Bandon recorder., January 21, 1909, Image 5

•«»witty there embarked from the
iMty of Milwaukee f<«r Bufalo a grain
barge laden with 2f0,250 bushels of
wheat, the Wir_<*-t cargo of grain ever
shipped from a-pert on the great lakes.
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CORRESPONDENCE
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(Copyright. 19u8, by F. E. Trigg
Thia
matter must not be reprinted without
special permission.]
BEETS AND SOIL
FERTILITY.
With a view to getting somewhat
definite information relative to the
amount of fertilizing elements removed
from the soil in the growing of a ton
of beets, the writer recently made in
quiry of the bureau of plant industry
at Washington and received tile desired
information from A D McNair, expert
in charge of the farm management in­
vestigations. Tlie query was made to
ascertain the correctness or incorrect­
ness of the claim made by the pro­
moters of a beet sugar factory' to farm­
ers who have been raising beets for
the concern tiiat a larger crop of corn
can be raised after beets—in other
words, that the growing of the sugar
beet tends to enrich the soil. Mr. Me
Nair states that, he has found from
his own experience that corn does not
do well after tills crop, though lie is
not positive that other crops are in­
jured thereby.
He adds that pro­
moters of sugar beet factories some­
times hold that sugar beets take noth­
ing from the soil and try to Justify
their arguments by stating that sugar
is made up uf carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen—in vulgar parlance, "wind and
water”—aud as such it does not con­
tain any fertilizing Ingredient. This
statement, true as far as it goes, over
looks the important fact that the pulp
residue or fibrous parts of the beet do
contain large quantities of fertilizing
materials. From the table which fol­
lows, which gives the pounds of fer­
tilizing elements per ton of product, ft
will be seen that, as compared with po­
tatoes, corn, silage, cabbage and tim­
othy hay, beets do not pull very heavily
on the soil, yet the figures disprove tha
statement that the growing of beets
enriches the soil:
Nitro- Ptiosphor- Pot-
gen.
ash.
ic acid.
Sugar beets. .. ....... 4.4
2.0
9.6
Potatoes .......... ....... 5«
10 2
1.6
7.8
Corn silage....... ....... 8.4
2.6
Cabbage ............ ....... 7.6
86
2.2
10 fl
l«0
Timothy hay . ........ 26.2
While Iloudan «hickuns. introduced
into this country from a province hi
Franct». are not parti« ularly handsome
to look at, they are excellent layers
and good to eat. though not quite us
highly prized for tbs table as the yel­
low legged varieties.
It is always a consoling thought for
the fellow w ho doesn’t go fishing often
enough to keep his hand In or get
posted as to where the best places are
to know that his family is not really
dependent upon his catch for their
sulisistence and that the meat market
Is within walking distance.
A very effective storm door may be
made by tacking a long piece of build­
ing or tar paper on to the screen door,
using narrow cleats or strips iu fas­
tening it to the frame. The pa|>er cov­
ering will protect the wire screen from
the weather, while at the approach of
warm weather next spring it may be
removed.
One naturalist whose name and
standing are not reported has figured
out that the production of a pound of
honey if expressed by the labor of
one bee would require 2,500,000 trips,
in view of these figures it is not
strange that the little fellows get hot
under the collar sometimes when folks
rot» them of their sweet stores.
Trees of the sapiudus or soapberry
order grow iu north Africa, their fruit
being used as a substitute for soap.
while the black seeds which it contains
are used by the natives in the making
of necklaces. The trees are very pro­
lific, the fruit which they produce con
tabling as high as 38 per cent of sa­
ponin, or vegetable soap element.
A few counties in central Iowa prob­
ably raise more popcorn ttian any
area of equal extent in the world.
Here farmers make a business of
growing it, as do their fellows else­
where in the matter of field corn. The
growers receive from .$1 to $1.10 per
hundredweight for it and In places
are erecting large cribs in order to
store it for higher prices.
A southern college for ladies certain­
ly has much to commend it when it
lists as chief among its claims the fact
that no entrance examinations are re­
quired and that a tine herd of Jersey
cows furnishes an abundant supply of
milk for the institution. If more la­
dies' colleges had less examinations
and more Jersey milk there would be
fewer broken down and invalid gradu­
ates at commencement time, with n
correspondingly greater health and
happiness in after years.
The temperature maintained iu the
henhouse is not so important a matter
as adjusting the ventilation so that no
TOO MANY ACRES.
direct drafts will blow on the hens
A ride on the cars through almost while they are at roost. Many who
any section of the country forces the have studied the question and tried
conclusion that the chief trouble with the plan recommend a burlap curtain
the type of farming which Is being at the windows instead of glass. This
quite generally followed is that, land­ is Justified mi the ground that poultry
owners are putting linlf as much labor uro more subject to disease from
as they ought to on twice iis much breathing impure air in a poorly venti­
land ns they can work. In almost lated house than they are in quarters
every section is to be seen tin* pitiful which are properly ventilated though
evidence that the land is being tilled much colder.
in a slipshod and careless manner, evi­
denced by nn omnipresent growth of
A common fault to be found with
weeds and nil too meager crop returns. the graded road work usually done bj
The tilling of too much land to handle road supervisors is that, while suffi
discourages the most profitable kind of elent earth lias been brought to the
stock raising and dairying, Increases «•rown of tile road, the ridge is usually
the problem of farm help In the bouse left rough and uneven, with the result
and outside ami makes a drudgery of
that few drivers have either the pa­
a type of life that at its best, with tience or patriotism to work it down.
modern conveniences and machinery,
For tills reason traffic usually follows
ought not to be oppressive or ttnenjoy-
the slopes of the highways, the crown
able. It is patent from more points of
view thnn one that the prosperity as of the road being left until teams are
driven on to it by muddy roads In the
well as the peace of mind and happi­
ness of a large per cent of the agri­ fail or spring. Were the crown of the
cultural population in the United road finished more carefully and
States would be found in larger meas­ smoothly and possibly dragged or roll­
ure than Is true today were there a ed. the work would lie much better
better ami more thorough working of done and more satisfactory al) around
to those who have to drive over it.
fewer acres of land.
DEATH
IN
CORNSTALKS.
Almost every tall reports are numer­
ous of the . i.,th <■( i attic shortly after
they have been turned Into the corn-
Whilr death in some of these
tiri«;.
« use : i,: ii lv <!ui' to the working of
I U U< live 11< i..on which is not as yet
in a majority of
iitly i. ,« i
t e..i examination of
• as»1 < a,«
the al:« ii<i .minials would show that
I.. « Ir.ini impaction of the
death 1«
stomach . d I
Is To guard against
this <<mtin. '
v the < :itde should be
provided with .III silrillitl.il». e of salt,
while they should li.iii- ea y access to
all the water they eau diink and even
be driven to tlie supply to make sure
that they get it. 'Hiis will furnish the
system sufficient liquid to haudle tlie
digested corn fodder, which Is nt best
dry and absorbs much moisture. Care
in this matter of providing an abun­
dance of salt and water will often pre­
vent serious loss.
CREAMERY
PROMOTERS.
Reports in the papers here and there
are to the effect that professional
creamery promoters are getting in their
work tn some localities, with the result
that creamery companies Just organiz­
ing. acting on the suggestion of these
chaps, hare bought much equipment
not of the best ty|>e and poorly suited
to their needs. If a creamery Is to tie
organized in a locality It would lie far
better as well ns more economical In
the end for those intereeted tn it to
secure the advice nnd experience of a
cremnery man of known reliability and
one acquainted with the equipment
needed under similar conditions than
to be imposed upon by the smooth talk
of one of these unknown promoters.
Ornaments of the Peerage.
Lord Lyvedeu Is an ardent peerage
reformer and tells an anecdote in this
connection for whose authenticity ha,
pledges himself. This narrates how a
fatuous statesman of thv nineteenth
centtiry was called u | m » ii to. visit his
son in prison He bitterly repr«»u< lied
him, remarking. “Here am 1. having
worked my u ay
class home to a
when 1 die you will lie the greatest
blackguard in the peerage." ’1 lie sou
listened quietly and then re|>li>si, with
terrible irony, “Yes when you die.”
Another of Lord I.yveden's peerage
stories is e«|Ually piquant. The son of
a peer applied to a friend in the north
of England for a housekeeper and was
recommended a certain Mrs. Brown.
The peer wrote to tlie woinau accord­
ingly to tlie effect that, having learued
particulars of licr character, lie was
willing to engage tier as his house­
kee|»er and making an appointment for
her to call and see liiiii on a certain
date. Tlie good woman replied:
My Lord—From what 1 have learned •>(
your character I decline to enter your
house.
I am your lordship’s obedient
ANNE BROWN.
servant,
— Westminster Gazette.
The Plays Mixed.
During one of his tours in this coun­
try. when tlie late Sir Henry Irving
was playing "Twelfth Night” in New
York, be revealed absentmindedness
and greatly amused the members of
fiis company and the audience. As
Malvolio he was expressing surprise
at a remark of Sir Toby.
“Do you know what you say?” he
asked.
To his surprise, a roar of laughter
echoed through the house, and his
stage associates were convulsed.
He repeated the line, putting undue
emphasis on the pronoun, and again
the audience shouted with laughter
It was not until after the perform-
•ance lie lerrned that quite unconscious­
ly lie had been parodying the well
known words of “The Private Secre-
tar.v.” liis only explanation was that
It was done in a bit of forgetfulness
while thinking of the other play.—
Chicago Record Herald.
A Ghost Story.
Floors castle, home of the Duke of
Roxburghe, was the scene of a curious
psychical mystery over a century ago.
Sir Walter Scott relates the incident.
John, third duke of Roxburghe, who
died in 1804. the celebrated book col­
lector. when arranging his library em­
ployed neither a secretary nor a libra­
rian, but a footman called Archie, who
knew every book as a shepherd does
each sheep of bis flock. There was a
bell hung in the duke’s room at Floors
which was used on no occasion except
to call Archie to his study. The duke
died in St. James’ square at a time
when Archie was himself sinking uic
der a mortal complaint. On the» day
of the futieral the library bell sudden­
ly rang violently. The dying Archie
sat up in bed and faltered, "Yes, my
lord duke, yes, I will wait on your
grace instantly.” And with these
words on his lips he fell back in
and died.—St. James’ Gazette.
The Broken Bottle Symbol.
The breaking of a bottle over
bow of a vessel at launching seems to
be taken by many people as having a
convivial, a sort of here's-lookiug-at-
you significance, but nothing of the
kind Is meant; neither has it any asso­
ciation with Christian baptism, for
the name of a man-of-war is given
months before the launching. The real
thing typified is sacrifice. Building a
town or setting a ship afloat was a sol­
emn matter away back in the dim past,
and such an act was not to be under­
taken without devoting a life to pro­
pitiate the gods. Our refined and hu­
mane civilization no longer dares to
offer up a prisoner or a slave on such
occasions, and therefore a bottle is
broken to symbolize the taking of a
man’s life.—United Service Gazette.
Jerome's Mistake.
One of the early vicissitudes of Je­
rome K. Jerome as an actor was to be
offered his choice of playing the part
of either a soldier or a donkey in a
pantomime, a real donkey with four
legs. After careful consideration he
thought the red coat the more becotn-
ing disguise and chose the part of the
soldier, Apparently lie made a mistake,
from the point of view of success,
at all events, for a few days afterward
the manager came to him aud said:
“You made a great mistake, Jerome,
in not taking the part of the donkey.
It would Just suit you, and there's 5
shillings a week more in It.”
Summer is the best time for cutting
timber. It dries rapidly and becomes
hard and sound. Cut and saw bass­
wood in summer, nnd in a few weeks
it will become thoroughly seasoned
and will finally harden so as to al­
most resemble horn. Cut it in winter,
nnd It ’will be so long in seasoning as
to become partly decayed before the
process can Ire completed. No doubt
the presence of the water or sap in
great abundance In winter, and espe­
cially toward tile latter part, hastens
A Coin Trick.
this incipient decay. Rails cut and
Hull a coin against a smooth, upright
split in summer and the bark peeled surface for a little while, then press It
to hasten drying have lasted twice haul and take your hand away from it.
as long as winter cut rails. It is the Yon will be surprised perhaps to see
practice to cut nearly all timber in this coin stick to the wood. The rea­
the comparative leisure of winter, but son is that in rubbing the coin over the
It certainly would be iretter to pay a wood and then pressing it hard, you
higher price to have It done In sum­ drive out all the air between the two
tner.
objects, and the pressure of the at­
mosphere keeps the coin in Its place.
How would it do to ask your better
half if that machine with which she
Just Suited Her.
has lieen doing the family sewing for a
“Please, ma'am, I haven't a friend
number of years past does not need re­ or a relative In the world.” said the
pairing or replacing by a new one? She tramp.
may not have got luto the habit of
“Well, I’m glad there's no one to
asking for everything that she would worry over you in ease you get hurt
like, and it is barely possible that you Here, Tiger!” salt] the housekeeper.
have failed to mention it to her. If
there is anything that Is calculated to
Getting His Own Back.
tax tile patience and rouse the ire of
“Tlie giraffe has a tongue eighteen
an otherwise even tempered woman it inches long.” said Mrs Talkmore.
Is a machine which is out of whark
“And knows how to hold it. too.”
and which she cannot get to rcsjiond growled Mr Talkmore, who had had a
to her attempts to regulate. Such a long curtain l«»< tnre the night before.—
machine is in the same class with a London Answers
balky gasoline engine or a reaper that
won’t tie bundles properly. If the ma­
Don’t try to lie a mind reader. Think
chine is worn out, turn it In on a trade Iw uncomfortable It would be to
or throw it on the Junk pile and glad­ know what people are thinking
about
den the good wife's heart by fetching you—Atchison Glot>p
her a new uss
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Th«* Xew, Elegantly Fitted
E L 1 Z A BlE/1r ]li
I his steamer is new, is strongly built and fitted with the later.t unproven .« tils and will
give
a
8 VJ
day
freight,
between the Coquille r ver, Oregon,
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vs regular
• * pg w s. I kj
Ul service,
1 • IX. , for
i»o passengers
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First-cìass Passenger Fare.
$7.50
$3 on U[. Freight
E. T. Kruse, managing agent, 24 California St., *San 1 anciico.
New Year s resolutions are liable to ‘ go up
in tnioke but you should be careful to k«j-p
this one---to take a course in the
Miller-Cleaver Business
College
Resolve lo make your-elf more valuable as a
competent office man or woman
“DO IT NOW”
MILLER-CLEAVER
Business College
NORTH BEND
week or month.
OREGON
Sample Room in Connection
Bandon
FURNISHED ROOMS
AT
THE HARDWARE MAN
AIKS SARAH COSTELLO
BRIDGE A BEACH Stoves, Ranges and Heatershave in them so num
Nice elemi r >oms 25 and 50c n
night; $1.25 a week ; $5 nnmntli
BANDON
ex ellencies
that they are now acknowledged the greatest sellers on the coast and they ar
in favor every year.
OREGON
rowing
We have the exclusive agency in Bandon foi these household
and office necessities, and prices range exceedingly modest in cither case.
TINNING AND PLUMBING A SPECIALTY.
THE MERCY HOSPITAL
At North
Our Assortment of Hardware, Tinware and Edged Tools is Most Complete.
Bend
Is now open for the re­
ception of patients. The
terms ate $10 per week
nnd upwards, Forfpar-
ticulars apply to : :
BANDON STEAM LAUNDRY
Family Washing a Specialty.
First Class Laundry Work Guaranteed.
attention given to fine woolen goods.
Sisters of Mercy
Nartli
Baal, 0-,
1’0 II I.
Cleaning aud
I
I
Special
pressing Mens’ Suits and Ladies’ tine skirts given
prompt attention
F. A. BATES, Proprietor
P’Ä Bi!
I
KENNEL Y
REGISTERED OPTICIAN
Reliable Work and Goods.
Every Saturday at The Gallier
Hotel io a. nt. to 4 p. m.
WAli«', li
Wagons of All Kinds Made to Order
Horsou.
iMM
ix h Specialty
Job Work attended to promptly and all work guaranteed to
sat s.action.
reasonable. Shop on Atwater Street, Bandon, Orts 1.
Prices
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