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........... PAUB IHIttft THE INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE, INDEPENDENCE, OREGON. ' , j EIGHT PAGES V ncAWQ PROFITABLE FEEDING CROP 5U AND ALSO INCREASE SOIL FERTILITY I I - II i . Durable Clothes Made of W aste p 1 . Jl J ' f f lit - : .:..: . ..jQ'fSi'5!S,i' ''' , A It ! First Pennv Postaae Trial . j - ij Inaugurated in England in 1840 Long Alter in Canada Tln ti'rst trial of cheap postage watt the system (if penny postage lnuiigu rated Iti Knidand January 10, 1H40. Tins idea tlmt letters could bo for warded to any part of England und delivered for only u penny seemed absurd to iiniHt Englishmen, and they ' y's-C-" ' l V-N,' i 4 , predicted speedy fallurt! for Hits proj- ,.' , " ''V'i'11 " - rr'-V,1 J Uoa they proved to b p'-r proplictH, i .TVs,vrt-'ll'V-,A'l- " ' f A ol.HerveM a writer In tins New York V ,ff Vv f: k. r, ?'fl wori.i. ' " VVw. .A','''' ' 'J On thin Hide of th Atlantic tlx; , ; 0- "f 'rV " M' " S ' V " t;? ,nU('h Kr,,"t,-r llHlarict!H Heemod to Ire- AVf ' V4r vf? ?T ' I4 tt f V- ,f ' - A,' dude tin; udepllDii of uny HUdi rnouH- 'V'.' ,1' ' .iS -'v -4lVJ"'iVJ(i.. ' t"ii2 uns HH a low, lint rate for letters. At HJi:. Urn time Great I'-ritaln adopteil penny IN-"- (Pri Tli" toy Beiin , i, in.. fiilt"1 iHTt- cnu l"' uiiii' Are Well Adupted to Cultivation in Rows for all kliul f lniui "T t no i p.ot5.ald,. ...ell.o.1, per- ' , ? torn rail..... TUU aii'iii IH I! ' erferedItU Ky. ima w...tlu.r. ' "' ' ..... for mill lin- ,r" . only from tho Ntun-l- upimi"": , ....... i.. i, ,lnt .f feeding vanif, i.ui . . -' of null fertility .luo to the ure n.1 n-fu vlueH. Rrcnt 5 Hrh the brtn itlunt. ..Kpwlnlly rolisl'lera VeUld! 1" tir.'d turns. t!u' pi nart Of 1110 grow in vi . i .... , 1 1. amy i nmuu nu nv- nlJ .....r l nttt-l for market n.ucl. Jr.. rapidly If H..y l.eans ro uwd to Mri'leinent thw ct.rn ratlou. Teit In Alabama. In paturnso fX.erln.e..U conduct ,m1 nt tl.f Alalatimt Hk'ik'ulturnl fx prriuiei.t htatl.m y I.enliH, r.'iitiilt, d,ura. mid KorKl.um were comparoa qh ,.u,l..raKf r m,', t't when corn iib'iio 4'd 1,JU .'mauls of pork font f7.3; wlien fed (n ii. t 1 1 i rt i k nil on 'i vvm 1 " ...... i n l.nfim 111 mill Hull. w L.'m,.N of pork cost ?S.S!); on sorghum, en penautM. ?:i.'J0; im.l ou Boy ..'.7I. Tho Bveniyo rm r - fiich lay on t'1" Ky-benn jmMiir.- I "- pono'is. l"" nut pu-!i:re 1.01 iHiundw, on tin cliufu r;.Hlure (!": pouiitl, uinl oil tin' Wr-t-huai ja-'uiv 0..-I7 pound. Tho wune Miiiliui r.-porlH threo yeum" work In f,ni!!i V:: hntfs to Uctennlno tho A-nlue i f Miy-hcan juisturi! us oiiiiipari'd wltfi oile r fccd.i, tin most prolltnblo quantity of earn us n nupplenie nt, und the t-fiVet of Hut Hoy-benn foniKo on the duality "f Uo pork. It wns found that when corn wast lined nlouo the avcriiK-e dally Ruin for each Img win 0.:t75 jM.und, ut n fost or t.'U Pen,. When soyhciin jiUHture wnR craz-fd villi a one-fourth, nne-hulf, and Ihrfi fmirilis rulloii of corn tho uverngo dully pains were ral.sed to 1.102, 1.MS. nail 1 .:'-.) pound, respect! vcly, imd the est of pork reduced to 2.59, 3..'ift, mid :U7 cenlM, rt-Kpticllvfly. One n to of si.'.-l eau pastui-i) afforded grazing for lo hoi-'s for X2 days with n ono fourth raiitm of com, 4$ day with n ,.,..,:), ,tr ,ii., .....I r.' davK with a U1' (i.l, i I iiuini) . thrii-fourths ration of corn, 'flic total value of pork produced on each itero iff Hoy Lean paHtun; varied from ?r.81 to if:!'.'.!.'!. Kentucky Experiment. Tho Kentucky aurlculhirnl experi ment Million, la u K-rh'S of expert mt'Ul.i with Mij heau juiMlure for hoH, fouiul that It was nof prolliill.le lo Iior down soy heiiiiM (grain) uiiIckh a Blip pleiuenlary feed Ih kIvcu. The remillH showed, however, tlmt It was hlRhly nrollluldo to Imu down Hoy lieans If n HUipletnentliry feed, Mich HH Com, lK Klven. The lot Of linH recelvlll!,' 2 per cent of lin welijht In rornineal dally produced S-5 pounds of pork to the ucre, ut u cost of MM per hun dred pounds of Kiiin. An acre of noy heiinshoKKedoff with a Btippleinentary feed of corn produced feed for iu Iiors for 21 days and for 20 lines for an additional 21 days. An ucre of Roy beans with no corn fed tho Jikh pro duced feed for 10 lions for 21 days nud for 15 hogs for an additional 14 duyn. Various methods of Beedins lire used when the noy bean Is to be util ized for pasture purpom-s. In tho Southern Milled, especially Nona Carollnu. where a considerable ncre- poHtiiKe. the rid oh in the United Stutt-D were: I 'or : miles and under, 0 cents; fJO to (SO miles, 8 cents; (50 to 100 miles. 10 cents, und OvVr 100 miles n proportionate Increase, so that u letter dispatched a distance ot 45U miles cost 25 cents. With the adoption of Rowland Hill's penny postage Hystein, lOughim! also, adopted his HUKKesthm that the dlfll-" eultleu iitlriiillnn prepiiymont of post oko "mlsht be overconie by usinf? a bit of jmper lare;e enoiiKh to boar the Mainp, and covering the buck with a glutinous wash, which by applying a little moisture, might be attached to tho back of the letter." Thus the pontage Htainp was born, and there came into existence those little scraps of paper which are now collected by millions of wen arid boys tbe world over, and some of which, because of their rarity, lire worth thousands of dollars. An approach to the penny postage of Great liritaln was made In 1851, When 3-cent postage was adopted m the United States. Adhesive postaxe Mumps bad previously been Introduced on this side of the Atlantic in is'. Later postage was reduced to 2 cents In the United States in 1833, but It was not until some years luter tnat Middle West Farmers Assert That "Hour-Earlier" Scheme Makes Them Lose 60 Minutes Opposition to the repetition of the daylight saving scheme next summer Is developing in unexpected quarters, according to reports from tho. local farm bureaus In the middle West. The ,tY,i,t-a do not want to see the dock turned abend next spring. They complain- that the change of time makes them lose an hour's work during fhe buying and wheat harvesting season btcnuso of the heavy dews that do not dry In time for them to start the day a worn mini nau-iju-i. " tlie morning. , Under the old system It was possible for them to begin work in the fields at half-part eight o'clock, but under th new scheme they cannot start unt il an hour later. This, they say, causes ti.om the entire loss of un hour, be ,,Ua nr. matter at what time they start work the hired hands Insist on niiatimr for the day promptly at six in the evening. They urge that instead of forcing them to lose this h..,.r di.rinz the most important sea aon, it would be better for the workers i t,a etties. who wish to save the hour of daylight, to report for work an hour Q.,-iv Thev nronose to fight a re- enaet'ment.of the tlme-changinIaw In congress, age is used for hog pasture, from one CuIialu flowed the example of her by instituting the and a nair 10 a uinmi'i aro sown broadcast nt the lust work ing of Um corn. The hogs are turned In when tho seed is fully mature. Corn and soy beans lire sometimes grown together and pastured down, as Is often done with corn, or trio iwo crops may be pianieu in uu.imn. rows. Kor young bogs the beans are often planted alone. Soy-bean pas ture may be supplied for a period of several weeks by planting early, medi um, and Into varieties. Early matur ing vurieties may bo sown after small grains .and mke KufhYlent growth to supply considerable feed In the fall, tiffins nniv be pastured at any time from- the stage when the pods nro one hulf tilled until the beuns are mature. When hogs have been pastured on soy beans alone there is u tendency for the bird to become soft. This may be overcome very materially by focd lng'the bogs on a grain ration after taking them from the pasture. The feeding of corn alone for four or five weeks has produced firm lard, while corn and cottonseed meal used In the proportion of three parts of corn to one part of cottonseed meal has given tho best results. mother country penny postage. Monument for Apple Tree Erected by the Farmers ot Dundas County, in Ontario NEWS SERVICES OF BUREAU OF MARKETS Depended Upon by Many Produc ers, Distributors and Others. Information Scattered to All Sections of Country Over Practically 14,000 Miles of Leased Wire How It Wofka. tains was extended to include all live stock loaded ii railroads throughout the United States. Information re garding the "in" and "out" n.ov eracnt certain feuding districts Is being lublished. n..... .l..i-t.nenr took Over Oil JUHO 1013, the furnishing of all tele ranhic market reports distributed , ... TT..I,m clffif-lf dnllv from the umcago THE UNKNOWN DEAD They loved the Enslish hedgerows And sconted English lanes; . They loved the sunllKht on their downs And the soft KiiKllnh rains. And now they sleep In Flanders Or where the sad Marne flows. A hleuK white cross above their heads, Their narnoa, ah, no one knows. They loved the life of London, With llnhts that Bleamed like pearls, And theaters und tavetns And rosy Knxlish slrls. Their youth was a brief glory That sped too swiftly by; They left their schools and cricket And came out here-to die. ind some were shining poets, And some were simple boys Who loved tho Surrey fields and all Buhstantiul English Joys. Jfrom Eton and from Oxford, lrnellsh town. fhey came to save a world from thame And lay their young lives down. In some celestial parden Perhaps they sit today . And laugh as once they used to laugh, l'iay as they usea 10 puu Tl we who weep for young lads gone, But thoy-thcy are not dead. Though simple crosses stand above Each brave youim They, loved, and are contented On windy wastes to sleep. yct when the Kngllsh daisies f Begin to smiie aim hh. Pluck them and take them over To many a lonely grave; For they loved English flowers I'or intj k-i,,.,, .onrl brave. fht.s voung. um. u..r,..v, .. - -Charles Hanson Towne, ntng Post- r.r tho most novel monuments In existence has been built In Canada by the farmers of Dundas county, tarlo. They have erected a marble pil lar to mark the site on wmcu KiC famous apple tree. More man a tury ago a settler in Canada imi" Macintosh, when clearing a "paceta which to, make a home in me ua ness, discovered among a numoer wild apple trees one which bore fruit so superior to the rest tnat ne culti vated It and named It the Macintosh u ed The nnnle became famous ; seeds and cuttings were distributed to all parts of Canada, so tnai now uie v intosh Red flourishes wherever apples rrrow in the great Dominion. In 1890 the original tree from which this enor mous family sprang was injured by fire but It continued to bear fruit untiV a few years ago. Then after 115 years, It died, and the grateful farmers have 'raised a marble p ilar fu honor of the tree which has done ko much for the fruit-growing Industry their land. 1 . . i hrniinni 10 iu rit.. whatever you may have around the hou. Sue a 9 n makina Lonawood War Relief Unit ot "w.""""- ' Wp narments for refugees. lH.? r'Lr SeSS of th'e' Logwood unit, I. shown with some of the clothes she wears, allmade from " " at More than 1,500 garments are maae Belle -smixn, onuy11161 ----- Bonnie mawood salvaged waste materials. What Chevrons Mean Guide to Different Stripes Worn on Soldiers' Sleevej You can't tell the players without a score card," the familiar cry at the Mother's Cook Book v-ncohoii narks, could almost be ap- ' ... fmm piled to soldiers retu.u.u,, - France, according to V.nnoorm cross ties are required aid the public in replacement; east of the anu are . ,fh ormrnvl- Tlf cciCKlnnl ISU.UUU.UW North Carolina Forests, to Be TaDDed for a Supply Ties for Railroad Tracks Unw mnnv ties In a railroad track?. Did you ever ask yourself that ques-j tion while riding on a train? North. Carolina forests are to be tapped for a new supply, says Crete Hutchinson., who , writes in American Forestry Magazine of Washington, as follows:; "At the present time the railroad administration is facing a shortage in tie production. Westof the Mlssissip-i Thrift and economy In the ""chen ne painstaking treatment of auppUes from start to finish. In cooking nutrlUva iniiiB and flavor are 10 no .cq.- - -a, to be intensified or added when absent; l8..r..." ' inininMs must be present, the food must Ubwi pel of the clean piaie neeuu ..u -Janet M. Hill. Seasonable Foods, wnv to prepare a thick slice un, la to sear it well on 'ii, m a hot Iron frying pan, then add a cupful of cider and let it simmer a, tho wnr zone of times .wounded, the following has been prepared: War Service Chevron-A ''V-shaped bar of gold lace, worn on lower part of left sleeve of all uniform coats ex cept fatigue coats, by officers, field clerks and enlisted men who have served. six months In the war zone, mi. I- i worn point down. An additional chevron is auoweu i d-r mnntha RPrVlCe. wn,,v Chevron Also a ;'V"-snapec. bar of gold lade, worn point down,, on the right sleeve. Not more than one wound chevron can ue worn v.w - more wounds are sustaineu a. same time. , , Silver Chevron For officers, neiu clerks and enlisted men who served the nntside the theater of op- tSIJ. " . . lio erations a silver cnevrou same as the gold cnevrou, "'";- For each additional six months anoth er chevron is worn. Scarlet Chevron Soldiers hortorably scariet uicviv"i motely 20,000,000 additional ties for street railways and om.. needs. A grand total or ,uw". cross ties or 4,500,000.000 board feet of timber. J 1 "Against a shortage of 63 per, cent, , six months ago the presept shortage Is only 40 per cent and probably wilt, be reduced to 30 per cent by the end I of the ysar. due to better understand: . f snecifleations. Thirty-four pei :, cent of the timber used Dy me run. . , purchasing committee is white oak , Large areas of the forested section ot . North Carolina in Transylvania; Jack,1 son, Graham and Clay counties con tain this timber and a road 40 mile , long is being put In to get this timbey out. . ,. - - ! sauce Saturday Eve- published. The department toon u.v. .... l! grapltic ...... tm i -lu un'"" . ...lulu und yards on hve-s to u . . - - prices, not oniy ' . juitvo, ....... .. .),,. hnrenil o the leaseu wire x ,,ii ri..nr s useu v w- uul . , i.a- ... ll tmnwn hvmn. merclnl news agencies a i- - The i hl3 The siiDsuiuuou ' "find moves in. " i.." - .m th cider Is nearly absorbed, us- "'-. - . t aD0Ve the lae care not to scorch It. Serve with pomiup." Jn addit,oa t0 the and finely mmceu - usual Bciic Service Stripe Knlisted men wlio served three years will wear service of the corps or aepamucui v.. The stripes are worn uiufa- Bluoves or ine ureoo Ing care the cider parsley. over markets, His Suicide Frustrated, Poet Wrote Famous Hymn soclations. Prepared by tlio United Slate Depart' mini of. Agrieulturo.) Many producers, distributors and othiis have come to depend on the market news services of the bureau of markets and'' to make less use of commercial price-quoting agencies, which are not able to furnish data so reliable, accurate, prompt and compre hensive, according to tho nnnuuf re port of the secretary of agriculture. The market news . services were greatly enlarged. In the fiscal year 1018 until branch ofllces numbered approxi mately ninety. They were distribut ing market Information to all sections of the country over practically 14,000 miles of leased wires. The news service on fruits and veg etables was made continuous through out the year for tho first time since It was instituted lteports wero issued in season covering approximately 3- commodities nnd Indicating daily car load sliinmnnta thfl shipping prlCCS in the particular markots throughout tho country, and other shipping-point facts. Temporary field stations were operated at 82 points In two prouin. ing sections, more than twice as many as in the nrecefllnir vear, The news service on live stock aim . .. ..... uu . ,, ,.nna c-nnent report for the previous u- (lpn, to perioral, vw. """7." in el a 1 services has exerted a material fl t , the life of its author Wd S 1 Snet in restoring confidence in the cm tho EngHsli poet notes a - rts of market conditions, t uo - witer la the Peopie s xio.u '-.i.ini, hns been a fundameniai uu- staclc to tho development of the Uve- Svlce on dairy andpoul . . i,.ta irives prices of butter, try 1I.U1..I r.-- - rnliiUons. clieese, "' " : storage moveuit-"v and in tne eugs and market receipts, na in storage una siii-i"- aIU, jobbers. hands or .".B1"V , h.,a covered Since tbe fall or "";k"rhllfl. Washington, Boston, New loiM I Cider Sauce. nif thrDO tflhiesnoonfuls of butter, stripe , a a two cnnfuls of service, naa iour oj. hnth t the ham liquor, all fat removeu. naUfi uuu.. ----- Ilia iiuiu '. ,i - ,M,,cnnmi. nnt heloW elboW, to boiling point, auu xuut - -- - n- ,iavl.ftnServlce of bKV-iJiue viui i03 thnn si montns ill U.tum Hot Roast Ham, Cider Sauce. ls indicated by a sKy-oiue . . r. on ii. ivnr fsprvice Clievio", Bon lr hnm In COld Water, naau us uie 6"." - put into a kettle , with one-hair cup each of chopped onion, i-iii sprigs of, parsley and iour ciov, HAVE A LAUGH delphia, iiu.hu, . - ,t(1 San Francisco. m each month from approx tely ! . dnlrv manufacturing p'"'" of different kinds, co u rf evaporated m.- BUgnP. powdered nniK, MILLION IN ORGANIZATIONS Through These Assocuations Farmer. Now In Close -of Trained Men. United States Depart " .looniv rellnious man, was nncholy. During one or tnese nuu elSmlned to end his life by throw w himself into the Thames river. Ho man that, alter uniuB - Zur he admitted to his passenger hour, m. u rmnr nliLditinff th,.t he was lost. viui"-i i the cab in order to give the from the caD ,lnrtlnn3 for SKrK SET ?X w, OWn door, ouuuev what seemed to him almost a div ne what scLuic dismissed the SnSSS'toXrUi and wrote his famous hymn. : xne news service ou uo -- , ... tua unitea o." Meats was extended to Include nddl- (Prepared WJ Agrlculture.) tlnnal Important live stock and muu nmrUetlng centers and producing dis tricts. New features to make the service more useful to producers in the trade were added. The daily re Ports on meat conditions, which for merly gave Information on the de mand, supplies and wholesale prices of western dressed fresh meats in four of the most Important western markets, now cover Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tlttsburgh also. As a sunnioinnnt trt the. dnllv reports a weekly review ls published. The dally telegraphic reDort on live stocis tuiy ments west of the Allegheny moun- Half-Inch Snider Is Victor Over Fish Two Inches Long The amazing strength of spiders Is . .;r,h.or nf instances. Thus snown in . half.ineh. wp nave u woittiu spider catching a two-men u u - - -of the ground or wolf family. A scl- ul b .. ..,y nff With a entist came upou it -fish on the edge of a little pool. " .,.o hnriert in the fish's tail ; it had the tall out of the water, - but Working Both Ways. ! "What is the object of these statis ,. tics you are compiling : . , i 1 "They are for the purpose 01 inuvj ing that the conclusions drawn froi,. statistics previously compueu uu , ..... 11 n-fon " ' ? f same suojecL uic '"o- q She Knew. jl "Men are sucs brutes." ! , "Aren't ,they! What was it you; husband refuse-, to buy for you t day?" i Cover with cold water, bring to the boiling point and simmer until ten- Aftor two hours, aad one of cider. . Allow the ham to cool in the liquor, remove, take off skin and bake one hour. Bread Pudding, Pour one quart of scalded milk over two cupfuls of stale nreaa cruu.ua, a lot fitnnd fifteen minutes. I 1 11 r I uuu . . Add the yolks of four eggs, well i tnl. roinained underneath, twn tnhiesnoonfuls of melted the neao w h ICUICU, " " t-.ii. - wrotinirs of nutmeg, and Once Too Often. hnve you quarreled wit, ', rnent oi t,- nnn 000 At resent more m" .tt'tinns farmers aro memo . . - Wg asslsUng tho fm" L organizations work. Throng. - famlly AmW:iCaliolnersomil touch with nnvV ill tiM.- Spider's Web Is One of the Simplest Barometers nr,o of the -simplest of nature's wU.,ch..,.1f '!!.o a innff as the weather u m mis - ltg threaas is vannuie. - wfnthe, the ..i or iiiiir. i.tiio. 1 1, elose lH'iw"" are now - ., r,.llill0a men uuu a largo corps f doroJ and women so nkedw n n of state institutions tor the I can readily avail thomsuve ,cal eX. o scientific "JVald them In perience the world over nfe their work on the farm a In the home. it is a sign ot i ... :r Af V II I'll "v " u . ,,-hieh the threads are the lengm i "'"-" ,a ,nn,tlve duration " .. ..1. minins inactive let. out-. ,- n If it keeps at work it is a siBu -- - will not last dining ru n e do nowea by flne long, ,.,inn!?o observa- rfbas S tVat the "spider makes tloa htt! ;! L web every twenty-four ciiangt - changes are "f'tn the evening just before sunset made In tne evem"t j w,tifni. . tug nigat will be wear uuu one-fourth teaspoonful of soda dis solved in two teaspoonruis water; (hen fold in the whites of four eggs, beaten stiff. Turn into . ut tered pudding dish and bake in a mod- erate oven forty-rive minutes. Baked Larded Liver. rni. ono inrrt linner surface of calf's liver. Place In a pan and spread with the following mixture: euin tablespoonfuls of butter anu uuu and one-fourth teaspooniuis -ground cloves and pepper. Pour around 6ne-half cup or noiunH cook In a moderate oven one hour, basting every ten minutes. Remove to serving dlslt, smm on liquor and add one cupful of add fruit juice and strum uu the liver. ' , ;,,;,ied to PUu the un the bank and tne nsn su-usb perately to pull the spider into the wa ?S For ten minutes the scientist watched this silent and deadly flgh .t Then he hurried away for a bottle in .v, to r,nt thP combatants when he tm? He was gone about his return the end had come. The nsn was ! . - spider was Mowly dragging Its victim away. "Why Jack?" "Because he proposeu u night." . . . . . , tIinr. "Well, there s no mum v- . 1 ,, "But I liad accepted him the nlgl before." , B-ino Good for Nothing She-Doctor-sblUs? Oh, my father a doctor, so I can be ill for nothing. He My father's a parsuu, o - be good for nothing. !;'T la.f ... Salt Production. TmrtimtIoBo- salt from sea water .. ,t,.iiVhns become so success- ful in Norway that two Plants, each with an annual capacity u. tons, will be established. 50,000 iiiioitiH'itil,"t",t WISE AND OTHERWISE X When it comes to saving pen nies a woman will save a dollar before a man has saved ten cents. iii When you see a pretty maid in a home It's a sure sign that the head of the house is not henpecked. v Occasionally u uu.' . o on'a l.ntr the way he combs It himself, but a tonsorial artist' never does. ' A wise old tiller of the soil, .nonWnff of the relative value oc rrrnins. says grains of com- I : mon sense are the most valu- ; able. . , Violin's" Latin Cognomen Bill (reading the paper) Do you know what they mean by a Stradi- varlus? Bob Goodness, you're Ignorant i A Stradivanus is the Latin name for a fiddle. As Men Do. "Girls are more graceful with th v.nwla thon mon" 11UUUI3 I""" " . i "They have to learn to ue. r. "What do you mean? , . iirrtiov enn't dodge the Issue by ke- ing their hands in their pockets. "Farming Is a Business." J Large numbers ' of farmers In, more money in their business tb , the business men in their county b towns have invested in the r stor FaTmers are -slowly coming to rea the truth of this comparison and tl , farming is a business, In connect, with which business methods must; used. , , . - I I V