rcmomber quite Which girl it was that gave it me J can't bo aura it waa that night. It might havo been now, let mo see It was tho girl I met last Juno At lira, Jones' afternoon I Ho went to get aome claret cup (Of couric, found tennis mush too hot), And thenno, stay 1'vo mixed them up It waa her alitor! No, 'twas not! I can't remember so here goes, Tho flames may have my precious rcao ! OHOIOB RECIPE). To Starch Llnon. To do up Blurts tnko two tnblcspoonfuls of starch and ono teaspoon ovon full of powdored bor ax, and dissolvo in ono and ono-hnlf cups of cold water. Tho shirts must not bo previously starched, and tlioy must bo porfectly dry. Dip tho cuffe, collars, bosoms and nock bands in tho starch, thon roll up tight in a dry cloth, and lot thorn Ho two hours. Thon rub ofT and iron. They will bo llko pasteboard and have a nico gloss. Whlto Mountain Cake. Four eggs, two cups of sugar, ono cup of butter, ono and one-half cups of milk, four cups of Hour and two tcaspoonfols of yeast powdor. Thin makes two loaves. Whito Cako. Whitos of threo eggs, ono cup whito sugar, two toospoonfuls of crcnni of tartar, ono of poda, one-half cup of aweot milk, butter slzo of an egg, threo cups oi uour. Apple Moringuo. rivptro six large, tart applos for satico. Whilo hot put in a ptoco of buttor tho size of nn egg. Whon cold, add n cup of fine cracker crumbs, tho yolks of threo eggs well bcaton, a cup of swcot milk or cream, a littlo salt, sugar ana nutmeg to tasto, Lake in a larco nlato. with an undor- crust of rich panto and n rim of pufT paste. Wlionaono taKo mo wiutca or. tho eggs, half a toacup of whilo sugar and a fow drops of essenco of lemon ; beat to a stiff froth, pour over and put bavk into tho oven to brown lightly. Minced Mutton with Poached Egg. Tho cold mutton left from a dinner may bo converted into a very appetizing dish as follows: Cut tho moat into thin slices, and cut theso very fino. Molt nn ounco of butter in a frying pan, cut up a slice of onion and fry it in tho butter; then remove it ; add tho moat, a littlo salt and popper, nnd soup or wator to moiston it; whon thoroughly warmed through, put spoonfuls of it neatly on toast ; on top of tho meat placo a poached gg. To Keep aStovoClean. After a Btovo has becu blackened it can bo hopt look ing very woll for a long titno by rubbing it with paper overy morning. Rubbing with papor is u much nicer way of keep ing a teakottle,coino-pot and tea-pot bright and cloan than tho old way of washing them in suds. Rubbing with papor in nlso tho host way of polishing knives, tinware and ppoons ; tlioy hIiIiio liko now silver. Hico Croquettes. Thoroughly wash hnlf a pint of rice: boll it in a pint of milk thirty minutes; whip into tho hot rico two ounces of butter, two ounces of sugar, salt and tho yolks of two egg. If tho batter is too still' iuld a littlo more milk. When cold roll it into neat balls or cones, dip them in beaten egg. roll in fino bread or cracker crumbs and fry hb you would doughnuts. Snow Flake Lace. Cast on 8 stitches first row. Slip 1, knit 1, thread ovcr.narrow, thread over, twico, narrow. Second row. Slip 1, make, three in loop, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2. Third row. Slip 1, knit 1, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit 4. Fourth row. Knit 1, bind off until 8 stitches remain, knit 2, purl 1, knit 2. Facta of 188t" Washington's birthday came this year on Tuesday; St Valentine's day on Monday ;A1I Fool's day comes on Friday ; Memorial day on Monday; Chrintmns on Sunday ; Easter Sunday will bo tho 10th of April ; lout logins March 2. Thero will lo four eclipse, two of tho sun and two of tho moon, ono Febru ary 8, visible a a partial eel ipso in tho United State?. Rough Foddir. The rough fodder which is annually jai&ed is often fed to the great disadvan tage of the r-tock, as well as to the far mer's pooket book. Every farmer should attach great importance to tho fact thai rough fodder such as corn stalks, wheat, oats, and barley straw should bo cut as early a possiblo, after tho grain has bo como full and plump, in order to retain as much of tho natural julco of tho fodder as possible. Fodder cut early and well 'cured will bo worth at loast twenty-fivo ror cont, moro' than if allow ed to stand until tho fodder is "dead ripe." I havo found it great economy in coding out straw to stock to mix it with hay in about equal quantities and run it through n cutler, which puts it in a condition that cnttlo can not opa rato tho straw from tho hay, and thoy aro obliged to tako tho dose as it comos to them. This seems to ho far prefer nblo to feeding our coarse fodders clear, with BU"h unsatisfactory rosults as aro usually attained. Experience has proved another thing in feeding straw to stock, even whon it is mixed with good hay, and that is that nrovondor of sonio kind should bo fed tokoop tho animal in a good growing condition. Thero is not heart enough in tho straw after tho grain is threshed out to maintain tho animal economy and to keep it in a thrifty con dition without it is supplemented with meal of somo kind, A Study of Hair. Fino, silky hair, especially if it has a tendency to curl, is an indication that tho animal will futton easily, and that its flesh will bo fine-grained and of good quality. Coarso, BtlfThalr, is invariably found on an animal slow to fatten nnd of coarso flesh. This applies to cattle, hogs or shoop, and irrespective of breed. Tho shrewd feodcr, and also tho shrowd breeder, will reject nn animal with vory coarso hair. Such hair usually accom panies a uau disposition. A coarse- haired cow gcnorally gives poor milk ; a flnc-haircd cow gonorally gives rich milk. Hut usually coarse-haired sows nro tho better sucklcrs. Staring hair in dicates an unhealthy condition of tho body ; but whon cattlo lick tho hair in tho wrong direction thoy aro thrifty. By studying tho peculiarities of tho hair oi our livo stock, mucli oi tuo internal structure and of tho disposition of tho animnis may bo loomed. Take It Id Tlmo. A man who presents nn nppcaranco of dobility, whoso countonanco Is anxious, and who is subject to spoils of faiutness, in liablo to sudden doath from heart dis ease Lot him take Dit. Fust's Heart Ricmkdy boforo it is loo late. At drug gists, $ l.CO. Descriptive treatise with eanh Itottlo; or address J. J. Mack & Co., S. F. "Our ordor is gradually gaining ground throughout tho country ; wo aro no longer looked upon ns mudsills of so ciety. Tho leading papers of tho coun try aro speaking of our movement in tho highest terms, when thoy see that wo aro organized not to tear down but to build up and clovato nnd cducnto tho tho farmers of our country. Evon poli ticians pay us rcspoctfttl hearing, for thoy very well know if tho farmers In this country were thoroughly organized and voted together that thoy could elect every ofllccr from President down. Wo havo every reason to bo proud of tho progress wo havo mado and tho high standing wo occupy us woll us tho cslcom in whicli wo nro hold by nearly all clasBOSs." S. 0. Cauu, Master Wis couin State Grange. Hay I "You are not n farmer, aro you, Mr. FcnthcrlyV Bobby inquired, as that young man settled himself on tho soffit for a parlor call. "Certainly not, Hobby," ho replied, "I'm in tho dry goods line. Why?" "UccmiBO pa told mo that from tho way you acted at tho Biippor tablo last night you must beliovo in making hny white tho sun shines." Store tinner fur Vuur VI ark if you improve good opportunities. Hallctt it Co., Portland, Maine, will mail, free, full information showing how you can make from Ji to $25 and upwards a day and livo nt homo wher over you are located. Better writo; somo havo mrulit over $50 in a day; all new. No capital required; started freo. Both Bexoi; all ages. Succesf for ovory worker. Send address iinr seo for yourself. Tho "golden lleeco" of Texas is tho yolky Merino wool that brings from twenty to twenty-fivo cents per pound. Texas soil and all. It is puro gold with u little "black waxy" mixed in. See Dr. Stryker's advertisement in another column. The Doctor is well known in Oregon as a successful prac tioner. Any ono Buffering from what is considered nn incnrablo difcaeo would do well to consult the Doctor. Good Ketall In Every Case. I). A. Bradford, wholesale paper detler of Chattanoga, Tenn., write, that he was se riously atliictcd with a severe cold thit set tled on his lungs: had tried many remedies without benefit. Being induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, did S3 ami waa entirely cured by use of a few bot tles. Since which time he has used it in his family fur all Coughs and Colds with best re sults. Tlj is the experience of thousands whose live have been saved by this Wonder ful Discovery. Trial ISotiles frre at Pert k Sou's Drug btore. fi Oregon KidavjTta cures baekacbe. fa $m 4,,'t,rctt' I AM OREAT AND YOU ARE SMALL. A sparrow twinging on a branch Once cauqht a passing fly : "Oh, let mo live!" tho insoct prayid, "With trembling, piteous cry. "No," said the sparrow "you must fall, For I am great and you aro small.l' Tho bird had scaico brguu his ftast Moforo a hawk osme by j Tho game was caught. "Pray let mo live!" Was now tho sparrows cry. "No," said tho captor, "you must fall, For I am groat and you are small." An oaglo saw tho rouo, and swooped Upon him from on hls,h : "Pray let me live; why should you kill So small a bird as I.!" "Oh," said the CH3I0, "you mint fall, For I am great and you aro small." Hut whilo ho ate, tho hunter camo J Ho lot his arrow fly, "Tyrantl" tho eagle shrieked, "you have ISo right to mako mo dlo !" "Ah," said tho hunter, "you must fall, For I am great and you aro small." OUR LETTER BOX. It is quite spring liko to-day, our short tinio of snow and cold has paneod for this year. Though short, it has loft many a bleaching skclolon on tho groat rnngo of Eastern Oregon nnd othor ter ritories. Wo would (wish that overy stock man should bo compelled to keep feed and eholtor for tho cattlo ho has about him. It is aa much of n sin to lot dumb animals suffor and dlo, as to murder and a punishment will follow such noglect and cruolty. Wo mny kill nnd uso animals for our comfort nnd support, yot ovon in taking tho life, it must bo dono mercifully and quickly. Our first letter this wcok is from Frank. Ho will always ho glad when ho gets oldor and reflects upon his boy life, that ho did try and help mother by kooping plenty of good wood for her convenience. No doubt, Frank thinks nbout tho kindling wood too all mama's approciato tho value of this ; it is bo nico to feel suro that tlioro Is plenty of dry wood in tlio box. Sorao hoys will bo vory faithful in this respect for a tlmo nnd then will got neglectful again. A boy that is good to "mothor" is never a bad loy. Our Hoys nro coming out bravely, for horo is another coming from Southern Oregon. Guy is certainly im proving, both in writing and composi tion. ITo has shown nn obsorvant mind and nn interest in nnturo. Thon it will bo interesting to many to know some thing of tho food used by the Alwrigi nn! peoplo of this coast. Somo, Indeed most people, look upon that r.ico with hatred and contempt, yet beforo thoy had tho oxamplu of tho whito race, bo foro tho "Boston man" camo, thoy woro a noble, happy peoplo ; in their way they woro an industriouH, practical ooplc. Thoy proparod for winter, jivtt ns wo do. Each tribe had productions of its own locality, which nt stated times tlioy took to points whero ull would meet to ox change and trade. They held some thing llko our Faira whero they traded ponies, salmon, venison, bows and ar rows, etc. ; thoy ran horseii, bet and gam bled, just liko whito folks, only they had no whisky and it wh ur bad whisky and it was our bad liquor that degraded thorn. Many old Htono mortars may yot bo seen in which ncoru and rootH woro poundul for bread. Guy's letter is interesting. Hero is tho third lettor and from n boy, too, what aro tho girls doing? Ernest writes woll, his item about tho qunil is singular. It must bo that thu quail woro not uoed to chicken f?od, it was too bad that they should dlo nftor such protection. Many men would havo taken ndvnntago of their hunger and killed them. Tho conundrum Bounds liko ono wo heard years ago, but can't guess it now. Anothor letter is opened and hero aro two moro letters from awuy up near 8nako river. Charlie is a capital boy to pack wood for his mother. That mng pio would bo a great pet if Aunt Hetty had it. Charlie must havo kind parents to bo allowed pets and n team; Aunt Hetty thinks if all parents would try nnd mako boys happy in this way they would not wish to luao tho farm. Mer- ril, we suppose, has n sharo in that team. Grandma away in Missouri might bo proud of her boys if alio could seo them. Oakukp, Or., Jan. 2Uth, 1887. Editor Home Circle: I will bo ten years old on tho 10th day of next month. I go to tho public school and study in tho Third rendor, arithmotic, writing and spelling. It keeps, me busy morning and evening doing my chores, as I cut the wood for two stoves, feod tho cow and go on er rands, so you seo I haven't much time for writing a long lottor, so I will closo for this titno. Your friend, Frank M. Raymond. Eu.ENSiiuno, Or., Jan. Oth, 1887. Kditor Homo Circlo 1 As my other lettor proved acceptable I will writo again. Christmas nnd Now Ycnr's havo passed. This part of Ore gon eolcbrated them with tho usual hol iday storm. I am going to school this wlntor, which with milking tho cows nnd feeding tho stock keep mo busy, ns tho dnys aro so short. I like our teacher vory much ; his narno Is W. S. Uoan and ho is the first graduate of tho Stato Normal School at Drain, Oregon. Tho tan-bark that wo ship is called by tho San Francisco business mon chestnut oak bark, but tho Itoguo river Indians call it sarchonoak, meaning bread-wood, becauso thoy gather tho nuts and mix it with moss by pounding it with a stono, and thon roast it for sarchon or what wo would call bread. I don't know. that this oak grows in any other part of Oregon, but it docs in California, and Curry county is moro liko California than Oregon in many respects. Guv It. Mkkuimax. SaTem Feb. 21, 1887. Kditor Homo Circlo : As I havo never written to tho Homo Circlo, I thought I would contribute my mito by writing a fow linos. I enjoyed tho snow vory much nud hod great fun sliding down hill. Although wo boys enjoy tho snow bo much I doubt if tho animals and birds do. During that heavy snow two years ngo, nbout fifty quail camo to my uncle's placo in tho mountains and stayed nil winter, but whon spring camo nearly nil of thorn died. As tho children havo boon giving conundrums, I will givo ono, "Whnt Is bhickor thnn a crow?" Euni:st Pll'Kll. Waitsuuko. W. T., Feb. 4, 1837. Kditor Homo Circlo: It has been a long tlmo since I havo written to tho Faumkk, I thought that I would writo again. I hnvo a pot mag pio and it talk about mo ; and I havo a pot cat and his namo is mother. I am 12 years old and weigh 11)1 lb, I havo a brother 14 years old and ho wciglm 00 lbi. It is very cold up here now. I am going to school this winter nud study hyglcno, geography, spelling, writing and reading. My brother is going to sohool, too. My stepfather has a ranch on Snake rivor. Ho has 120 lio.ul of horses. I saw wood nnd pack it into the houso. I am going to town to-morrow. I havo n nico littlo team nnd wo loys hitched them up and hauled nmo straw with them to-day. I got n letter from my grandma in Missouri that I've uover seen. SI 10 is 71 year oil nnd has Mint mo her ptnlure. I havo written enough this time. Yours truly, GlIAIlMK Tntiiv. WAnvuuit(i,"w7T. Feb.l, 1887. Kditor Homo Circle : As my brother is writing to t'-u Circle, I thought I would writ" 11 lettor, too, This is my first letter, to If I do not write a (rood letter you muxt excuro mo. Wo tako thn Paiimkii and wo think lota of it. Evry Saturday, wo boys all look for it and we turn to tholottors tho first thing. I havo no pets to writo about, so I wilt tell you what I do. Brother and 1 iaw wood and carry it in, and help do thu chores ut tho farm. I go to school, it is about 1 miles to tho school house. Wo havo a good bcIiooI. I oxpect to plow and harrow and help put in thn grain us soon as spring comos. Woll I havo written enough tliii time. 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