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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1911)
Wf and â or ORDOON . —------- s> DDVrLOPMENT I/DAOUE>. STOMACH DISTRESS? OOM T WORST—THAT OHLT MAKES MAT TERS WORSE. JUST GU A BOTTLE OF HOSTETTER’S STOMACH BITTERS GAVE today and «<•<’ how quickly your trouble will disappear. There is nothing like it for Stomach and Liver ills or Malarial disorders. DESCRIPTION OF DOG Man Couldn’t Give Police Any In formation Regarding Wife, but Knew Canine's Pointe. Much business is to come before the delegates to the Oregon Development League which meets at'Astoria during the Astoria Centennial pageant. The convention dates are August 14. 15 ar.d 16. and the men whose pictures are printed here are the ones who will rt>3p out the program of work for the assembled delegates. While meeting at Astoria, the dele gates will be entertained by the As toria Centennial committee and much of the success of the work of the league will be developed at this con vention in “Astoria, City of Lights.” at a time when the ocean breezes are most acceptable to sweltering human ity. The complete program of the con vention topics has not been announced by Secretary C. C. Chapman as yet. I (FARM * ORCHARD .Votes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Exp< riment Stations of Oregon and Washington. Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions THE CHICKEN MITE. | found in the adjoining lofts, thus showing their tendency to wander A Of all forms of vermin which prey very common place for the mite to upon poultry probably none are more hide is under the straw in a nest. harmful than the chicken mite. This When the chicken goes on the roost or little fellow is called by scientists in the nest the mite leaves its place of It *‘dermanvssu3 gallinae redi.” With hiding and crawls upon the fowl. such a name we would suppose him to will only stay upon the fowl, as a rule, be quite a large creature. However, long enough to obtain its supply of the mite is so small that in many food, which is the chicken's blood. It cases it escapes notice from the farm then leaves the fowl and returns to its er or poultryman. and thus may be place of hiding. Thus it escapes the permitted to carry on its work of dev attention »f the attendant. astation. How Mites Are Carried. It has been noted that in some ca<es There are various ways by which where hens have been infested with mites may be introduced into a Hock mites, egg production has ceased, i of chickens. Probably the most com Often setting hens will die upon the mon of these is by introducing of a nest, and when examined they appear new fowl to the flock from a neigh to be literally covered with mites. bor's without first taking the precau Death seems to be due to an impover tion in seeing that it is free from ishing of the blood caused by the suck mites. They may also be carried from ing of the blood by the mites. In one farm to another upon clothes or other cases it has been found that a shoes of the farmer. Or they may be s. tting hen has left the nest, and tranported upon farm wagons or ma when the nest was examined it was chinery. found to be alive with these mites. These are only a few of the innum Not only do mites attack setting erable ways by which the distribution hens, but laying hens and young of mites is made possible. Every chicks as well. As high as 9o per precaution should be taken, and when cent of young chicks have been lost a new fowl is introduced into the flock by the evil work of the mite. In such it should first be examined well, and cases the setting hen has been able' if infested should receive a thorough Li withstand the attacks, but when dusting before being placed with the the chicks leave the shell the mites other fowls. crawl upon them and suck their life Getting Rid of the Mite. biood, leaving them in such a condi There are a great many methods of I tion that death results. destroying the mite. Some of which Habits ot the Mite. would be fumigating, burning with a The term “robber” may be truth torch, and spraying. fully applied to the mite, for most of Fumigating as a rule is impractica its work is done at night or in the ble. for in order to fumigate the house darkness. Their hiding places are in thoroughly it must be made air tight. the cracks and comers, also under the Burning with a torch is not to be ad roosts and in any place where they vised, for not only is there danger of may be hidden from view. In these fire, but it is impossible to reach any secure places they lay their eggs and of the mites but those upon the sur hatch their young. Great masses face. It has therefore been found l have been found at some distance from i that spraying is the best method, fori the chicken house. For instance, by the thorough application of the where the chicken house is built spray it has been found possible to against the bam, mites have been reach most of the hiding places. By A. G. Lunn. O. A. C. Hydro-Aeroplane Coming. Astoria. Ore.—Glenn H. Curtis, the famous aviator, will be at the Astoria Centennial celebration with his hydro aeroplane during the third week of the pageant. The hydro-aeroplane is the newest and most sensational thing in aviation. It was developed from the .standard Curtiss aeroplane at San Diego during the past winter, and is heralded by the experts in aerial nav igation as the greatest advancement since man first learned to fly. World's Champion Will Run. The Multnomah Amateur Athletic' club will send a full team, and in ad dition to Dan Kelley, holder of the World’s KM) and 200 yard champion ships in the sprints, and a broad jump er who represented America at the j London Olympic games in 1906, will also secure the attendance of the world famous Forrest Smithson, the only man who ever topped the 120- yard hurdles in less than 15 seconds. The following formula for mixing a spray is given in bulletin No. 69 of the Iowa experiment station: “Take one-half [siund of hard soap ar.d shave it into one gallon of soft water. Put it on the fire and bring it to a boil. By this time the soap will have dis solved. Then remove the soap solu tion from the fire and stir into it at once while hot, two gallons of kel*o- sene. This makes a thick creamy emulsion which is made ready for use by diluting with ten volumes of soft water and stirring well. It can be used as a spray, dip. or wash.” The above spray will kill all the. mites and eggs it conu•s in contact with in five minutes. However, there will no doubt be some which the spray does riot reach. It will therefore he necessary to repeat the spraying two or three times. The Iowa bulletin j suggests that after applying the spray two or three times, repeat the follow ing day. There are numerous preparations upon the market which have given good results. At this station we have used a product called “Firolium.” This we spray upon the roosts and sides of the house, and by applying it twice a year there is very little trou ble with the mite question. BACTERIA IN THE DAIRY. New Methods in Creameries as sult of Use of Bacteria. Re By Dr. E. G. Peterson. Oregon Agricultural (k>llejcw. Creameries and dairies which are run on any considerable scale now use what is called a starter. A starter is simply a growth of lactic acid bac teria (bacteria which produce lactic acid from the sugar in the milk) upon some suitable frxxl, as sterile milk, or beef extract. The starter is added to the pasteurized milk or cream to pro duce the right kind of change in the milk or cream for butter and cheese making. Usually the right kind of souring occurs naturally, but it cannot be de pended iqx»n. Very frequently the product becomes ropy or stringy or bitter, or it tastes or smells in an un desirable way. It is to avoid these undesirable conditions that cultures of the right kind of bacteria are prepar- 1 ed in bottles and poured into the High Schools Represented. The high school relay promises to be a big hit at the Astoria Centennial celebration in August, with a four- man team fruía each high school in the state. Athletics in the various high schools has grown wonderfully in the past five years, and there is not a sch<xil of any pretension in the North west that does not boast of a school track team. Each year the big col leges sponsor meets at which the state championships are held for the schools. cream which has previously been pas teurized in ord -r to remove the unde sirable bacteria. The inoculated cream is after inoculation allowe I to ripen. In the use of a starter, to be suc cessful the dairyman must be first of all extremely cleanly. Il is obvious that it would be valueless to inoculate milk with a desirable organism and lit the same time allow by slovenly meth ods the entrance of otiier kinds of bac teria. The work done by the right kinds of organismsm would be offset by the work of the others. The culture is sent out in a small Ixittle. A bottle of milk is pasteur ized and the culture added to the milk, which is next set aside until it coagu lates, when it is added to cans of pas teurized milk. The principle back of the use of the starter is that of replacing harmful or useless bacteria by those with the [tower to produce exactly the right sort of chemical change in the cream. It is obvious therefore that a method which would destroy all the bacteria in the bottle» of milk which are to be added to the cans for ripening pur poses would be most desirable. For this reason there has recently been put into use a method of steriliz ing instead of pasteurizing (pasteuriz ing, of course, destroys only a certain percentage of the bacteria present.) The apparatus necessary in this oper ation is a simple metal retainer of some sort which can be connected with the main steam supply of the cream ery. A simple boiler is sometimes used. A rather close fitting lid on this sort of steamer will allow a tern- perature of 100 degrees C. inside. Heating at this temperature for thirty minutes on four successive days will completely sterilize the milk in a quart Ixittle. To this sterilized milk is added the commercial culture of lactic acid bacteria, which of course rapidly multiply and after an incuba tion of twenty-four hours may be add ed to the cans of pasteurized milk. In these operations loose cotton plugs are us<s| to prevent the entrance of the bacteria of the air into the bot tles. In making transfers, or if for any other purpose the plugs are re moved, care must be taken to prevent the plugs coming in contact with any surface, which of course would result in a contamination of the milk when the plugs are replaced. This meth<xl of handling starters by means of sterilized milk has met with success, and is recommended to those who have the facilities and inclination for its use. It has been us<xl with en tire success in the Corvallis creamery; and results from outside the state, not ably from Michigan, where it was applied under the direction of the ex periment station of the state, justify its recommendation. It requires only absolute cleanliness on the part of the operator and attention to the details of the operation. The department of bacteriology of the Oregon experiment station pro poses to publish a bulletin on this sub ject which will! give instructions for the use and results of the use of the sterile method of handling starters. Mr Smith wn a nervous man. and when, at eight o’clock Mr« Smith had nut come Ixunr. h«* telephoned to thu |M)||ce to Inform them that she was mlxeliig Him returned safely enough t little lai«T, having been detained by a »light tail «ab accident, and her husband h < rutlnii* d her < arefully III* vanon for doing ho may be Inferred from th«» account of th»» tnlepbon«» conversation between Mr Smith and the ¡»olive department What h her description?" naked the official at the telephone Iler height? Weight? ’ "Er er about average, I guess." •Hammered the husband. "Color <»f ayes?’* A confused burring Bound cam» bark over the wire Blue or brown?" prompted the of- & . J I I don’t know”* "How w t < ahe dressed?** "I think she wore her coat and hat •>lm took th»» dog with her." w hat kind t a dog? "Brindle bull terrier, weight four t»*en pounds an I a half, four dark blotchoa on bls hotly, »hading from gray Into whit«», n round bla< kish »pot over the left rye. white »tub of a tail, three white l«‘g*», and the right front 1« g nicely brindled all but the • o ». h , a small nick hi his left «ar, gold Alling In hie upper right molar, a sil ver link collar with ■" "That'll do’" g -taped tho oflbdal. "W v 11 tlnd the dog’" DID ALL HE COULD DO. At All Ikuggisla «»nd Dealers. rficum tesnomy, A shlld In the family a farmer near Atlanta» Oa . was thought to be fatally HI. and tbs forehanded father bought a coffin for It To his delight the child recovered For a time the man knew not what to do with the ooflln. but tin placed four legs under it and now uses It as a enter trough. OTTUMWA WOMAN CURED By Lydia II. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Ottumwa, low i "l <>r vc iri I wag aiui'i 't i constant xufTcrcr from fctimlo trouble in all ltd • I r •• n <1 f ii 1 fornix ; »hooting piiii» all over my body, »ii k lie.id.uli«, x I'I li a I wcaklie.xs, dl/ZIIH -x, depression, and cverv t hilig I h it « as horrid. 1 tried many <|o< tors In different parts <>f tfie I idt> I State*, but 1 ydi i E. I'inkham’s Vcgvt.v- bl« Compound has done mor« for in« than all th« doctors. I i.. 1 it tn, ■! u ■ •• to tel I j ' - ■ ■ facts. My heart is full of gratitude to yoi. for my cure ''—.Mrs H a mtn r E. WAMi’Lr.K. r.94 S. Kamiom street, Ottumwa, Iowa. Consider This Advice. No woman should submit to a xurgt. cal <qx-ration, which may mean death, until she has give., Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Coinjxiund a fair trial. This famous medicine, made only from roots and herbs, has for thirty years proved to I»' the most valuable tonic and invlgorator of the feiuala organism. \\ omen residing ill almost « very city and town in th« United States lx-ar willing testimony to thu * wonderful virtu« of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Coni|x>uiid. Mrs. Pink hum. nt Lynn. Mil«., Invites all xlek women to write Editor You aay you write for the her for adv Ice. Iler adv lee lx fr.w, loading magntlnea* I don’t think I confidential, ami always helpful. have ever seen anything of youra In any of them! Scribbler Well. I write for them, 8w«<1lih -'Church Boil.' all the anrns. If they don't publish Th» "church boat" Is a popular In them, it’s not my fault. stitution In Sweden It brtugx fainl- lies to service from th» farina around laika Hlljan to lx*k»and The waler Hit Reward. Stubb Yss. the doctora told Cogg- rout» Is th» ncaresl and most cotiv« man he couldn't live six month» un nl»nt, amt so the big boat goes from less he stopped smoking and drink farm to farm along th« »hor» picking Ing at once. Now he's going to be up the churchgoer», who later return hr th» same route Wlile World Mag.v married Bonn But how In the world did he sins. get the girl to accept him? She re fused him threw times Stubtx- Yes. but the hmt time he propoeed he told her he hn<i quit •Dioklng ■nd drinking on her ac- count. 100 Years Old Pettits Eve Salve Wh»r» They Disagreed. Meyerbeer and Rossini, in spite of all their rivalries, wore the warmest of friends Rossini once said "Moy Only Too Willing. "Give us bone and sinew!" shouted erbeer and I oan never agree " When the college student», who were boost | some one In surprise sskod why, he replied "Meyerbeer likes sauerkraut Ing for a new gymnasium. And the ladylady of the horns» better than he does macaroni." where the »Indent» boarded winked humorously "Hone and «Inew they want, eh?” she chuckled "Well, I'll see that they I get plenty of bones and sinew at every meal." A Reason for Wrath. "That fat man seems to be sur charged with passion.” "Yea, Indeed. Ho looks danger ous." "What do you suppose Is the mat I ter?” "Maybe his tailor has just told him | that he will have to wear skin tight trousers." Where is Your Hair? In your comb? Why so? Is not the head a much better place for it? Better keep what is left where it belongs! Ayer’s Hair Vigor, new improved formula, quickly stops falling hair. There is not a particle of doubt about it. Wc speak very posi tively about this, foe wejinow. A Sense of Immunity. "Don't you get weary ot winter weather?” Fisheries Department Will Exhibit Dnet not change the color of the hair. "No," replied Mr Rlrlus Barker. "So Salem, Ore. The state department Formula with oaoh botti« 1 long as there's a little snow on the of fisheries will maintain an extensive ■how it to your ground here and there, I know h's exhibit in Astoria during the Centen Sootor still too early to start another ex nial celebration, showing in detail the cltement about early Christmas shop Aak him about it, lh«u do aa b« «ava methods of the propagation of fish and ping." salmon in particular. A number of Indeed, the one greet leading feature of aquarium tanks showing the many our new Hair Vigor may well be said to, Dignifying Labor. species of live fish native to the state "Did you toll the man to scrub the be this — it stops falling hair. Then it goes one step further—it aids nature in of Oregon as well as a fish hatchery whli wa<on thed?" restoring the hair and scalp to a healthy in active operation will make this ex "No, my dear, I told him to muafe condition, Ask for “the new kind.“ hibit complete and an educational th« tara««.*' —ky tk» a. o. Ayer C»„ L«w»li, M ms . ■— feature of great interest to all visitors.