SINCLAIR'S ODD FOOD FADS FA R M m ORCHARD Notes and Instructions from Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations of Oregon and Washington. Specially Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions V ■ — ■ ROADS AND SETTLERS. B y E . F . A y res. H ig h w a y E n g in e e r, O. A. C. "Bill” Fuller, Father-in.Law of the Author, Didn’t Enjoy Meals at Arden. "Bill" Fuller Is a philosopher, which he needs to be, inasmuch as be is / Upton Sinclair's father-in-law. He ad­ viding for the creation of a State mires Sinclair, the Cincinnati Ttoies- Highway Commission whose chairman Star’s New York correspondent writes, shall be the Professor of Highway and has no criticism whatever to Engineering at the Agricultural and make on the differences which have Mechanical College, the other mem­ developed between his daughter and bers being the Professor of Civil En-! the young writer. “They're both hfgh. gineering at the State University and j brows,” says Fuller, "and Heaven one civilian to be appointed by the j knows that two highbrows can't get governor. These members serve with­ along. Why, even one highbrow can't out pay, and appoint a State Highway I get along.” Engineer at 13000 a year to design, But he doesn’t approve of Sinclair's construct and maintain highways. The bill will undoubtedly pass if it has dietary ideas. “1 never know," said he, "when I take a meal with Uppie, not already done so. Oklahoma must have settlers, and whether he will declare that the only she, too, has advertised and sent her sane diet is to chew a prune 400 times literature to the ends of the earth, and then rub the stone in the hair, or but she has found that she muBt whether he will want forty pounds of have roads to get the immigration. raw meat and a couple of uncooked A Highway Department was created cabbages. He doesn't run true to form, by the last legislature consisting of one might say. He never has the a Highway Commissioner to be ap­ same idea about food twice in succes­ pointed by the governor, and a State sion. Once I visited him at Arden, Highway Engineer to be appointed by where he had planned a sort of so­ the commissioner. This department cialistic Garden of Eden. By and by has recently been organized, and con­ I began to need my fodder. siderable work is under way. “ ‘When do we eat?’ I asked Uppie. The last Louisiana legislature cre­ ” There,’ said he, ‘is a loaf of whole ated 'he office of State Highway En­ gineer to be appointed by the State wheat bread, and the spring is only Board of Engineers. His authority Is 200 yards away.’ He began to tell me to be absolute, and his salary has that this sort of cold poultice was all been fixed at $5000 a year. Louisiana my stomach needed. had long thought she was too poor to “ ‘That may be all right for your afford the luxury of better roads, but stomach,’ said I, 'but my stomach has Governor Sanders succeeded in con­ been pampered. When does the next vincing the voters that it took a vers train leave?’ rich state to afford the luxury of bad ‘“ In which direction?’ asked Uppie. roads. The question of a special tax ’’ ‘Any direction,' said I. for the construction of State Aid "But before I left I did one good roads was submitted to the people of the state at the last general election deed. I’d noticed a peaked kind of a pup leaning against the wall of Up- and carried by a big majority. “What is the matter with Kansas?” pie’s shack. The colored maid said She needs settlers, too, and she is the dog was ‘stubbohn.’ “ ‘He je s’ won't eat his tonrnttoes, getting them. Kansas has no state highway department, but the legisla­ says tbis dlnge. 'An' Mistah Sinclair ture makes a special appropriation says tomattoes is a puffed food for a for the elnployment of a Highway dog.’ Engineer at the Agricultural College “ ‘I guess that’s right,’ says 1. who acts in the capacity of consult­ ’That's all they’re fit for. But before ing engineer for the entire state. No 1 go me and the dog are going to have one is legally obliged to follow his a feast.’ advice, but they usually accept it the "So I sent out and bought' five first time, and invariably the second time it is offered. As in all states pounds of steak, and I broiled it over where there is no central authority in an open fire and the dog and me eat full charge, the roads are not being the whole works. The fragrance of improved very fast, but considerable the broiling brought Uppie out or his tent. He stood there looking at us, good work is being done. To come nearer home, California with tears lr. his eyes and water on has just appointed a State Highway his lips. Engineer at a salary of $10,000 a year, ’’ 'My goodness,’ says Uppie, ’I be­ and has given him $18,000,000 to spend lieve I’m getting hungry.' on the highways. Our neighbor on “ ‘Good,’ says I. ’Have a tomato. the south will soon have good roads. ’ Topie.’ ’’ Washington already has a State High­ way Department, a trifle disfigured after last winter’s battle, but still In Busy Word. the ring. A great deal of criticism' There Is no word, long or short, In was directed at the department, but, with few exceptions, it is difficult to the English language capable of per­ find a well-built stretch of road* in forming so much labor in a clear, in­ the state that was not bqilt under telligible sense as the verb to get; the direct supervision of this office. and here is an old-time specimen of Canada is not making much noise its capabilities about it, but she is building roads "I got on horseback within ten nevertheless, and many and loud are minutes after I got your letter. When the wails along our northern bound­ aries on account of the number of I got to Canterbury I got a chaise for our neighbors who are leaving for town; but I got wet through before I got to Canterbury and I have got such “Our Lady of the Snows.” What are we going to do about it? a cold as I shall not be able to get There are but two ways open. We rid of in a hurry. I got to the treas­ can keep on fighting over petty, in­ ury about noon, but first of all I got significant details while the other shaved and dressed. I soon got Into states get the men and the money, or the secret of getting a memorial be­ we can unite and make a start under fore the board, but I could not get an some system, depending on advancing later. It is up to the people of answer then; however, I got the in­ telligence from the messenger that I Oregon. should most likely get one the next morning. As scon as I got back to my inn I got my supper. When 1 got up in the morning I got my breakfast and then got myself dressed that I might get out in time to get an an­ swer to my memorial. As soon as I got It I got into the first chaise and got to Canterbury by three o'clock, and about tea time I got home.” Oregon Agricultural College, Corval­ lis, Oregon.—When Thomas H. Edison returned from his European vacation, the New York reporters met him at the pier with requests for his impres­ sions of the countries he had visited, with special reference to the ques­ tion of how they compared with his native land. His reply was that Europe could show us nothing better than we produced with one exception —our highways. When it is consid­ ered that he comes from a state which has been one of the foremost in road improvement, and that his criticism was based on the condition of her roads, one wonders what he wou’d have said if he had come from some of the newer states. His impressions tfre undoubtedly the same as those of the European trav­ eler who visits our shores, and there may be a lesson in his remarks that will explain the absence of the best class of European emigrants from our vacant farm lands. Everyone with even the most superficial knowledge of Oregon's conditions will admit that her greatest need today is more set­ tlers to develop her latent resources. The commercial clubs of the state spend thousands of dollars every year to tell our friends in other sections of the United States and in Europe about the marvelous opportunities that await them in the Northwest, but somehow results fail to measure up to expectations. Aiany reasons are advanced for the failure of the campaign, each booster laying the blame on the other fellow. One claims that the high freight and passenger rates are retarding the growth of the state; another blames the land boomers for holding the land at prices which are practically pro­ hibitive; others say that the very natifre of the literature issued is pre­ venting development, as the general farmer sees nothing to attract him in fruit growing at the present price of land and water, and so it goes, each one carefully refraining from shoulder­ ing any portion of the responsibility himself. Of course, it is much pleasanter to let the other fellow relieve us of all portions cf the blame, but before being too sure it is sometimes a good idea to make sure that he has done so, and as long as our rural roads are left in their present condition, it will be difficult to persuade him to shoulder the part that rightfully be­ longs to him. The fault lies with the entire state, including both you and me, and while it is very unfortunate, we cannot dodge the issue. How can we expect to attract farm­ ers from countries where every man has been accustomed to hard surfaced roads from his childhood and regards them as a matter of course. He can­ not understand why the American people make so much fuss over the improvement of a small stretch of highway, for in his country no fuss is made unless the road is neglected. Then it is not necessary for him to complain, his government will attend to the delinquent road official with great despatch. True, some European countries still have the same class of roads with which we are afflicted, but without mentioning names, stop a moment and think if the class of set­ tlers which come from these countries are what we need to build up the state. If the Booster Books are Fent to our Eastern states the results are much the same. The farmer has had a taste of better market roads, and while he was very skeptical of their advantages at first, he is now their most ardent supporter and does not care to go back to the old conditions. “The Good Old Days” undoubtedly had their advantages, but the high­ ways were not among the most con­ spicuous. He will read the literature The Patient Walter. we send him and admire the pictures; Prof. W. Lawson Tall, apropos of he may even reach the point where the new serum cure for hay fever, he feels that it would pay him to said at a medical banquet in Denver: sell the old homestead and begin again in the West—and then he picks "This cure is the result of patience, up his paper and sees what happened the result of much patient toil. In­ to the road bills in both Washington, deed, when I think of the patient and Oregon last winter. He also waiting involved In the perfecting of notes that it was impossible for 38 this cure, I am reminded of Dr. Bob men, selected by the governor for Sawyer’s ante-room. their intimate knowledge of condi­ "Dr. Bob Sawyer stepped proudly tions, to agree on a plan of procedure into his ante-room one day. There for -the Oregon roads, and he allows were quite eight or nine persons that his present location looks good there. And Dr. Bob, looking from one to him. face to another with complacence, Oregon is not the only state that said: must have more settlers in order to “ 'Well, who comes first? Who’s take her rightful place among the commonwealths, and a study of how been waiting the longest?” some of the other thinly populated “ ‘Here, doc—that's me,’ said Snip communities are meeting the problem the tailor, rising and flourishing his may be helpful. Texas needs men to unpaid bill. 'I've been waiting over cultivate her broad acres and secure eighteen months!’ ” her almost limitless mineral wealth, and the price at which her land can be secured is so much lower than in Spare the Rod. most states that she has an advantage Parents take notice. at the start. Her laws permit the The advocates of whipping as a counties to bond themselves for high­ means of discipline are accustomed to way Improvement, and a great deal quote King Solomon as saying: “Spare of good work has been done under the rod and spoil the child.” What this act. There has been no *pnor- Solomon did say wa*: "He that spar- Pa!e blue ur.cu* ve'v t m tv .lT ir the tunitv for standardization of plans or eth the rod hateth bis son.” But the methods, nor could any comprehen­ fiiundnuen if t h i ; h. ndanme e v e n in g word "rod" in that connection does sive plan be carried out under this g ow n . T h e < h if f - n o v e r s k i r t h a s a n a p ­ not necessarily mean corporal punish­ multiplicity of heads, so Texas has p liq u e o f ro ses in p a s te l s h a r k s . Very new is the suggestion of a draped ment. It simply means parental au­ decided to go into the State Aid col­ thority and guidance. The same He­ umn. A bill-ha» been Introduced pro- slee v e. _____ mr ____________ ________ _ brew word Is used In Psalms, xxlil, where David says: “The Lord Is my Buttermilk for Gout. Town Owns Herring Brook. If you are troubled with gout you shepherd; I shall not want; bis rod Brewster, Mass., owns a herring brook, and at the town meeting every should drink at least one quart of butr and his stall they comfort me.” The year, following an old custom, a com­ t*rmilk a day. It is said to have the rod waa the symbol of authority and mittee is elected by baltot to catch the property Of keeping various saKa dis­ power, not a rawhide, a ruler or a hickory stick.—Exchange. fish and dispose of them. The pro solved in the blood and thus Is use­ ceeds are turned into the town treas­ ful in gout. It promotes the circula­ tion. ________________ Useful Suggestion. ury. ______________ _ Lord Lufingham (warmly) — The Not So Bad as That. Ever Responsive to Genius. This little boy was making hla first blawsted commoners will loon hare "There is no work of genius which has not been the delight of mankind; struggle with natural history. Observ­ us out of business entirely, bah Jove! no word of genius to which the human ing for the first time a very fluffy, WhatT Lord Punletgh—Yaaa, bah Jove! heart and soul have not sooner or silky spaniel, he remarked; “Some W ell soon—ha, ha, b a !—be nothing dogs h ir e feathers, and other dogs , later responded.”—James Bussell but récréât' —« " 1—Puck. just skin.” LcwelL w o u ia oe m o or u n a e sira o ie * . Studying Shakespeare. Ambassadors from a besieged town “You should jeln our Shakespeare were treating with Alexander th e ! elub.” Great on the terms of surrender. Al- j •’What do you do?” exander ordered that Acuphis. the eld­ "Well, we fine every member foi est of the ambassadors, should be the oon-attendance. Then we take the governor of the town, and that he money and go to a musical comedy." should send immediately aa hostages i 100 of the best citizens. Acuphis j Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate then smilingly observed: "Sire. I and invigorate stomach, liver and bow­ could govern better if thou wouldst j The best m e d i c i n e s in the world cannot take the place of els. Sugar-coated, tiny, granules, easy permit me to send thee 100 of the to take. Do not gripe. the famil/physician. Consult worst citizens instead of 100 of the him early when taken ill. If b est” ________________ Far the Teeth. the t r o u b l e is wi t h your The chemical action of peroxide of T h e B lushing uctopue. throat, bronchial tubes, or hydrogen upon gold teeth, which The octopus frequently changes Its lungs, ask him about taking makes an unpleasant taste In the color, like a marine cameleon. It mouth, can be destroyed by using salt would appear, from recent studies o f ! Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Then with the liquid. Its whitening virtues the creature, that the colored pigment j take it or not, as he says. are excellent. whereby this change in color is ef- j V* • p u b lis h o u r fo rm u la s fected is contained in envelopes in Mlrrcrs in Decorations, W e b a n is h alco h o l its skin, in the tissues of which are y fro m o u r m ed iolnas In the sixteenth century no lady . muscular fibers actuated by nerves, j W e u rg e you to was considered in full dress unless Should these fibers become relaxed a c o n s u lt y o u r d o c to r she had a mirror at her breast. It dark pigment appears. The phenome­ was oval in shape about 4 by 6 inches non is said to be analogous to blush­ Bilious attacks, sick-headaches, indiges­ In size. tion, constipation, dizzy spells — these ing.—Harper's Weekly. are some of the results of an inactive The next time you feel that swallow­ liver. Ask your doctor if he endorses London’s Italian Colony. ing sensation garble Hamlins Wizard Ayer’s Pills i:i tnese cases. The dose The Italians in London, England, is small, one pill at bedtime. Oil immediately with three parts water. It will save you days and perhaps are sufficient of themselves to form a M ade b y t h e J . C . Aye*- C o., L o w e ll, M a a i.— large town. There are as many as weeks of m sery from sore throat. 14,000, about 2,000 of whom are Ice­ Table Talk. British Interested In Gas. cream venders and 1,000 organ-grind­ "The more 1 see of men, the more ers. The other 11,000 are chiefly en­ In addition to 1.255 gas undertaking* I like dogs,” declared the pessimistic gaged as plaster bust sellers, artists’ In England, there were last year 20 boarder. "Have some sausage, Mr. models, cooks, valets, teachers, artists, British companies owning gas work* Wombat,” suggested the landlady.— restaurant and hotel keepers, and so on the European continent and In Washington Herald. other parts of the world. on. T h e Fam ily P h y sician A yers A Queer Customer. "Mandy,” said the village tailor to his wife, "I'm going to give Sam Bil­ lings a suit of clothes for a pig." “My goodness, papa!” exclaimed his little daughter, “what does a pig want with a suit of clothes?" 100 YEARS OLD QUICK RELIEF E IE TROUBLES In Touch, Always. "It Is odd that pickpockets are such an unpopular class.” "I can’t see why they should be popular.” “Don’t they always keep in touch with the multi­ tude?” It C u re s While You W alk. A lle n ’s F o o t-E a se is a e e rta in eu re fo r h o t, sw e a tin g , e a llm , and sw o lle n , a e h ln g fo e t. Sold by a l l D ru g g ists. 1‘ rlee ->5e. D o n 't a c c e n t any s u b s titu te . T ria l p a ck a g e F R E E . A d dress A lie n a , O lm sted , Le Koy, N. Y . Long-Headed Husband. "This is good wine. I must take home a few bottles to my wife.” “She never touches wine, as you know." “True; but it will be a little present for her, and I can keep it from going to waste.”—Washington Herald. W om an's P ow er O ver Man Woman's most glorious endowment is the power to awaken and hold the pure and honest love of a worthy man. When she loses it and still loves on, ao one in the wide world can know the heart agony she endures. The woman who suffers from weak­ ness and derangement of her special womanly or­ ganism soon loses the power to sway the heart of a man. Her general health suffers and she loses her good looks, her attractiveness, her amiability and her power ami prestige as a woman. Dr. R.V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N .Y ., with the assistance of his staff of able physicians, has prescribed for and cured many thousands of women. He has devised a successful remedy for woman's ail­ ments. It is known as Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, It Is a positive specific for the weaknesses and disorders peculiar to women. It purifies, regu­ lates, strengthens and heals. Medicine dealers sell it. 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Tomorrow he would read another chapter gratis, and by the end of the month he would have finished the volume and be well Into another. “Hence the Scottish publishers and booksellers hit on the uncut, which you can’t read without buying.” The dealer helped a pretty girl to j ■tow in her limousine a stack of best sellers. “But- thank fortune,” he said, “we don’t need uncuts here.” SMILE ON WASH DAY, The laundrefls’ delight is RED CROSS BALL {1LUE. A neat, handy package, n oth in g.t* break or spill, and a blue that Is ail blue. It is b o far superior to any liquid bluing that there Is no comparison. Always produces snow white clothes. Large package 10 cents. ASK YOUR GROCER. ________________ Pick Up Fallen Fruit. Keep all the fallen fruit picked up. The best way to do this Is to have sheep or hogs In the orchard; they will eat the fallen onee. These fallen fruits contains the grubs of insects, and by killing them you lessen next year's pest's. Distrust. 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