RURAL ENTERPRISE Elk Tor R>ocl? vfl. Few ,- Q T ie K itc h e n C a b in e t St. W estern N ew sp a p er Untun. I E conom y a n d v a rie ty m ay p e r f e c t­ ly »veil t o g e t h e r — th e b e l t e r th e c o o k , th e g r e a t e r t h e e c o n o m y . E c o n o m y m e a n s g e t t i n g f u l l v a lu a for th e e x p u d ltu r e , w h e t h e r it La m o n e y or ttm e . E RCY JO N E S hus re aliz e d Ills childhood am bition. “ W hen I'm a m an," he to ld his p la y m a te s o f y e a rs ago, “ I ’m going to ra is e e lk . See if I d o n 't P e rc y stu c k to h is w ord, a n d to d a y lie is ra is in g elk on th e N ein aak et ran g e, 16 m iles o u tsid e P ly m o u th , Muss., on th e ro a d to M lddleboro. T o him a n d ids o ld e r b r o th e r M aurice th e U n ited S tu te s g o v e rn m e n t h a s sold «11 but 30 o f th e h e rd o f n e a rly 1,000 h e ad of W ap iti d e er, o r elk, w hich, up to re­ c en tly ro a m e d th e N a tio n a l ra n g e a t D ixon, M ont. On n ra n g e of 1,200 a c re s on C ape Cod th e s e a n im a ls a r e now ru n u ln g w ild. W hen th e y h a v e becom e p le n ti­ ful e nough th e s u rp lu s a n im a ls will be k ille d fo r m e a t a n d shipped to th e m a rk e ts o f B oston a n d New Y ork. B e ca u se nobody else in th e c o u n try w a s p re p a re d to ro u n d them tip, sh ip s ta y w tiere th e re a r e people. So he th e m in f re ig h t c a rs, a n d ta k e c a re w a s d riv en w est. " M a s sa c h u se tts m ad e h e r gam e law s o f th e m a s a herd, th e go v ern m en t a w a rd e d th e a n im a ls to th e Jo n e s a f te r lie h a d d isa p p e a re d , hence she d id n ’t sa y a n y th in g a b o u t sellin g .elk b ro th e rs . All th ro u g h h is e a rly y e a rs P e rc y venison. T h e w e ste rn s ta te s m adb J o n e s ta lk e d In e a r n e s t a bout th e r a is ­ th e ir g am e law s w hile th e re w ere still in g of elk, w hile h is n e ig h b o rs lau g h ed w ild elk left, so it Is a g a in s t th e law n t him a n d a d v ised him to ra is e vege­ to sell th e m ea t th e re . "E lk m eat is a d e lic io u s a n d p rofit­ ta b le s f o r th e su m m er tra d e . T h ey c o n tin u e d to rid ic u le his Idea a b le so rt o f food. W e c a lc u la te th a t In 1995 w hen th e b r o th e r s q u ietly b e ­ w e cun ra is e elk a t fro m 6 to 8 c en ts pound, p ro d u c tio n cost. T h a t's g a n buy in g land a f te r re a d in g a D e­ a p a r tm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re p a m p h le t in nhout w h a t It c o sts to ra is e beef. E lk, w h ich e x p e rts c alled a tte n tio n to th e h ow ever, a re m uch e a s ie r to ra is e th a n rn isln g o f elk a s fo o d-producing a n ­ c a ttle . T h e elk th riv e s on less food im a ls. R e ce n tly th e scoffers w ere th a n a n y o th e r m em ber o f th e d e er fo rc e d to lau g h on th e o th e r sid e of fam ily, o r a n y o th e r an im al n e a r its th e ir m ouths. On one e v en tfu l d a y a size, a n d it is alm o st Im m une to d is­ lo n g tr a in o f sp ecial e x p re ss c a r s ease. I t p u ts on w e ig h t f a s te r th a n p u lle d in to M lddleboro. (la th e re d a t th e re in d e e r, w hich is grow n In E u ­ th e s ta tio n w as th e e n tire tow n. T h e rope, a n d w hich o u r go v ern m en t Is e lk h a d com e. T h ro u g h th e heav y gro w in g fo r m eat In A laska. "E lk will b ro w se on th e young tip s w ooden b a rs o f th e ir fre ig h t c a r cages, th e g re a t, so ft ey es o f th e W ap iti o f tr e e s a n d bushes, w hich a c ts on th e lo o k ed ou t, su rv e y in g th e ’ s tra n g e b u sh e s a s p ru n in g does on ap p le tre e s. scene. T h is w a s th e c o u n try from T h ey do w ell In p a s tu r e lan d and also w h ich th e ir a n c e sto rs h a d been d riv en In lan d covered w ith sc ru b grow th, a s by th e In d ia n s m any y e a rs b efo re th e Is th e cape. W h ite oak tips, o f w hich P ilg rim f a th e r s h a d com e to s e ttle in th ey will find p len ty here, give a pe­ c u lia rly delicio u s flav o r to th e m eat. P ly m o u th . “ T h e m eat Is not so gam y ns d eer L a r g e r th a n th e o rd in a ry d e e r o f th e e a s te r n fo re s ts, th e elk h a s a shaggy m eat, a n d It Is p e c u lia r in th a t th e re d d is h m an e a b o u t h is neck, his hack f a t Is a s good a s th a t o f th e buffalo's is lig h tish brow n, w ith a larg e shaggy hum p, w hich Is re g a rd e d ns a delicacy c irc le o f w h ite lin lr o v e r Ids hind in th e W est. Elk m ea t h a s o n e-th ird q u a r te r s , w hich he ra is e s up ns a d a n ­ m ore n e rv e a n d en erg y b u ild in g q u a l­ g e r sig n a l to Ida fo llo w ers w hen he | itie s th a n beef, m u tto n o r pork, and ru n s. T h e h o rn s o f th e s e a n im a ls had o n e -th ird less fa tte n in g q u a litie s.” A fte r th e fe n ce Is p u t up. Mr. Jo n e s been c u t off b e fo re th ey left M o n ta n a ; th e y a r e so m e tim es a s m uch us fo u r ex p la in ed , th e r e Is n o th in g else to do except see ttia t th e elk a r e kept in ­ fe e t high. T h e first sh ip m e n t c o n sisted o f 400 sid e o f It. T h ey feed and ta k e c a re h ead , a n d It w a s w ith no little effort o f them selves. T hey will dig dow n to t h a t th e sh y b e a s ts w ere d e tra in e d . g et a t g ra s s u n d e r th e snow , or s ta n d • ¡ren t, w ooden la d d e rlik e sh ield s w ere on th e ir h in d legs a n d brow se e ig h t u se d to p ro d a n d u rg e th e W ap iti fe e t from th e ground. T h e cow s breed fro m th e c a r s to th e tru c k s w hich c a r ­ a t tw o y e a rs o f uge, b rin g in g fo rth rie d th em to th e ir new hom e. At th e th e ir first c a lf on th e ir th ird b irth d a y , ra n g e th e tr u c k s w ere hacked up to a , a n d one a y e a r from th a t tim e on. d ir t ram p , us you w ill notice in th e i T h e E lk B re ed in g a n d (¡ra z in g a sso ­ above p ic tu re , a n d th e ta ll g a te s w ere c ia tio n , w ldch Is th e n am e o f th e Jo n e s d ra w n . B u t In ste ad o f leaping out, R ro th e rs com pany, h opes to In crease th e frig h te n e d a n im a ls w en t rig h t on ' th e h erd to 2,209 head, th e n u m b er p u sh in g e a c h o th e r a n d sta m p in g th a t could be ra ised on th e ir 1,290 a ro u n d Inside th e tru c k . S om etim es a cre s. it took a s m uch a s five m in u te s b e fo re i A y e a r ago th ey b ro u g h t nine elk one of th em w ould ra is e h e r b e a u ti­ from R ush v ille, 111., w hich a re now ful h ead , look o u t a c ro ss th e ram p, m uch a t hom e on th e N e m ask et range, a n d th en , su d d e n ly w ith one d e sp e r­ and proved th e fe a sib ility o f Im porting a te lunge, holt fo r lib e rty . Soon th e m ore. T ills y e a r th e g o v e rn m e n t d e ­ cid ed th a t th e N a tio n a l Bison ra n g e of o th e rs follow ed. “T h e re aso n we chose M a ssa c h u se tts 18,000 a c re s w ould soon grow too fo r o u r elk ra is in g Is th n t c o n d itio n s crow ded If th e 900 to 1,200 elk th e re n re p e rfe c t th e r e ." said M aurice A. w ere k e p t alo n g w ith th e 590 buffalo. T h e o p p o rtu n ity th a t th e Jo n e s boys Jo n e s. In e x p la in in g th e ir v e n tu re . “T hen, too, it Is one of th e few s ta te s h a d been looking fo r h a d a rriv e d a t w ith o u t la w s a g a in st sellin g the m eat. la s t. It w as not long b e fo re P e rc y and T h e elk is not so ta m e a s th e o rd in a ry M au rice Jo n e s and Ike M ilton, on th e ir d eer. T h e d e e r will liv e w here th e re cow ponies, h a d rounded up th e ir first a r e people, a n d com e a n d ste al a hit 400. T h e cost o f th e w ork a n d th e c a rfa re of food off th e back po rch w hen th e w in te r is rough. B u t th e elk w on't from M o n ta n a to M lddleboro, Mr. Bastille Day Torch Race I n e ss of th e n ig h t sp eed s th e r u n n e r to I th e n e x t re la y sta tio n , w h ere a n o th e r | m em ber of h is o rg a n iz atio n ta k e s th e to rc h from h is han d , re p e n tin g th e (»operation u n til th e flam ing sym bol Is p assed on to Its final d e stin a tio n .— I D earb o rn In d e p en d e n t. Jo n e s siiid, had m ad e th e elk w orth a b o u t $85 a head. Ju m p in g o v e r to P e n n sy lv a n ia , we find th e d e e r h e re m uking a n u isa n ce of th em selv es. T ills stH te’s g am e p ro ­ te c tiv e m e a su re s h av e been too su c ­ cessfu l a n d h ave re su lte d In tlie accu m ­ u la tio n of a larg e n u m b er of h a lf-tam e d o e s fre q u e n tin g se ttle d a re a s. T h ese a n im a ls h a v e m ade in ro a d s on f a rm ­ e r s ' cro p s and o rc h a rd s, a n d a s a re ­ su lt, a law h a s been p a sse d giving la n d o w n e rs ttie rig h t, u n d e r c e rta in ru le s o f tlie g am e com m ission, to kill su c h a n im a ls w hen In ju rin g th e ir p ro p ­ e r ty and to use th e c arc asse s. In tills con n ectio n th e follow ing s ta te m e n t by th e P e n n sy lv a n ia S ta te G am e com m ission, Seth E. G ordon, e x ­ e c u tiv e s e c re ta ry , is en lig h ten in g . " L a s t w in te r a c o m m itte e r e p re s e n t­ ing sp o rtsm e n a n d fa rm e rs sp o n so red leg isla tio n to re lie v e fa rm e rs and f r u it g ro w e rs from in ro a d s on th e ir c ro p s a n d o rc h a rd s by d e e r In v a rio u s se c tio n s o f th e s ta te . T h e D e p a rt­ m ent of A g ric u ltu re th en re p o rte d th a t m a te ria l d a m a g e had been done by d e e r In a b o u t tw e n ty c o u n tie s o f the s tu te and urg ed re lie f from th ese d e p re d a tio n s. “T h e le g is la tu re p ro v id ed several m eth o d s o f re lief. T h e old law p e r­ m ittin g la n d o w h e rs to kill d e e r to send to c h a rita b le in s titu tio n s w hen m ate ­ ria l d a m a g e w as c o n tin u e d and. In ad dltlo n , th e s ta te g am e com m ission w as re q u ire d to d e sig n a te th e se c tio n s of tlie s ta te w h e re d e e r a re co m m ittin g se rio u s d e p red u tio n s. In w hich d e sig ­ n a te d a r e a s th e law a llo w s lan d o w n ­ ers, u n d e r c e rta in stip u la te d c ondi­ tio n s, to r e ta in am i u se in tlie lr own hou seh o ld s all edible p o rtio n s o f tlie c a rc a s se s o f d e e r k ille d in ste a d of se n d in g th em to c h a rita b le lu stltu tions. “T h e gam e com m ission, a f te r decid ­ in g upon a c o n stru c tiv e plan o f action, on J u ly 13 took tlie first ste p to w a rd re lie f and d e sig n a te d se v e n te en c o u n ­ tie s a n d p a r ts o f th re e c o u n tie s as h a v in g w ith in th e ir b o rd e rs se g reg a ted o r s c a tte re d a r e a s In w hich d e er a re doing sufficient d a m a g e to w a rra n t a llo w in g lan d o w n ers, w ^ose lan d s a re open to p u b lic h u n tin g and w hose c ro p s a re a c tu a lly being In ju red , to re-, ta in th e ra rc n s s e s o f - d e e r killed as p ro v id ed by law , th e d is tric t gam e p r o te c to r to be th e Judge In th e m a t­ te r o f d am age. T h is a ctio n o f tlie b o a rd does not a u th o riz e killin g d eer a n y w h e re e lse In sa id c o u n tie s, n e ith e r d o e s it a u th o riz e th e k illin g o f any o th e r k ind o f g am e to be re ta in e d for food. " D u rin g a p erio d o f ab o u t a m onth p rio r to J u ly 1.3, n in e deer, fo u r bucks and five does, w e re killed a n d th e c a r­ c a sse s e ith e r s e n t to c h a rita b le in s titu ­ tio n s o r b u rle d b e ca u se th ey w e re u n ­ fit fo r food. ab o u t In m a tc h e s." sa y s an a u th o rity “ In New Y ork c ity th e r e is a record o f a fire cau sed by a m ouse, a cat a n f a hox o f m atcties. T h e c a t w as w atch Ing a m ouse th n t ra n In to a m atch hox. T h e m ouse, sc ra m b lin g about, set th e hox on fire. T h e c at pounced on Its p re y a n d kno ck ed th e hox to th e floor, w h e re th e fife c a u g h t In a ru g .” >lrs. J F . B u e ll, >4 O r ian h a A v e ., A t m id n ig h t o f B a stille day o f each y e a r b e g in s th e a n n u a l re la y to rch r a c e from V erdun to P a ris. F a rin g - a th le tic o rg a n iz a tio n s a re re p re se n te d by r u n n e rs w ho b e a r lig h te d torches, Rata and Matches ra c in g In re la y s, on th e ir w ay to th e W hile It Is tr u e th a t r a ts a n d m ice s h r in e o f th e u n know n so ld ie r In P a ris. T h e r u n n e rs a re s ta tio n e d e v ery tw o of c a u se fires. It h a s been p ro v e d In th e T h e B ritis h a ir m in istry will use th e 156 m iles, a n d eac h ra c e r h a n d s la b o ra to rie s th a t even s ta rv in g ro- m etal In ste a d o f w ood fo r c o n stru e h is to rch to a w a itin g com panion w ho I d e n ts w ill n o t n ib b le m atch es. “Mice may cause Ores by scratching , tlon o f f u tu r e se rv ic e a irc ra ft. go es on his way. T h ro u g h th e d a rk S C O T T Y ’S P L A N As eggs a re rich ill pro tein nod m ake a d e sirab le su b s titu te for m eat T w o Scotchm en h a d p lan n e d n hike th ey should be used freely w hen Into tlie c o u n try m id h a d a g ree d to re a s o n a h i e in m eet a t a c e rta in p lac e a t five in the price. As they m orning. D uly one o f th e m ow ueil mi a re , w hen fresh , a la rm clock, hut he finally h it on a w ith o u t w a s t e , so lu tio n of ro u sin g th e o th er. ‘'M ile,” tie said, "w h en th e clock th ey a re uot an goes off i'll get up a n d rin g ye on a B g| exp en siv e food. p u b lic telep h o n e. But, be su re mid E a g » W ith H am .—M inre one a n d one h a lf c u p fu ls d o n 't a n sw e r it, so I cun g e t my of cold boiled hum a n d add to two nickel back ." 1 c u p fu ls of w hite sauce. P o u r Into a g reased b aking dish and b re ak six M IG H T A D D S O M E T H IN G | eggs over it. D ust w ith p a p rik a anil b ake until tlie w h ites a re set. S erve a s a luncheon dish A sparagus O m elet.—Melt tw o tab le ­ spoonfuls of flu tte r und add tw o of flour, Hdd g ra d u ally one cupful of milk and cook un til sm ooth, seaso n in g w ith sa lt and pepper. S e p a ra te tlie yolks and w h ites o f six eggs, add to tin- lieaten yolks o n e-fourth of a c u p ­ ful of th e w hite sauce. B e at the w hites u n til stiff a n d then fold in to tlie m ixture. Cook In an o m elet pan well g re a se d ; finish brow ning In tlie oven. T u rn out on a p la tte r und g a r ­ nish w ith a s p a ra g u s tip s und th e re- j I m ainlng w h ite sauce. D ire c to r— Y our play, sir, is too sh o rt Sw eet P ep p ers and E ggs.—C hop tw o for tlie stage. I sw eet green p e p p ers a f te r rem oving P la y w rig h t (h o p e fu lly )— How long i the w hite fiber and seeds. Cook slow ! ly in tw o tahleapoonfula of b u tte r and is y o u r sta g e ? ' add one tah lesp o o n fu l o f to m a to c a t­ W hy H e Offered His Seat sup. B eat six eggs, add tw o tah le- 'T w a n n<»t a n a c t o f c h i v a l r y , spnonfuls o f rich c rea m , tw o table- N o r y e t th e fe a r o f s c o rn ; spoonfuls of w a ter, und one-h alf tea- H e o f f e r e d h e r h is t r a m c a r « e a t spoonful of suit. S cratnlile th e egg T o k e e p h e r o ff h ia c o rn . m ixture In b u tte r a n d serv e on t r i ­ angles o f hot to ast. Getting It Right Cheese Souffle.—M ett tw o table- T w o A m erican n egro so ld ie rs wer« spoonfuls o f b u tte r, s t i r In tw o table- d isc u ssin g m usical in stru m e n ts. spoonfuls of flour, th e n ndd tw o -th ird s “ Yus," «aid one, “ I’se gw ine to get of a cupful of w a ter, one-thiril of a me n e u ca lip tls." cupful of inllk ; cook u n til thick. Add "A w h a t? " q u eried tlie otli seasonings, tw o egg yolks b e aten , and "A e licit 11 jit I s—d a t ’s a m usical in ­ one cupful of g ra te d cheese. W hen stru m e n t, fool.” cool fold In tw o w ell-beaten w h ites "G o on, n ig g er! You c a n 't kid me— a n d bake in u w ell-greased bak in g d ill’s one of Hie hooks of th e Bible." dish. Stuffed E ggs.—C ut fo u r h a rd c o o k ed eggk Into ha lv e s lengthw ise. R em ove Retreat for Men the yolks, m ash and mix w ith niayon- I T a lk a tiv e W om an I t ’s it slittm e th e I nalse, chopped p a rsley , sa lt Mnd pap- ! w ay w e wom en sla v e for th e men. ] rl!;a. Add a little onion Juice If liked. H om e w o u ld n 't he hom e w ith o u t us. Refill tlie w h ites a n d fa ste n w ith a Cun a n y one th in k of liny hom e w ith ­ i toothpick. out a w om an? Food fo r Convalescents. M an (In r e a r ) — Yes, m a'am , th e T h ere will n e v er com e a n in e w (»Id S o ld iers' H om e.— P ro g re ssiv e th e re ia not u rg e n t need of In tellig en t G rocer. c a re of food for th e convalescent, Two Uses e v e n w h en "I w ish som e cod liver oil.” tra in e d n u r s e s "W e now h ave se v e ra l v a rie tie s," a n d d ie titia n s a re p len tifu l, for th e said th e d ru g g ist. “ Is th is fo r c h il­ exjien.se m ust he d ren ?” “Y es.” con s I d e r e d In "D o you w ish to use It ns a m edicine m ost hom es, i r a s u p u n ish m e n t? " o rd e rs should a l­ T h e p h y sic ia n 's w ays be follow ed and no new food ENVY should be Introduced w ith o u t first in ­ q u irin g us to th e wisdom o f tlie change. T lie p a tie n t's a p p e tite Is not a lw ay s a sa fe guide a n d m any h a v e lost th e ir lives hy lieing given food th ey craved. Ig n o ran c e is n e v e r bliss w hen feeding th e Invalid. T hose reco v erin g from a fe v er h ave an ab n o rm al a p p e tite , a n d g re a t tin t ¡ a n d c a re m ust be used iu feeding them . T h e liquid d ie t, w hich Is given for th e first food In convalescence, m ay ¡ be so v aried tlia t it need not be m onotonous. W hen b eginning a solid d iet, cure should be tak e n to h av e th e c h an g e ; E n v io u s Bug — Jh . sh u c k s, why very grad u al. h a v e n 't I got n lot of a rm s so I can C hicken P an ad a.- R em ove th e skin be a g re a t Juggler like Mr. S p id er? a n d ev ery p a rtic le o f fHt from the iirenst o f a chicken. If th e fowl Is , Jealous large, o n e h a lf o f th e b re a st will be sufficient. P lace In a sau c ep a n w ith B ^ c a u n c h»* w a s p lu c k y H u c c c a n fu l w a n h e ; enough w a te r to cover am i sim m er H u i w h e n hln f r i e n d s to ld It slow ly for tw o h ours, o r until tlie m eat T h e y le f t off th e " p .” Is very ten d e r. T ak e It from th e bro th a n d cut it Into sm all pieces, D ay of Variety th en p re ss th ro u g h a sieve, using a G ra n d m a P eople d o n ’t seem to larg e spoon. Add th e bro th to th s m a rry ns young ns th ey did w hen I chicken, season w ith a bit o f salt. w a s a girl. Add fo u r tab le sp o o n fu ls of c ream and G ra n d fla p p e r— No, old d e ar, but th ey bring to th e boiling point. S erve In a p re tty bowl w ith tilts o f c risp to a st do It o ften e r. c u t Into fancy shapes. W hy He Gave H e r Age H onsy S andw iches.— Boll one cupful E ld e st S is te r—D on’t yon know b e t­ of su g a r, one fo u rth cupful e a c h of w a te r a n d o ra n g e Juice, w ith tw o th in te r th a n to go tellin g everybody how sh av in g s o f o ra n g e rind, u n til the m uch o lder I am th a n you a re ? siru p sp in s a th rea d . 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