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VALLEY Magatine Section ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 190C. VOL. XVIII. BANQUET WITHOUT MEAT. WASHINGTON SOCIETY EATS A UNIQUE VEGETARIAN DINNER. Absence of Meat not Noticed by the Guests. Analysis of foods Made by Dr. Wiley, the Government Food Expert. Few wealthy and socially prominent women share with Mrs. John B. Hen derson, wife of the former United States Senator from Missouri, the dis tinction of being a strict' vegetarian and yet being able to entertain large dinner parties successfully without the ■se of any kind of meat. Mrs. Henderson’s home, Boundary Castle, in Washington, is one of the handsomest dwellings in the Capital and is fitted up in the most sumptuous MR8. JOHN B. HENDERSON, style. Gold, silver and exquisite glass table appointments characterize her entertainments and the most promi nent people in the country are her guests during the social season. This distinguished hostess long ago became a convert to the vegetarian system and through a book which she wrote on the subject, “The Aristocracy of Health,” held to her contention that meat is unnecessary not only to diges tion, but to the palate. The boob aroused much discussion and during a recent health congress in Washington Mrs. Henderson arranged one of her celebrated vegetarian dinners in order to prove the strength of her theory. Some amusement was caused by the declination of a prominent politician who has a reputation for liking good dinners, but who was afraid that with out meat his evening meal would be spoiled. Mrs. Henderson’s arrangements for the dinner were unique. Rather than offer her own analysis ' Mrs. Henderson’s vegetarian dinners have always been a feature of her social program during the winter. Thd only plea against them is that diners seriously object to being defrauded, even if ever so skilfully, into believing they are eating meat, patties and cro quettes, when, in fact, they are dating “just vegetables.” This particular dinner in honor of delegates to the food congress was voted a distinct success. Those who were included in Mrs. Henderson’s in vitations declared that had they not known the exact character of the dinner to which they sat down they would have been convinced that vari ous dishes were the result of the study and ingenuity of Mrs. Henderson’s famous chef who had utilized meat in a strange but most alluring manner. Mrs. Henderson was formerly Miss Mary N. Foote, of New York, and is one of the most democratic and popu- ar hostesses in Washington. * *’ *. 't < 1’■»/ < LEAVE THEM-INDIANS. f A HOLLAND AIRSHIP. Inventor of Sub-Mqrlne Boat Is Working on One that Will Fly. ’ COMMISSIONER LEUPP OF INDIAN The report comes from New1 York AFFAIRS AGAINST HIGHER that John P. Holland, the inventor of EDUCATION. the submarine boat, is about to give The Red Man is Original and Should to the public an invention of a flying not be Considered Merely White machine said to be of as perfect a - With a Dusky Skin—Highly interest» construction as the submarine bearing ing Resort. his name. Mr. Holland has been work The Indian should be an Indian and ing on flying machines for nearly nothing more. So says Commissioner of Indian Af twelve years, during which time four fairs Francis E. Leupp in his annual modbls have been constructed and de report. He does not believe the Indian stroyed on account of their imperfec should be educated for higher profes tions. He is no^: working on the fifth sions in the great colleges of the coun model, which he believes will be made try to the neglect of his sound and to fly. This latter model weighs only practical learning. His report is, beyond any doubt, the thirty pounds. It is arranged to be most interesting one ever received strapped to the back of the person de from the Indian Office. siring to soar in the air. There will Made-Over Indians Useless. be two vertical arms crossing at right NOW COMES THE MOTOR BOOT. “The made-over Indian,” he says, “is angles with the axis and two pairs of bound to be like the Navajo blanket, wings; these are to vibrate in oppo Threatens the Popularity of. the from which 1 the Navajo has been site directions. One pair of wings will expurgated—neither one thing nor the be placed at the back of the head and Motor Bicycle, the Automobile other. I like the Indian for what is the other pair near the waist. They and the Motor.Boat, Gay Paris has just been startled by Indian in him. I want him to retain are of light steel Construction, weigh the apparition of a gigantic person all his old contempt for hunger, thirst, ing about a pound each. In speaking “whizzing along the Champs Elysees cold and danger when he has anything of his invention, Mr. Holland said: at the rate of twenty-five miles an to do. I love the spirit of manly in “Any man who walks three miles an hour.” He was not on horseback, ac dependence which moved a copper-col hour can easily fly the same distance cording to the Washington Post, ored sage once to beg that I would in in ten minutes with tey invention and neither was he in an auto. He simply tercede with the Great Father and I do not consider that statement an stood up straight on his own legs, and throttle a proposal to send rations to exaggeration. the only unusual thing connected with his people, because it would pauperize “I have taken birds as my pattern. his appearance consisted of a pair of their young men and make them With this ‘machine men will be able immense boots. He didn’t walk. He slaves to the whites.” to fly on the samd Principle as a bird never lifted either foot from the pave Mr. Leupp declares that the common flys. If a cog breaks or something ment. He simply carried himself erect mistake of white men dealing with In- else goes wrong, or if he becomes ex and “fairly flew.” hausted and the Propelling ceases, Subsequent inquiry developed sev there will be no danger, for he will be eral Interesting facts. Fastened to the able to descend gently to the earth and soles of the tall stranger’s boots were land easily upon his feet." tiny automobiles, with rubber tires Mr. Holland discounts the course eight inches in diameter, and in a belt taken by a number of flying machine worn about his waist were “accumu experts who use a combination of bal lators” of one and a quarter horse loon and aeroplane. This form, he be power, connected with the boots by lieves, will never become practical for means of wires. Thus, equipped, the aerial navigation because he considers mysterious person sped along the ave the gas bag offers too much resistance nue at the speed above stated, exciting to the air, and, on the other hand, be wonder, admiration and alarm in about ! lieves that flying machines and the equal proportions. aeroplane idea—the latter of the Lang ley class—will be the real means of Seven-League Boots Not In It. navigation of the air in the future. He In other words, this astonishing but expressed his belief that with the new highly uncomfortable gentleman-—Con Holland airship he will be able to Ly stantin! is his name—appears to have from New York to Washington to at invented the long-lcoked-for and much- tend the next presidential inaugura feared “motor boot.” As a matter of tion and get back home the same fact his device will enable the indi night It is his intention to make ex vidual citizen to aciqdire a pairpf boots periments with his machine next by means of which he can chase along spring. the boulevards of Paris or any other capital at a frightful rate of speed, and, Facts About Henry Hudson. as long as the “accumulators” hold out. make anywhere from six to thirty Why should an Englishman who re miles an hour. It is the much-desired ceived by baptism the name of Henry consummation—the apparatus whereby be dubbed Hendrik? For more than we may pay a hundred calls during any half a century Americans have been COMMISSIONER F. E. LEUPP. afternoon, evade policemen, street writing and saying “Hendrik Hudson.” cars, footpads, the carriages of the dians is that they proceed upon the This habit, without a legitimate foun aristocracy, and the importunities of idea that the red man is merely a white dation, has been emphasized afresh re the very fleetest newspaper reporter. man with a dusky skin. Another mis cently in the “Hendrik Hudson Me No more need to squander money on take is to class the Indian with the morial Bridge” and the “Hendrik Hud night-hawks, herdics, “copays,” or even colored man. son Intercentenary Committee.” The broughams and victorias. Put on your only excuse that can be offered for us Lead Him Back. thrice seven league boots, light your the Dutch equivalent is that Henry Since he became Indian Commis ing cigarette, push the button, and away Hudson sailed under Dutch auspices on sioner Mr. Leupp has appointed in sev you go. The time is foreseen when one of his four voyages of discovery. our greatest statesmen will provide eral of the schools a teacher who su The Netherlands themselves knew him pervises the study of native music. themselves with the Constantini boot as “Henry” Hudson, The duties of this teacher are to lead only and laugh at would-be interviewers. In 1859 Henry C. Murphy, while at the Indian back to the sublime and Only one misgiving is nourished. The Hague examining the old Dutch There Is always a fly in the ointment, patriotic thoughts of his forefathers. records for data referring to Hudson, “ The Indian is a natural warrior, a a crumpled rose leaf on the couch of found in the royal archives a Dutch joy. Suppose, for instance, that Sec natural logician, a natural artist. We copy of Hudson’s contract with the di have room for all three in our highly retary Taft, or General Grosvenor, or of the East India Company. The organized social system. Let us not rectors make the mistake, in the process of ab document was appended to a manu history of the company, pre sorbing them, of washing out of them script whatever is distinctly Indian. Our ab pared at its request by P. van Dam, original brother brings, as his contri the counsel of the company from 1652 bution to the common store of char acter, a great deal which is admirable, and which needs only to be developed along the right line. Our proper work with him is improvement, not trans« formation.” VANDERBILT'S NEW AUTO. It is Planned to Make 150 Miles an Hour. BOUNDARY CASTLE, the food which she proposed to dear old “Uncle Joe” Cannon, or even serve to her guests Mrs. Henderson Vice-President Fairbanks himself (the had a special analysis made by Dr. President, it is understood, will stick Wiley, Chief of the Bureau of Chemis to the horse), should put on the motor try of the Department of Agriculture, boots and start upon a swift es Dr. Kellog, of Battle Creek, and other cape; suppose, moreover, that in his Scientist* who were in Washington at agitation he should turn on the mini tending the convention. Mrs. Hender mum speed for one foot and the maxi son has an English vegetarian chef, mum speed for the other, what would Eenett, who is famed for his delicious be the condition of our priceless states recipes and after a sample of each man After about two blocks of that dish had been made it was given over weird form of travel? Let it pass. No need to toss upon a to the scientists for analysis. Souve nir menus were prepared for each sleepless pillow while as yet the de guest and attached to the card was the tails are in camera. The motor boot, recipe for every dish served throughout like other great agencies of progress, the dinner. The entire menu consist has come to stay. We can wait while our betters try it on. ed of: Fruit Soup. Mock Salmon, Sauce Hollandaise, Roosevelt's Rifle. Cucumbers. (Jnfermented Concord Grape Juice The rifle which President Roosevelt used on his recent hunting trip has mixed with Apollinaria been received at Springfield (Mass.) Artichoke Cups and Asparagus. Armory, extensive repairs being neces Broiled Slices Pinenut Protoso, sary as a result of rough usage. The Nut Sauce. rifle, which was made for President Unfermented Catawba Wine. Roosevelt under the direction of Col Eggs a la Villeroi, Mushrooms, ft C. Protose Timbale, Tomato Sauce. onel F. H. Phipps, commandant at the armory, is essentially a magazine army Grape Fruit and Cherry Salad, rifle, with slight changes from the reg Cheese Souffle. iced Fruit Gelee. Kellogg Gelatine. ulation model to make it more suitable I for sporting purposes. Mock Coffee. •f NO. 37. ■S'" Mr. Alfred G. Vanderbilt is having constructed secretly an automobile which he hopes will be the fastest ma chine in the world. He is an automo bile enthusiast and is determined with the aid of the wealth at his command to break the present record. The ma chine which he is having built is esti mated to be capable of developing 152 miles-an hour with' 250 horsepower. Such ppqed is the equivalent .of 218 feet for every clock tick; it means a mile in 23 2-5 seconds. The present mile record is 32 4-5 seconds made by H. L. Bowden, at Ormond Beach, Fla., last February.. ' Should Mr. Vanderbilt be able to at tain such extraordinary speed with this automobile it will mean that it will go faster than anything in the world heretofore. The best time ever made on a railroad was a mile in 30 seconds; this was on the Plant System on a run from Fleming to Jacksonville, Florida, when five miles were- covered at the rate of 120 miles per hour. Not only will it go faster than the speed ma chines of to-day but the new automo bile flyer promises to carry its driver faster than man has ever traveled be fore in the world. In fact it is stated that even few birds could fly at such a pace. Cares for 1,000 Canaries. Mrs. Sarah Noble, a widow, of Cin cinnati, Ohio, feeds 1,000 canaries in her luxurious home in that city. Dur ing one of her trips abroad many years ago she purchased and brought here the ancestors of these birds at a cost of >1,000. They live in seventy large cages. It costs Mrs. Noble >65 a year to feed her birds, and the most expen sive heating and ventilating arrange ments obtainable are provided for them. BETTER RURAL SCHOOLS. A GRICUL TURAL EDUCA TION NEC- CESSARY TO KEEP BOYS ON THE FARM. Problems of the Farm Solved by Thorough Training of the Young. School Gardens an Essential Ad junct of the City School. Edward Eggleston’s “Hoosier Schoolmaster” was a romance of the type of common-school education which, a couple of generations ago, extended, with its natural variations, from one end of the Union to the oth er. “The little red brick school house” of the earlier days of the settlement of the Mississippi Valley was the prin cipal factor in the elevation of the many times more perplexing than those which troubled the pedagogues ol our forefathers. In those days we had the great resources of an unbroken and an unsettled wilderness. The resident* of Ohio and Kentucky were pioneers. Vast tracts of rich, but unbroken, wilderness stretched to the westward, affording opportunity for the making of thousands of new homes and beck oning with alluring finger the sur plus population of the Eastern State* The soil was rich and fruitful, th« home market for agricultural products was good, and the crowded centers ol the Old World sought eagerly for our surplus products. Such a thing as agricultural education was unknown. Mother Earth was fruitful from the stored-up fertility of the ages and needed but the tickling of the hoe to laugn anundant Harvests. The farmer of to-day finds an en tirely different situation and a strong and increasing competition. The vast wilderness has been settled, and through continual and often Ignorant and ill-advised tillage, the «oil haa been depleted of its fertility. While agriculture has thus been retrograding and the competition continually grow ing keener but little has been done to fit the farmer to cope with the »chang ing conditions. The average country boy to-day receives a much better edu cation, viewed by present educational standards, than did his grand-father, yet it is along lines which help him but little to maintain his position in the country’s development He learn« the very things which, instead of mak ing him satisfied with the farm, im pel him to leave it and seek occupation in the centers of population. Tha farm boy who receives a common school or a high-school education nat urally turns toward the place where he can best apply it. His schooling has not been such as would help him to fa-m better, to make more money on the farm or to make of farming an in teresting employment. And so he goes to the city to utilize his special knowl edge. The trend of the country-raised lad is irresistibly in that direction, while there is no equalizing current im pelling the young people of the cities to fill his place in the country. And th« city boy as he grows up and marrie« would like to have a home of his own on a piece of land, of course, but he knows only the trade or profession that he has learned. He knows nothing ol farming and he would not know how to make a living from a piece of land if he had it. It baa often been said that it is worse than useless to put th« poor of the great cities out in tha country, because they will not stay there. As a matter of fact, they can not be expected to, for to them it is « strange and barren story. The experi VEGETABLES RAISED BY IOWA SCHOOL BOYS. ence of the Salvation Army, however, until his death in 1706. The copy opens little red cross roads’ school house. as shown in its farm colonies in dif Considered from th® modern educators ’ thus: ferent sections of the country, demon- “On the eighth day of January, in point of view, the general educational level of the country has unquestionably the year of Our Lord one thousand six Contlnued on next page™ hundred and nine, the Directors of the risen many degrees, but with this as East India Company of the Chamber of sumed advance have come problems Amsterdam, of the ten years reckoning, on the one part, and Mr. Henry Hud son, Englishman, * • • of the other part.” Two of the signers were Netherlanders; the third, “Henry” Hudson. In both cases the name was spelled in plain English, “Henry.” Hudson knew so little of the Dutch language that his conferences with the Hollanders were conducted through the medium of an interpreter. No better time for correcting this absurd usage could be found than on the eve of the celebration of the anni versary of Hudson’s voyage to this part of North America. Let the bridge to be named after the English explorer be the “Henry Hudson,” or the “Hudson,” but not the “Hendrik" Hudson me morial bridge. The committee has al ready dropped the “Hendrik" from its title and styled itself simpy “The Hud son Tercentenary Committee.” great middle class of Americans, which made of the nation a people of intelligent thinkers. They already possessed qualities of sturdy integrity and self-reliance which constituted them “good citizens,” and their system of common-school education, sufficient at that time to meet all the demands of the country, elevated them as a whole into a body the superior of any “mid dle class” in the world, ready and able in any period of crisis to decide great public questions aright, and to do, with the courage of their convic tions. Since that time what we call “higher education” has developed, and new systems and methods have sup planted “The Hoosier Schoolmaster,” and the birch rod, identified with the