The Herald
W. T. FOGLE. Editor.
Entered u Mcond-el&M matter 3ptembr 8. 1'.
t the poat offxr it Monmouth, Oregon, under the
Act of March J, 179.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1909
The organization of a horti
cultural society at this jlace
mentis much for the fruit indus
try in this community. It
means that there will he concert
ed action looking to the better
ing of horticultural conditions
of this county. It means that
there will he no tinkering with
the inspection of fruit and that
no favorites will he played hy
the fruit inspector, or if so that
he will lose his joh very sudden.
There is no section of the state
that has better advantages for
raising better fruit and very few
that have been more neglected.
There are few sections of the
Willamette valley that produce
good peaches and this is one of
them. To be sure they do not
have the high coloring of the
southern Oregon peach, yet they
are Jincly flavored and are large.
This section of the state is pre
eminently the home of the Ital
ian prune and it is prolitable
where any care is taken of it.
Another thing the horticultural
society can do is to take up the
matter of best varieties of fruits
and berries to plant for canning
purposes. With our cannery
and evaporator we have as good
a home market as it is possible
to get anywhere and all that is
needed is careful selection and
skilled culture to insure as good
returns as are to he had in the
west.
Chamberlain for President.
This week saw the making of
U. S. Senator (ieorge E. Cham
berlain, in the highest position
in the gift of the people of Ore
gon, considered higher than that
of Governor. His rise has been
wonderful, with few parallels
anywhere, and it is not yet over.
If he continues to serve the peo
ple as independently and fear
lessly as he has as Governor,
there may be another cull for
him. Such is his shrewdness
if be should ever run for the
presidency it will be at a time
when his candidacy will amount
to something. He is far the
superior of Mr. Hryan as a states
man and tactician. Mr. Bryan
is a great orator and a man of
clean character, but he lacks the
tact one needs to progress polit
ically, without the discernment
of situations possessed by this
iiuui of the people. Going into
the senate in the manner in
which he has his career will be
of peculiar interest to everybody
from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and the Democrat predicts a
brilliant career in the olliee.
Albany Democrat.
The Mail Order Route.
, An exchange moralizes as
follows over the results of the
inroads of the city department
stores into the business of local
tradesmen:
"People who send out of town
for bahy buggies usually start
out their children in life the
mail order way. He grows up
and wears Sears Roebuck pants,
rides a Montgomery Ward hiey-j
cle, takes his girl out riding in
someone's else buggy, kicks on
paying taxes, stands the grocer
off, beats the butcher down on
his bills, owes the printer for
! his newspaper, gets all the credit
j at home he is allowed, pays all
his cash to Chicago merchants,
and then wondering as he lies
stiff, cold ami stark in his final
j six foot resting place, why he is
j unmourned and why his tomb
stone is unadorned with fresh
wreaths, while his widow has
married the grocer and promises
to pay off the butcher and print
er. Life is a funny proposition
for the mail order man.
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SEE US FOR
Wall
and
All business men of this town
land surrounding country as well
as all progressive farmers and
others who have the growth of
the community at heart, should
join the Commercial Club and
help boost for a bigger and bet
ter Monmouth and Polk county.
Preserving Eggs.
Eggs may be preserved for
several months by different
methods. If put up right in the
spring they may be kept till the
following fall or winter. They
will not be as good, however, as
fresh-laid eggs. A method that
will preserve the original quality
of the eggs for an indefinite
period has not yet been discover
ed. By cold storage, eggs are
put up in large quantities during
the spring season when prices are
low, but where it is desired to
preserve a small quantity for
home use the cold storage method
is not practicable.
Besides cold storage, there are
two m thods of keeping eggs that
give good results. They are the
lime method and the water glass
method. If the work be proper
ly done, either water glass or lime
will keep the eggs in fairly good
condition.
Eggs intended for storage
should be fresh and clean. Wash
ing the eggs rather injures their
keeping quality and it should not
be done unless the eggs are dirty.
March or April eggs will keep
better than May or June eggs.
The sooner they are put into stor
age after being laid the better
they will keep. If necessary to
keep them a few days before be
ing preserved they should be kept
in a cool, dry place.
THE LIME METHOD. .
Dissolve a pound of lime in five
gallons of water. The water
should be previously boiled to
sterilize it, and then cooled. Stir
thoroughly, and let settle. Then
pour off the clear liquid into a
wooden or earthen jar or tub.
Fill with ejnrs to within an inch
of top of liquid. This will allow
tor evaporation. 1 he liquid should
not be allowed to get lower than
top of eggs. When the vessel
is filled with eggs cover it with
coarse muslin or factory, over
which spread a paste of lime to
exclude the air.
THE WATER GLASS METHOD.
Water glass (sodium silicate)
may be purchased at the druar
stores. Use the liouid form and
the commercial grade, in the
following proportions: Water
class, one Dart: water piVht
parts. Use earthen iars or wood
en tubs or barrels that are per
fectly clean, and store in clean
place. Water glass should not
cost more than 75 cents a gallon.
The material used will cost about
a cent per dozen of eggs stored.
Either of these methods closes
the pores of the eggs, and when
boiled the shell will crack.
Puncturing the shell with the
point of a needle will prevent
this.
James Dryden,
Corvallis. Orecron. Feb. 16.
1909.
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Real Estate For Sale.
:;:() acres on C. E. R. R. 1
miles from station and school
house. Good small house and
two barns, and other out build
ings and a good young orchard.
Good stock and dairy ranch at
a bargain.
SO acres, 00 under cultivation;
good house, barn and other out
buildings; 2$ miles from rail
road station. Will sell for cash,
or half cash, balance one years
time. 5 springs and running
water on place.
Dwelling of ten rooms with
large grounds, fruit, berries and
shrubbery 11350.
Fine large dwelling with acre
of land $-2500.
Pusiness chances.
2 lots with a good 5 room,
basement cottage, with a good
pantry and closet. Apples, pears,
cherries, plums and other small
fruit. A bargain. Inquire of
Polk County Realty Co.
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