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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (March 14, 1912)
A DROP OF WATER. FARM AND POULTRY HINTS. HELPS AND SUGGESTIONS If nil rtM.tiM do look nllke. nil Game* are not Just Glime». na u glum e nt our rooster eutn will allow. iliv fighting Game dale» lui' k n thousand year» Im- fore tlu> I'lirlatlun era Hr Im» licked everything In algin down through the agea. but li. Indian Gaule la not n prancing fsmltry pugilist. but u big. Juicy market fowl. "Iivuvy ua lend." Illa look» nrv deceiving. you'll be alow nt believing. but (lie cockerel pic turi-d here weighs just eight pound». At drat thia breed WHS called Indlnil Game, but the bloody >allutn of that name Game so affected Its fume through the |M>pular mistake as to Ita Identity that the two varieties were i Photo by C. M Hamits whits con.sisii oocksmbu There Are Times When It May Become a Bourse et Real Terror. The four of ailenio and loneliness not seldom attacks burly miners who. fur that rvusou, refuse tu wurk aluue in distant drifts, lu China the very refinement of torture la tu confine a condemned criminal lu a place where sound cannot reach film and user the plank to which be Is bound to place a vessel of water, so reguluted that once every few uiomeuts u single drop shall fall upou tile brow. There is no light and no aound to distract bls at tention. and tbe thoughts of the poor wretch become so concentrated un the ex|>ectatlou uf tbe neit drop uf water that when It falls it seems to strike him with tbe impact of a bomb, and reason qannot long withstand the strain, lu bls book, "In Ixitus l.and - Japsn." Mr 11. G. Pouting says he came to understand the strange dread of silence through an exfierlence in a California mine at midnight. Five hundred feet into the crust of the earth I went nnd felt no new sen sations except one uf disappointment as tbe shaft echoed with my footsteps —BOO feet. 700 feet. MX> feet and the bottom uf the mine. But ns I stood there a creepy feeling came over me. Wliat was this con sciousness that suddenly oppressed me mid imide my bluod seem chilled? I bad felt nothing like It before. My candle guve but a feeble glimmer, and I found myself peering furtively Into tbe shadow» with a feeling almost akin to drend. All at ouce 1 knew it was the silence- the immense, oppressive silence. Hitherto when I bad been dowu In the mine there bad always been the regular beating of tbe barn mere on tbe drills. Now there was nothing but thick, velvety silence. Then a sudden sound, like tbe crack of a stock whip, put every sense on tbe alert. Was I not alone, then, after all? In a moment tbe Instinct uf self pres ervation reminded me that I was un armed. Who could be down here at this hour, nod what could be bls ob ject? Had I been followed? Without ii wea|s>n 1 was nt the mercy of nny ruffian. All this rushed through my brain tn a moment, nud as 1 tried to pierce tbe shadows my candle only served to make the darkness visible Another ernck. almost like a pistol shot, nnd then enlightenment and re lief flashed upon me. It was nothing but a drop of water falling from the hanging wall In the sump below yet in this dread silence It struck with al most the noise of a fulminating cap. renamed t'ornlsh nnd White Indiana Then, the mime Indian seeming a mis nomer for n fowl thnt orlginnted In Cornwall. England, the Inal standard again changed the breed mime to Cor- nlah Fowl, now conalatlng of three va rietlea, Dark. White and White l.n< ed lletl. the latter new variety weighing ONCE A WIDE CANAL one pound lean than the other». It Is claimed the Ihirk Cornish la a Broad Street. Naw York. Where the mixture of lx>rd Derby Black Brenst- Curb Brokers Now Operate. ed Itrd Game, Bed Aaerl nnd Sumatra The curb brokers of New York, who Gnme. nud the White 1» a »|sirt from now operate on IlniBil street, would thia combination, though other exiierts have l>eeu forced to conduct their bust declare the White la from a cro->a of ticHS from gondolas or canal boats bad White Game nnd Mnlay. they made use of thnt thoroughfare In We are not here to wrangle over early days. for where solid pavement rooster history, but mainly to remove now stands there was a wide ennui. Many people nowadays, wandering through the narrow streets of lower Miinhnttnn. have wondered nt Broad street s unusual width Still more i»e collar <vns such breadth of thorough fare In the olden times, when streets wore nearly all narrow, and to dis tlngulsh It from the nlley-llke byways that surrounded It the thoroughfare was referred to as "the broad street." The Dutch called It the "iieere Graft." (The latter word had a far different meaning In those dnya.i It was not nt first a street, but the principal canal of tlie city. This cannl. wide enough for heavy boats to pass each other, ran Into Brand street nt the southern end and continue«! north almost to Wall street. A similar t»ut smaller ca ual ran through Beaver street Peter Rtuyvesant In 1(557 bad the canal's sides planked, and n few dec ades later tbe waters were gradually replaced by n street. As that street |>erforce followed tbe canal's former lines. It wns much tbe widest thoroughfare In all lower Man button and well merited Ita name of Braud street. Had New York real es fate lieen worth one twentieth as much Photo by C. M Barrili» then na at present Brood street would rtOHTINU OAMUUCL prol tbly have been shaved down to the Impression that this valuable va the width of Nassau or Wall street - riety belong» to the fighting Game New York World class. The Cornish cut no figure In the rooster pugilistic world. There Is as great a difference be tween them and the Game cock as l>e- tween a heavy draft horse ami a trot ter. Striking points of this breed are the pencomb. short neck, wide back, abort, drooping tall. deep, broad breast, large thighs, thick legs, set very wide apart They are constructed to carry a very birge pro|>ortlon of flne fl tiered meat, are especially good In crosses for ca pons, and the bens are fair layers. AND WHITE STANDARD WEIGHTS Pounds Pounds Cock ....................... » Hen .......................... 1 Cockerel ................ 1 Pullet ................... < DARK OOMTS Don't mind a blister Success and blisters nre twin sisters Don't expect egg» where rooster» rough bouse. A fray, no lay. no pay. A Romanes Shattered An Atchison young lady lu trying t<> discipline tier little brother has a hab It of saying. “Now. don't you dare to do thnt or I'll have a tit" Tbe little brother confided to one of 111« sister's admirers the other night that there were lota of things he couldn't do “be cause." be paid, "you know sister has fits." Now tbe yonng lady la wonder Ing why her most ardent suitor has not been near her for two whole weeks - Atchison Globe Went Through. "And you were In that horrible rail way accident?" “Yea” “1 hear that one train completely telescoped the other How did you ever escape Injury?" “I wan on tbe through train "-Cleve land Plain i»ea I er. Two Methode. When a man haa to get buav be rolla •p hla shirt sleeves When a woman really gets down to work she ties up To Mothers—And Others her hair In a knot at tbe back - Do You can use Rucklen's Arnica Salve trait Free Presa to cure children of eczema, rashes, tet Economies. ter, chafings, scaly and crusted humors, Knlcker— Does Jones understand the aa well aa their accidental injuries,— purchasing power of a dollar? Rocker cuts, burns, bruisea, etc., with perfect -Yea What troubles him Is the pur chasing power of bis wife —New York safety. Nothing else heals so quickly Enn For boils, ulcers, old, running or fever Give me a seat end I will make room sores or piles it has no equal. 25 cts at to tie down — Rpentoh ail dealers RUBE BEATS ALL FUR EATS. While folks la town are huetUn' round o-huatln' fur thalr oats An' payin' out epoodullce fur their inters an' thalr basis. Ruba C'O'ntaeeel list sila at home an' piles un hickory wood, With aale sll etacked around him you Jlet bet ho has it good Is It turkey. Is It ohlekon. Io It goose or Io It duck? Well, you bet, sir, Mr Ruben don't de pend on no pot luck! Is II »assess? Io It scrapple? is It pud din'T la It ham? Io It butler, bread an’ inwnreun, cream an’ milk an dandy jam? Oh, gee crlppens. 1 can't mention all the grub that Rube'e stacked up Fur hie break tests, dinners, lunches aa’ the many timee Rube cups! You poor fellers la the city. Ilvln on can ned beans an' etch. Go 'long out an' board with H üben, git some sassage an' some flitch. Rubs will meet you In ths doorway, an' he'll yell out In one breath: “Win Is this poor, skinny fsllsr? 'Pears to ms he's starved to death!" Then hs'll lake you to the tabla, then he'll yell. "Back up your cart!" An’ you'll oat an' eat an* eat. str. till yer waistband busts apart C. M BAKNITZ. KURIO8 FROM K0RRESP0NDENT8 Q. I paid *10 for a setting of White Ilock eggs, and the twelve chick» batched were not pure white Should they not tie pure white If pure bred? A. White Rock chicks In the down are apt to come white, canary, smoky, grayish black, buff, and can not lie Judged as to color until tenth era np|iear. We have seen them al most black, tbeu feather Into silver white Q I have a Leghorn cockerel with some white I'l the face, and I notice the stands-< disqualifies M>-<lit«-rrun ean cockerr^A and pullets with "|s>»t tlve white" In the face. How may I tell whether It la "poaltlve white" or just common ordinary white? A. Itub the white spot with the liliger. If It turns red and remains so for several seconds It Is not “positive white." By such friction this “enamel white" Is often removed If persiste«! In. <j What do you thluk makes my pigeons desert their eggs and squabs? They only feed what squabs are hatched a few daya. A. There are a numlier of reasons for this—exclte- ment. mice or ticks In the nest and the battles, flirtations, family Jars ar.d ehqiemeuta caused by unmated birds In the loft. Q What Is n “squirrel tall” and A The word wliat Is a "coop tall "squirrel" 1« appll>*d to ti fowl's tall when it prefects toward the in-iul !»•■ yond a perplndli'iilnr line drawn from The juncture of leu'; and tall. squirrel tnll 1» Inherited airi |>ertua nent. but the coup tall 1« acquired by fowls thnt nre ■■ontlnrd In a sumII show coop When given mon- room they drap their tails buck to natural position. Q. Is II true that Canada ships more eggs Into this country than we send back? A. Our shipment Inst year was t,(Ml0.000 eggs and Canada's 4NO.OOO. FEATHERS AND EGGSHELLS. The fi-llow with the “marvelous se cret" to tell the sex of eggs is again abroad. What has become of those doctors who preached that fresh eggs bring that yaller bilious look and cause liver JlmJnms? Funny wliat fool notions come and go! in storing clover for fowls hang It up In bags: otherwise much of the leaf —the best part—is lost Cut it In short lengths for liop|>er feeding or Into men I for mash. Two ducks at Jersey Shore. Pa., that went broody at the same time adopt ed the unusual stunt of taking turns on the neat. Yes; It’s seldom that two female quacks get along so well to- get her An editor arises to remark: “There is no sweat, no strain, no worry, over chickens The Industry s«>etns to care for Itself and cares extremely This editor Is not a liar, but taidly mistaken Farmers are gradually getting away from that old style of exclusive corn rations for hens. To those who are still In the rut we quote the rime. "Ixiylng strains, earnest palus and mixed grains for best gains." It Is quite amusing to see some of our harebrained jioultry writers using the u priori and Charles Darwin theo- rics In their profound dlacusslon of riMister origin nnd lien heredity. If Darwin could read their fool stuff he'd surely turn turtle. When the head of the query depart- ment of a Phllndelplila dully advised nn Inquirer to grease her old White Rocks thoroughly with lard nnd kero sene nnd to repent the dose In n week she certainly didn't think what nn aw ful mess such a mixture of grease and rooster would make and yet some more If the birds took a duat bnth. The fools and the city farmers aren't all dead yet. you bet! Secretary of Agriculture Wllsoo la advocating the “loss off" system for the sale of all eggs. Under the old plan eggs are sold by the dozen re gardless of whether good, bad or In- different. Under the “loss off" plan the eggs nre candled and the seller Is not paid for the bad ones, Thia la a good plan, but the seller aboti Id be a witness to the candling to guard against a ratten deal. 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