DIPPING THE
WOOL GROWERS.
No matter how careful he may be ia
the matter of giving his task jrooil
water auC lI.u Cj-jl;: :-i-s. the o wner of
a sheepherd is obliged to do more or
iess dipping. This is a task that in
volves much hard labor when followed
along crude lines. But there is an easy
way to oii sheep a way that takes
ell the hn-'d work fr3:n the shouHers
of the herder, writes Dennis H. Stovail
In the Farm Tress. This method Is
that of letting or making the sheep
flip themselves. The prime requisites
or necessities for this method are a
corral an;1, dipping tank. The corral
ts an easy thing to construct, but the
tank must be built by a plumber.
The accompanying illustration gives
a rough idea of the manner in which
CONVENIENT DIPriNO TANK.
uch a tank Is constructed. It should
be ten or twelve feet long on top and
eight feet long on the bottom, with a
height of at least five feet. Galvanized
Iron, tightly riveted, is the best mate
rial for such a tank, with an upper
border of 4 by C scantling to hold it
firm. The tank should have a width of
two fret and should be buried about
ne-hnlf iu the ground. It can be buried
deeper, with the top on a level with the
ground, but this is not necessary. Then
fill the tank almost full of dipping so
lution, and when the corral is built it
is ready for dipping the sheep.
A corralled gangway should lead up
to one end and down at the other, with
a ladder or elected plank at the farther
end of the tank on which the sheep can
get a footing to scramble out. The
idea, as shown, is to drive the sheep
up the narrow corral, and force them,
one by one, into the tank. They leap
iu to swim across, and in doing so get
the full lieuoUt of the solution, scram
bling out and making their escape
down the opposite side into an open
corral prepared for them.
We have used this type of dipping
tank for several years and find it most
convenient, not only for dipping sheep,
but also goats and hogs. It is an easy
way to rid hogs of fleas. We have
found that ilea ridden hogs will fatten
much quicker and attain a bigger
growth than those that are allowed to
have the pests, nogs are more stub
born and object strenuously to the
swim across the tank, but will take It
when they find they have no alterna
tive. A good dipping solution Is made of
a strong decoction of water and tobac
co. For this purpose we buy tobacco
stems from cigar factories. The stems
are boiled and the thick fluid and
stems mixed with the water In the
tank. To this we add lye soap and
considerable sulphur, also a small
quantity of blue vitriol. A number of
good dips are on the market and can
be bought at most any drug store, but
we have found this homemade remedy
the best, as It seems to kill the scab
much more readily than the manufac
tured solutions. In the matter of man
ufactured dips. It la well for the buyer
to make inquiry concerning their com
position, for there are some of these
that are positively harmful, not only
because of their poisonous quality, but
also because of their tendency to In
jure the wool. Particularly is this true
of solutions containing acids. I do
not wish to be misunderstood in this
regard, however, as there are some
pnlc.itod preparations that are both
sale and etlicicut.
A Breeder's Invention.
A Minnesota breeder claims that his
hayrack for sheep, like the one shown
in the illustration, prevents them from
rubbing the wool off their necks and
HATBACK FOB SHEEP.
saves considerable hay in a year, as
they cannot pull it down and muss it
over.
Make the frame out of 2 by ffs, says
Farm and Home. For the end pieces
at the bottom saw 2 by 6's diagonally.
The rack should be thirty inches high
above the crosspieces and two feet
wide. There should be a brace frame
very four feet If the sheep are to
feed only on one side, make the rack
eighteen Inches high.
Feeding Lambs and Rama.
It has been proved by experiment
that it pays to feed Iambs grain from
birth whether they are to be sold at
weaning time, late In the fall or fat
tened in winter and sold In spring, but
that after weaning it does not pay to
feed them more than one-half pound of
grain per bead per day until the fat
tening period begins in fall or winter
Feed your rams liberally, but don't
pamper. Feed with the Idea of devel
oping the frame as much as- possible.
It Is a great mistake to expect pamper
ed rams to give satisfaction on the
rane, therefore don't pen them up
with the idea of "fooling" your cus
tomer, as such a course will invariably
prove a boomerang to you. American
Sheep Breeder.
F03 GOOD CREAM.
C!etn!:ness In ths Dairy and Stable
ths First Requisite.
Cleanliness is the first requisite ia
g'.-od cream. To have clean cream your
c.'.'V.-s' eurrountlin.Ts must be clean, so
keep your cow barns and sheds free
from o-.'oi's. It i ; perhaps asking too
much of the average dairyman to say
'curry your cows." though currying
pays. But just before milking each
cow rub her sides, stomach and udder
with a damp cloth. Uilk with clean
hands cud never wet the teats, with
mill:. Don't Kinole while milking.
Auy strong odor taints milk, especially
when it is warm.
Your - stables must be clean, your
separator and separator house must
be doubly so. Never store anything In
the peparator house that will taint
the n.iik and cream. Have the house
Insect proof and create a draft through
ft. Separate your milk Immediately
after milking and keep it warm until
se;.arr.ted. i
Never keep milk over from one
milking to another, as it has to be
cooled and then warmed again before
separating, and this deteriorates, the
quality of the cream. Never mix the hot
cream with the cold. Do not mix until
both are of the same temperature.
Cool your cream after separating to at
least GO degrees. In cool weather, of
course, this is easy.
In the hot months set your cream
can in a tub partly full of cold water
while separating. After finishing wrap
double barley sacks around the can,
wet them thoroughly and set in a
draft. Tour cold water on the sacks
once or twice. 4
Never cover a cream can with a tight
lid. Use a clean damp cloth or fine
screen. Don't keep cream too long.
Forty -eight hours is long enough.
Separate a high grade of cream, say
35 to 40 per cent This keeps better,
makes better butter and leaves yon
more skim milk. ' -
To sum up, says a writer in Kim
ball's Dairy Farmer, be clean, separate
a heavy grade of cream, never mix the
warm with the cold, keep your cream
cool and well aired, and your cream
eryman will bless you.
Watering the Dairy Cow.
Something that is often neglected In
the dairy stable is regular watering.
We water horses three times a day
whether they are doing anything or
not, but the cows are -watered only
once a day, and sometimes a day is
skipped. A cow giving any considera
ble quantity of milk drinks 75 to 125
pounds of water daily. It is impossible
for her to take all that at one time,
and It is not possible for her to give
the maximum amount of milk unless
she has that amount of water, as wa
ter constitutes 87 per cent of the milk
produced.
BUTTER. AND MILK.
If a tub or jar of butter Is to stand
down cellar vany length of time with
out sealing, cover the top with a thick'
layer of salt to keep out the air.
When to Skim.
As soon as the least degree of acidity
can be detected milk should be skim
med, as the cream will all have been
precipitated when that stage Is reach
ed. Cream requires frequent stirring
if even ripening is to be secured. It
should be smooth and velvety and
pleasantly (not decidedly) acid to the
taste and is then ready for the churn.
Much of the success of the butter
maker depends on the proper ripening
of the cream. "
Working the Butter.
The firmness of butter must be taken
into account in determining how long
to work it Usually the firmer the but
ter the more working it wijl stand.
The Covered Milk Pail.
Milk pails are a source of trouble
when not properly treated. There are
a great many kinds of pails on the
market designed to aid the dairyman
In his warfare against germs. One of
the most improved pails that are used
in sanitary dairies is the covered pail
having a layer of absorbent cotton be
tween two layers of fine wire gauze,
through which the milk must pass be
fore It enters the pail.
The Flavor of Butter.
As the flavor of butter depends prin
cipally upon the proper ripening of the
cream and upon the absence of bac
teria the washing of butter in a gran
ular condition with pure water is a
matter of far reaching Importance, for
If this is neglected the butter will con
tain milk, sugar and bacteria. Chem
ical action brought about by the latter
will hasten decomposition of the but
ter. Undesirable Odora In Milk.
Rotten silage, musty hay and grain,
decayed roots as well as obnoxious
weeds will impart to milk undesirable
odors and flavors. In order to obtain
a milk with a sweet, desirable odor
and flavor we must keep obnoxious
weeds out of the pastures. We most
take care of the animal in such a way
that her general physical condition la
good. We must feed nothing but clean
and fresh food and we most give the
animals pore water. Polluted and Im
pure water not only affects the quality
of the milk, .but may also Impair the
health of the animal. Professor Humd
ker. Working la the Salt
A bnttermaker gives this method far
salting out of the churn: Remove the
butter when In the granular state,
weigh It and place It upon the worker,
spread evenly and salt to suit the taste.
Sift the salt evenly over the butter,
pass the worker over it then run the
butter and work again or until the
salt Is thoroughly worked In. It my
then be set away for a few hours,
after which It should be given a sea
ond working.
Preserving Eggs.
Eggs should keep quite well for two
or three months in a cool dry cellar.,
They would deteriorate somewhat In
that time, but would probably be stale,
not decomposed. Eggs in cold storage
are kept in a cold dry air. Dampness
in the Storage rooms will affect the
pasteboard fillers In the cases and Im
part a most disagreeable odor and
taste of wet brown cardboard to the
eggs. So far as I have seen reports
of tests with water glass, says a writer
In Farm-Foultry, the eggs have been
put In stone jars and the jars covered.
Why Keep Mongrels?
If the production of eggs is the most
valuable branch of poultry, culture,
how. asks the Feather, .can any one
who may be engaged even to a greater
or less extent in their production be
so shortsighted, so foolish, so careless,
or S3 neglectful of their own interests,
as to brush aside the only'' valuable
feature of success, and to hold on to
the mongrel product, which scarcely
ever pays for Its keep?
How to Make the Molt Easy.
Having fowls come. through the molt
, In good condition is wholly a matter of
' good food and care, backing up (or sup
porting) the naturally good eonstitu
I tional strength and vigor. In other
words, it Is having the birds In first
t class condition when they go Into the
1 molt and .then helping them by good
food and good care.
American Varieties the Best.
The British Fancier thinks that the
American varieties of fowls the Socks
I and Wyandottes are the best general
purpose fowls In existence
Resolutions of Condolence.
Whereas,5: It has pleased the' Supreme
Ruler of the Universe to remove from our
midst our late neighbor W. O. Trine; and
Whereas, It is but just that a fitting
recognition of his many virtues should
be had; -N
Resolved, By Marys Peak Camp, No.
126,' W. O. W.. of Corvallis, Benton
County, Oregon, while we bow with"hum-
ble submission to the will of our Heaven
ly Father, we do not the less mourn for
our Neighbor who has been taken from
us;
Resolved, That in the death of Neigh
bor Trine this Camp has lost a faithful
member, the family a devoted companion
and loving father, and the community an
upright citizen who was ever ready to
proffer the hand of aid and the voice of
sympathy to the needy and distressed; '
Resolved,- That the heart-felt sympa
thy of this Camp be extended to his fami
ly in their affliction;
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this Camp and
a copy thereof transmitted to the be
reaved family of our Neighbor and a copy
to each of the newspapers of this city.
' A. K. Russ,
W. L. Sharp,
C A. Goui,d.
Why Fret and Worry
When yonr child has a severe cold ?
You need not fear pneumonia or other
pulmonary diseases. Keep supplied with
Ballard's Horehound Syrup a positive
cure for Colds, Coughs, Whooping Cough
and Bronchitis.
Mrs. Hall of Sioux Falls, S. D., writes
"I have used your wonderful Ballard's
Horehound Syrup on my children for five
years. Its results have been wonderful
Sold by Graham & Wortham. 1
Additional Locals.
Dan Kelly, 'who holds the world's
record for the 100-yard dash, is to be eriv
en a most severe test of his ability before
he will be eent Fast to the Jamestown ex
position to compete in the races to oe
held there. The people of Eugene who
have subscribed the money to send Kelly
East desire to know that he is in fit shape
to go against the fast sprinters of the
East and have asked that he give an ex
hibition race. If Kelly caa run the 100
yard dash in 10 seconds fiat, unattended
and with nothing to spur him on, he will
go East Kelly's backers feel that if the
Oregon lad can make the "century" in
10 flat with no competition he will sorely
be good for nine and four-fifths' seconds
or less when pitted against fast competi
tors. Should Kelly run the distance in
ten seconds be and bis trainer. Bill Hay
ward, will start for Jamestown next
Monday in order that Kelly may be in
the East long enough to became accli
mated before the great race which occurs
during the first week in September.
Herald. .
Arch Horning was in Corvallis, yester
day, to receive medical attention, baring
bad his foot and ankle badly jammed
between; two logs while working on a
trestle near Philomath, Wednesday-af
ternoon. While no bones are broken,
be will be incapacitated for some time.
The train in from Taquiaa was delay
ed until 3 o'clock yesterday by an accident
which occurred near Strong's spur. A
box car jumped the track, doing damage
to the rails that caused much annoyance
and delay.
New Gas and Power Plant.
W. H. Adams, technical repre
sentative of the new gas com-
pany, made us a very pleasant'
A arid gave in the following
hriei outline ; of the plans of the
cmparjy : '
Work will commence within
thiee months and the plant will
i-e completed, within 12 months,
gap to be sold at a price not to
excee"?75 cents pet thousand. It
will be the same quality as manu
factured in Portland. o be used
for all domestic purposes, and
i nwer purpose will not exceed 50
cents per thousand. ;
- The initial plans will cost
$20,000, aad it will not require
over 90 days from the commence
ment of the work until gas will
He delivered to the customer. It
.will be an underground system
and- require from seven to ten
miles of main to be completed
wi'trm one year and will be ex
tended as may be required.
The gas will take the place of
wood and coal and they claim it
will cost less money. It will
not require the changing of
toves as you simply fill your
stove with brick, atach the gas
and sit down to v warm, turning
on or off the heat as may be re
quired, thus saving all dust and
dirt with which you have now to
contend under the present system.
The franchise -shall run for 15
years and in case of failure to ful
fill the contract for a peiiod of 30
days the council shall have the
right to invoke and declare the
privilege forfeited. The council
reserves the right at any time
after five years to purchase the
franchise and the presiding judge
if the circuit court shall act as
sole arbitrator of the property
and after hearine of witnesses the
judge shall-write judgement for
the value Of the property and no
appeal can be taken from his
judgement.
The bond of the company is
fixed at $5000. The meter rent
al will be 3; cents per month.
They now have, a tentative
Option on the Dr. Farra Water
Plant and in case ' of a consuma
tion of the deal there would be 7
miles of main now ready for use,
thus you see we are making rapid
strides along the line of comfort,
health and convenience.
Dangerous Toy.
Perhaps the strangest playthings that
parents can allow their children to have
are 22 rifles. Accident after accident
occurs from these toys, yet fathers and
mothers go blindly on, allowing boys of
tenor twelve years to risk-their 'own
lives and endanger the lives of others
with these guns. The latest death from
this all too-common cause is reported in
the Albany Herald as follows ;
" While p'aying with a 22 rifle yester
day evening, which he did not know
was loaded, Ralph Read, the 12-year old
son of Austin Bead, residing near
Knox's Butte, was shot and almost
instantly killed. The bullet from the
rifle entered the youth's right temple
and lodged "in the brain. At the time
of the tragedy the boy was standing on
the rear porch "of the Austin reaiJsnce.
When the bullet struck him he pitched
forward falling off the end of the porch.
The lad's mother heard the notae of the
discharge and rushed to the porch to find
her son lying face downward with blood
pouring from the wound in his temple
The boy was carried into - the house but
failed to regain consciousness and died a
tew minutes later."
Real Estate Transfers.
S E Young te Mary R Horton, lot 3
bl. 12 N B & R Avery's additionto Cor
vallis; $1.
TK Fawcett to D Whalev, lot 3 bl. 22,
Corvallis; $1250.
T A Coleman to G J Wilhelm, 24 acres
near Monroe : $1 .
J W Simpson to W PITucker, lots 5, 6,
7 and 8 bl. 12, Jobs addition to Corvallis;
$200.
C W Price to T J Allen, one-half acre
in Kings Valley; $10. t
M W Wilkins to M E Irvin, lots 1 and
2 bl. 9 Wilkins addition to Corvallis ;
$170.
Mary A Dinges (executrix) to LF
Wilson, lots I and 2 bl. 0, Wilkin's addi
tion to Corvallis; $220.
The First National Bank of Corvallis to
L F Wilson, lota 3, 4, 5 and 6 bl. 9, Wil
kins addition to Corvallis; $6i0.
R CI Wills to E W Strong, part'of bl. 5
NBA P Avery's additionto Corvallis;
lo.
Belle W- Strong to Samuel Crocker,
lots 3 and 9 and south of lots 4 and 10
bl. 8, Dixon's Second addition to Corval
lis; $2000.
United States to Joseph Calwitus,
Patent, 163.88 acres in Alsea.
6 A Cooper to F Bin-nap, 80 actes near
Wren; $10.'
F H Burnap to Charles TJren, lot 146
bl. 40, Brown's addition to Philomath ;
$300.
W C Belknap to F G Belknap, 4s i
acres near Bellefountain ; $2000.
v Happy-Homes.- v
It a man is properly constructed
with theTmilk of human kindness
and brotherly love in his heart it
is certainlv a great source of
pleasure to him to step . abound
over the neat little city of Corval
lis, and view the many happy
homes, with the houses neatly
painted, yards nicely arranged,
with the beautiful roses and flow
ers of variou'sjdnds blooming, see
the happy innocent children as
they romp and play and her the
humming of some sweet song by
te( mother as she gof s about her
bcjsehold duf.?es, entirely oblivi
ous to the worry and strife going
on about her in the busy world.
The greatest blessing ever given
to mortal man is a happy home,
with a good, true ' wife in it,
where he can go after the worry
and annoyances incident to the
days' work are over. To be met
at the door with a kiss by the
happy wife and children drives
away all thought of care and anx
iety and turns the mind in a dif
ferent channel. Home is the place
where the world is shut out with
its cares and distinctions and a
deep and everlastiug friendship
fills the mind with peace and soft
ens the heart with sympathy to
ward all mankind. Here he can
feel safe to express the secret emo
tions of his heart without fear of
being misunderstood or misrepre
sented. If misfortune has over
taken him here, in the bosom of
his family, he can throw off all
restraint and receive the true
sympathy, known only to a faith
ful wife, and consult as to the
best method of overcoming the
difficulty. He receives new in
spiration to brush away the tear
and for love for the family he
starts again with renewed energy.
The man who, having such a
home abuses it, will, in our
opinion, settle in a warmer clime
in the next world than ever he
found in this, with no delightful
sea breeze to cool the air or moun
tain water to drink, so make the
best of your pleasant surround
ings while they last for you know
not how soon some secret sorrow
may rob you of your loved ones.
The Concrete Works.
Three years ago Mr. Whitney
bought a barrel or two of lime,
bad a few loads of gravel hauled
and as best he could with his
limited means made a few con
crete blocks and set them up on
the sidewalks to dry. He found
it mighty dry picking to sell
them when he first commenced,
for people thought they would
not stand the rain. He succeed
ed, however, in placing a few of
them on trial during the first
year. -They proved so satisfac
tory that in the second year he
was quite successful and now
during the third year, since April
1st, he has shipped three carloads
of cement and branched out in
nearly every direction, making
concrete blocks, water tanks,
blue blocks, cement curbs, drain
tile. etc. He has sold 3000
blocks alone since 'April 1st and
has orders ahead for 850 more,
which will take him until Nov.
1st to finish. He has used im
mense quantities of gravel and
sand and now has an order out
for 150 loads. ',, "' .
The blocks are sold all over
the country and it is quite con
venient to drop in and get any
number you like. It is very
handy to the farmer who is con
templating some little building
about the place to drop down his
corner blocks and gs ahead with
the building.
When you go by take a look
at the pile of manufactured stuff
on hand and see what rapid
strides the people of Corvallis are
making in every direction. Oar
merchants, now as never before,
are making a determined effort
not only to draw the trade that
properly belongs to them but to
prove to onr people that they can
come to Corvallis and get every
thing they want by adding new
industries of various kinds as fast
as the natnre of the case will
justify. To the people of the
country we would say give our
merchants encouragement by
giving , them an even chance at
the dollar yon have to spend and
thus working hand in hand we
will show you a clean little city
of which we can all be proud.
Don't fail to give "our merchants ;
an opportunity to figure on every j
bill of goods before you send 1
y our money out of the country
a nd then bid it good bye forever.
Philomath-Gleanings.
r earing the Gazette may deem it nec
essary to again propound the query "Who
struck Billy Patterson "and "How old was
Aau," as was hinted in the issue of the
9tli, we will glean a few items from this
vicinity.
lUts. Geo. Fehler, of Portland, who has
, b'sn visiting at the borne of P. H. Feh.
ier for several weeks, will return to Port
land the laBt of the week.
Our backelor merchant, Mr. L. W.
Hill, was one of the iolly excursionists
who migrated seaward Sunday. lie re
ports a good time.
Newton Allen and family, from Mill.
City, visited with relatives and friends at
Philomath Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon a special engine
was taken over the C. and E. road to es
cort the -excursion train over the Summit.
The Misses Caryl and Alice Pimm are
taking the teachers' examination at the
county seat this week.
The Rev. Hoy and family, of the chris
tian Catholic church at Portland are vis
iting at the homes of J. R. Fehler and
Don Wood ward,
A company of timber cruisers passed
through Philomath last Saturday eveniug
westward bound to survey the timber
claims on the slope of the coast range.
There were about a half dozen vehicles,
all loaded, and thev stocked up with,
about $100 worth of provisions at tuft
burg before hieing for the wilderness.
After the lull of the threshing machines
caused by the rain the latter part of the
week, their busv hum can now be heard
in the vicinity. The weather has been
ideal.
W. J. Mulkey paid a flying visit to
Corvallis Monday.
Z. H. Davis was seen in the vicinity ot
'Philomath Sunday. Being manager of
the Independent local and long distance
telephone company necessitates frequent
and regular calls at the homes of some of.
the subscribers.
Miss Faith Keezel .departed for a visit
with relatives in Kansas last Thursday.
This will be her first glimpse of the land
east of the rockies and we predict that
the cyclonps and electrical storms will
give -her a longing for the valley of the
beautiful Willamette.
Prof. Keezel has been retained as prin
cipal of the public school at Hammond
and will soon resume his work there.
Prof. L. B. Baldwin is convascing for
students! for O. A. C. this month.
C. F. Loomis'and mother arrived home
last week after a summer of recreation.
Otes and HodelJ Heckle, from Irrlgon,
who have been assisting their father, J.
E. Henkle, in the store, went to Newport
on Monday to erect a cottaee for camping
at the- seaside. Mrs. Otis Henkle and
two children will join them later. They
will return to Irrigon in a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hnnter, who
have been absent on their "honey-moon,
visiting relatives in Douglas county, are
expected home the latter part o! the week..
Mrs. Hunter was formerly Miss Beulab,
Henkle and the vacancy of these two
popular clerks from Mr. Henkle's store
was filled by Mrs. Hunter's brother, aa.
noted in a previous item.
It Has Aspirations.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis roat
aspires to be a transcontinental line.
The fact is definitely known that when
the extension was ordered to the Missouri
river it was the intention of the backers
of the road to go to the coast. Edwin
Hawle) , president of the Iowa Central
and the St Louis roads is becoming a
strong factor in transcontinental railroad
politics. He has been made a director
of a leading transcontinental system,
and is familiar with the railroad situa
tion and the need for more transportation
lines as the western country expands.
He ia back of the Corvallis & Eastern
road, which has 142 miles under opera,
alion from Yaquina on the coast 142
miles westward to Idanab, Ore., parallel
ing the Astoria & Columbia River road
owned by the Northern Pacific and
which extends from the coast along the
Columbia river 119 miles to Portland.
When the two linis meet the St. Louis,
will be; a transcontinental in fact.
The St. Louis road is just completing
aa extension from Watertown across five
counties in South Dakota to Le Bean on
the Missouri river. It taps a remark
ably rich territory.
The attitude of investors toward rail
road securities, as a result of anti-railroad
agitation, will delay the further exten
sion of the read westward, according to
railway officials. It is impossible to
build roads when money ia tight, and
that is the present situation.
It is prophesied that when the St.
Louis road has reached the coast it wilt
jump suddenly into prominence as a
leading factor in transportation circles.
Now, it does not figure in Wall street to
any great extent With the South Da-,
kota extension completed it will move
up a peg as it. reaches one of the richest
farming and grazing countries in the
world, and with each successive advance
westward it is said that the revenues of
tbe line will increase and that the system
will soon be on a surplus basis.
E. N. Hawley is an unusual factor in
rail way circles as he is not a railway job
ber, but is 'known as a man who owns .
the roads which he directs, and there
fore is out of the reach of stock jobbers
and the usual contingencies which tend
to bankrupt system. Journal.