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About Beaverton times. (Beaverton, Or.) 191?-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1915)
FOUND FAME IN YOUTH MARCONI YOUNG IN YEARS 18 GREAT IN RENOWN. Invanto:' of Wireless Telegraphy New It but Forty-One Years Old How the Great Idea Came to Hla Mind. It Is almost startling to be told that Marconi, too Inventor ot wireless teleg raphy, Is only forty-one years old. True, all talk of the present as "tbe age of young men," and when Marconi broke into fame everyone remarked: "How young he is!" But so much has come out of his harnessing of tbe ether forces, so many big events and developments, that it sees as if Mar conl could be no longer young. And he 1b yet hardly over forty. ' In boyhood Harconi showed ability in mechanics somewhat above that of tbe average lad, but until he was twenty he knew little more of elec tricity than most youths ot his age, It was then, however, that be became Interested in the work of Prof. Heln- rlch Hertz, a German scientist, who, in attempting to discover the nature - of electricity, accidentally produced electro-magnetic waves and detected their presence In the ether by means of a wire hoop so broken that the electricity sparked across the gap. r Mot even Hertz himself realized the tremendous importance of hlB discov ery. Men like Professor Lodge, Lord Kelvin and Sir William Pierce talked of it, but it remained for the young Italian dreamer to Jump across tbe gap of years of scientific study and make practical tbe moBt important discovery since Faraday Invented the induction coil. The thought came to Marconi that here was a principle which should be applied to communi cation over great distances, t The -Idea, as we look back on it now, seems absurdly simple. Hertz detected a spark in a broken hoop, a few feet away from the flash of an Induction coil. Why didn't he get better detector than a broken hoop and a better transmitter than a small Induction coll, and send out flashes in such a manner that the detector would record a message? ' The only answer is, he aldn't do it Why didn't Lodge or Kelvin er Pierce or any one of the hosts of famous scientists utll- . lze Hertz's discovery? The answer Is, they didn't i It remained for a young man, un known and inexpert, to grasp the pos sibilities. He expected someone else to do It, he waited for someone else to do it. He did r.ot know when it would be, for the surprising reason that to him the great scientists were unnamable. He was not acquainted with their work or even their names except Hertz's. He was not an elec trician. He had no academic or scien tific degree. But genius burned within him, and he began to experiment for himself. That was in December, 1894. Deaths on the Highways. , During the first bIx months of the present year there seems to have been an alarming increase in the number of deaths and accidents in the publlo highways. This increase is not con fined to any character. For instance, the fatalities due to automobiles in New York state Increased from 183 In 1914 to 241 this year. In New Jersey during the same period there were 48 deaths and this year 88. Popula tion grows and so does the number of vehicles in use on the highways, but neither are sufficient to account for this unreasonable increase in deaths on the highways. Drivers and pedes trians both have their rights, but the observance of ordinary care on the part of the man in .the vehicle and the man off foot .would undoubtedly cause a big decrease In the number of avoid able deaths, the Philadelphia Inquirer remark WHEN TO WEAN LITTLE PIGS Many of Best Hog Men Take All Young Animals Away at same r Time Good Plan Outlined. , Should the pigs be weaned at six to eight weeks ot age, or should they be allowed to run with the sows until the sows wean them? Sows which raise two litters a year had best wean their spring litter at six to eight weeks of age. Some farm ers who keep sows only for one litter are in favor of early weaning so that the sows may be dried off rapidly and fattened. If the pigs are to be weaned early, they must be taught to eat grain long before they are weaned. Two or three weeks old pigs will learn to nibble a little. A good grain mixture is SO parts of corn, 20 parts of middlings, 10 parts of tankage or wheat meal, 6 parts of oats and 5 parts of oil meal. If skimmed milk may be bad it should certainly be ted, especially Just after weaning time. Many of our best hog men now wean their pigs early and wean them all at the same time. The day before wean ing they put the sows and pigs to gether in a pen by themselves and give the sowb little or no food that day. The pigs are allowed to drain the bows' udders and the next day the pigs are put In a good pasture by themselves and given a nutritious ra tion, skim milk being fed If It Is available. The sows are put on short pasture and for the first day or two are given plenty to drink but little to eat In a short time they are dried up completely and they may be given -a good ration to get tbem in conuiuon for breeding or for market WIDE TIRES ASSIST HAULING Do Not Cut Deeply and Make Better Tracks on Roads Which Are Trav eled While Boil la 8oft (Br F. A. WIRT. Kansas Experiment Sta tion j Wide-tired wagons pull more easily than narrow tired ones 90 pet cent of the times when they are used. Pro fessor Wirt has Just completed ex periments with wide and with narrow- tired wagons. Narrow tires pull harder than wide tires because the narrow tire cuts deeper into the top soil. - The wide tire does not cut so deep and makes a better track on' roads which are traveled while tbe ground Is soft The wide tire packs the surface Into a firm roadbed.- The tests show that in corn fields, plowed fields, .field lanes and on pas ture and alfalfa land, the draft on the wide tire is considerably less no mat ter what the condition of the soil. In places where the mud is deep and rolls up on the wheels, in ruts made by narrow wheels, or in a surface of mud with a hard ground beneath, the narrow tire will pull more easily. The narrow wheel fits the rut, on the hard bottom ot which it runs, and it col lects less mud than the wide tire. Were only wide tires used, however, this condition hardly could occur. KEEPING FEED OUT OF MUD Arrangement Illustrated for Preserv ing Corn Fallen From Trough Stook May Eat In Comfort. " Around every feed bunk there should be some arrangement for pre serving the teed and keeping the cat tie out of the mud. If the bottom of the feed trough Is made with one-quar. Good Feeding Floor. ter Inch cracks between the boards much loose corn will fall through which hogs following the cattle will make good use ot DESTROY LITTLE RED MITES Hen Is Powerless to Protect Hsrsalf From Ravages of Vermin Egg Laying Out of Question. There is no poultry parasite that our feathered friends are less power less to combat than the common red mite. The body lice, can be kept in check by the hen if she has her ho erty, because she will frequently find a good dusting place and proceed to cleanse herself and make things very uncomfortable for the lice. But on ac count of her attachment to her borne, no matter how poor It is, she will go back every night to infested roosts and allow the mites to crawl upon her and suck her llfeblood. Poor biddy is powerless to protect herself and un less friend man steps in and does something for her she soon becomes emaciated and dejeoted, and egg-laying is entirely out of the question, Tbe red mite is one of the most com mon causes of no eggs when there ought to be some eggs. . Cleanliness In the coop is an Im portant factor in the control ot the mite, as it will hide under filth, drop pings and litter, as well as in cracks and crevices of the roosts and nests. Clean coops, however, are not entirely free from infestation and may even become seriously infested it not given treatment ' Spraying' is a common means of control, cresol sprays or ker osene emulsion being recommended. On account ot being unable to accom plish thorough work by spraying It is necessary to spray frequently In or der to keep the mites In check. Probably the most thorough method of control Is by fumigation. The fumes will permeate every part of the coop and kill all the mites, regardless of whether they are In tbe litter or on the roosts. As all of the mites are killed the treatment will be effective for a long time, as It will be some time before a coop will become infest ed again. The fumigation method Is the easiest one to control the mites. All that is necessary Is to place the proper amount of fumlgant in an open kettle, light It and close the doors tightly. When the doors are opened several hours later the coop Is entire ly bugless. In order to get good re sults It Is necessary to use a sufficient amount of good fumlgant The com mercial article is the most convenient to use and will assure good results U the directions are followed. VENTILATING A SHEEP SHED Manner of Arrangement 8hown In Illustration Gives Ample Supply of Fresh Air for Animals. Tbe manner of arranging a sheep shed, as shown In the Illustration, fur nishes the desired fresh air and pre vents the storm, rains, etc., from get ting inside, where ordinary door ar rangements are not always sure, fly- , Shed Ventilators. Ing open with force frequently. The top of this shed may be left open the greater part of the time without harm ing the flock at all. v 8avea Time and Labor. By having a stout pole lying right under the hay rack on the upper tim bers In the barn for the hay to drop on when It Is tripped from slings or forks, it saves a man In a mow. It also saves the bay from pounding down in the center which sometimes causes it to mold. As the hay drops on the poles It rolls to either side and spreads. The slings are a great labor and time saver. WITH THE GOOSEBERRY RECIPES FOR PRESERVES AND OTHER DI8HE8. Made Up Into Jam It WHI Be Appre ciated In the Winter Method of Serving Them in -. Batter. Gooseberry Jam. Seven pounds green gooseberries, eight pounds sugar. : . - . Method. Top and tall the goose berries and place them in a preserv ing pan. Add- the sugar and slowly bring to boiling point and boll for 40 minutes. If the Jam Jellies quickly when a sample is placed on a saucer It Is quite ready and must be bottled at once. To Bottle Gooseberries. Gather to gether some bottles with wide necks. See that they are perfectly clean and dry. Fill them with gooseberries and place in the oven until thoroughly hot through without breaking the skins. Remove from the oven, add two table spoonfuls sugar to each bottle, and fill up with boiling water. Seal with paraffin and store. Gooseberries In Batter. Four table- spoonfuls flour, two eggs, plncU salt, half pint milk, half pint gooseberries, one tablespoonful sugar, ten ounces dripping or butter. Method. Prepare the batter by mix ing the flour and salt with a little miUTand the eggs beaten to a froth. Beat this thoroughly until Bmooth and the surface free of bubbles. Stir In gently the remainder of the milk. Heat the tat until smoking hot in baking tin and pour in the batter and gooseberries. . Bake In a hot oven for half to three-quarters of an hour. Out into sections and sprinkle freely with pulverized sugar. Gooseberry Souffle. One pint stewed gooseberries, quarter .pound sugar, two ounces butter, 1 ounce flour, two teasDoonfuls corn flour, ' three eggs, one teaoupful milk. . Method. Prepare a sauce with the flour, corn flour, milk and butter. Stir In the gooseberry pulp and the yolks of eggs, also the sugar. Beat the whites to a stiff froth and fold -these carefully into the mixture. Pre pare a souffle mold by tying a greased paper round the top. Plaoe the mix ture in the tin and. steam for an hour. Turn out very carefully and serve at once. - " ' . Gooseberry - Jelly. Seven pounds green gooseberries, two quarts water, one pound sugar to each pint liquid. Method. Crush the gooseberries with the rolling-pin or potato masher. Place these In a nan with the water and cook until soft and tender. Strain the mixture very carefully, without squeezing, through a coarse cloth. Add a pound ot sugar to each pint of liquid and boll for half an hour to three-quarters. " Ideal Soup Kettle. One of the woeful aspects of sous- making in the pre-enamel-ware days waB the cleansing: of -the hAavr iron kettle; for washing a kettle big enough to hold a shinbone of beet with trimmings was no Joke. To day, however, one can have Mia trim enameled kettle in any size, light, yet strong, and all it needs is hot suds and a good rinsing to make it beauti fully clean and sanitary. If. in addi tion, there is a colander of enamel ware for straining of the soup Into a pan to match, the equipment is Ideal tor cleanliness, quickness and results. r Orange Cake. One-half cupful butter, one cupful sugar, three eggs, one-half cupful milk, one and one-half cupfuls flour, three fourths teaspoontul . baking ; powder. Stir butter and sugar to a cream, beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and add them to the sifted flour and baking powder, with the milk, al ternately, to the creamed butter and sugar. Bake in two equal-sized tins.
