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About Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1906)
,, ,rT" ?gVrii There It nothing o fascinating to tbe man In whom there lingers eonie thine of tbe romantic aspirations ac quired by an earl; perusal of "Robin on Crusoe" as the possession of an Island. To be, like Alexander Selkirk, monarch of all he surreys" has Its attraction to the person who longs for some olden-time adventure. Already there are several "Island Monarch" In the world, who find the life not only delightful but even profitable, and oth er now have a similar opportunity to become emperors on a small scale. Three Islands, which are "In the market," are Melville Island, a sat ellite of Australia, lying about twenty miles northeast of Port Darwin ; Wash ington Island, lying In the Pacific a . few degrees north of the Equator, and I.nndy Island, which la In the Bristol Channel. Fanning Island, which Is near Washington, has Just been sold In London to a man named Orelg. If one desires test and quiet, he would probably choose to make himself king of either Fanning or Washington Island, but be would have to take bis subjects with him, for, apart from some officials and some Imported South Sea Islanders on Fanning Island, the two Isles are uninhabited. If, on the other band, the aspirant for kingship wants real adventure, Melville Inland will probably fill the bill. There the new "king" will find a hardy race of sav age blacks and a land overrrun with -big game. Including 10.000 buffalo. Tbe strenuous life Is tbe only one that has a foothold there, and an energetic con queror can find "somethlug doing" ev ery minute. .'. Although Fanning and Washington Islands were discovered by Captain Edmund Fanning, an American sailor. THE WIND. I saw you toss 1b kites on high And blow the birds sbout the sky ; ' And all around I beard yon pass. Like ladies' skirts serous the grass O wind, a-blowing all day long, . O wind, that sings so loud a song I I saw me different things yon did. But always yon yourself you hid. I felt you posh, I hesrd you call, I could not see yourself at all O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song I O you that are so strong and cold, O blower, are you young or old? Are you a beast of field and tree. Or just a stronger child than me? O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song ! Robert Louis Stevenson. F course It was planned before hand, he knew who would do It best, I'm sure, and perhaps if tbe girls bad known what tbe prize was to be, they would have trted harder for It although I tbluk none of us would have gotten that one. It came about this way : Ten of us girls have a sewing club and meet once a week. We do not accomplish much, Ned says, because we dd too much gos elnplng, but then, Ned Is horrid, any way. Right across the way young Dr. Thornton has bis office, and on a warm day when the windows were open, he could bear everything we said, but we did not realize that until afterward. We were all slightly acquainted with him and were dying to know him bet terhe Is awfully good-looking, you know, but all taken up with bis work, which made blm even more attractive to us. One day we were busy aa bees if not with fingers, with our chattering when tbe door opened, and in walked Dr. Thornton. He beld a bundle in bis band, and after greeting us, be walked up to Maude, who Is our president (al though how he knew I didn't find out until later), and said: "Miss Williams, I have rather a peculiar request to make, but .perhaps you will overlook Its peculiarity, as you know I am a 'lone bachelor.' I am in an even more lonely state than usual, as my house keeper Is away, and there la no one to do my mending for me. This bundle contains ten pairs of socks which need mending most awfully (the girls looked scandalized), and It struck me to-day that possibly as yours was a sewing club, you would take pity on tbe 'lone THE ONLY WAY J bachelor" and each darn a pair for me, .perhaps one fair each will not be too -J PACIFIC PEARL "WITH dOOD WILL AND FIXTURE THROWN ON THE MARKET lOVOKTUNITlES TO mi INTO THETUNCj BUSINESS." ' they are British possessions. Unless the demand for coral necklaces be comes mors Insistent than It has been tor a hundred years or so, the tslanda will have little ralue so far aa their natural production la concerned, so whether tbe Union Jack or tbe Stars and Stripes float over these mlcronesla Is a matter of no serious Importance. It niuftt be admitted, however, . that they have some strategic value, for they lie almost on the course of steam ships from Hawaii to New Ken land, and Fanning Island la at present a sta tion of one of the "all-British" cables. This fact has caused some heart burnings among patriots in Australia and Great Britain. They have sounded an alarm. They have written to their newspapers, and have described the sale as "amazing At this stsge, tbe High Commissioner of tbe Western Pa cific relieved all the agitated minds by declaring the purchaser of the islands must bold them subject to the rights of tbe British Crown and the terri torial rights of the Pacific Cable Board. Fanning Island, the moat Important of the Fanning group, which also In cludes Palmyra, -Washington "and Christmas Islands, was discovered by Captain Faunlng In 17118. The same year he saw Washington Island for the first time, and named It for tbe American general and patriot. Christ mas Island, tbe most southerly and easterly of tbe group, was discovered by the English nsvlgatur. Captain Cook. Fanning and Washington Islands were afterward occupied by Gregg and much of a tax on you, and I shall not need them until next week." . Of course we could not refuse, for his loneliness and (apparent) helplessness appealed to us. The doctor stayed long enough for us to feel that he was not so unap proachable aa he bad seemed. I re membered afterward that he never once looked toward Claire or spoke to her during his stay. Claire Is our sby one, with the great brown eyes and dusky hair with a touch of sunshine In It we call her our wood anemone the most domestic of us all. The doctor started to go, but turned back and said, aa In after-thought "I never thought about payment." We all protested, horrified at his wishing to pay for what we "considered a pleas ure." "Well," said he, "since you re fuse payment, I will let you do the work on one condltlon4-that the one who darns her pair the neatest shall accept, a prize, and will take whatever I offer for a prize of whatever value." We agreed to this, and be said, laugh ing, "Will you consider this promise binding?" We promised solemnly that we would, laughing all tbe while, aa we thought It all an excellent joke. The next week when we met we com pared our work, and Claire's mending. PEBSUADEO CLA1BE TO ACCEPT Till PRIZE. as we expected, was so daintily done that you could hardly tell where the darns were, . . Then the doctor came In, and when we showed blm tbe socks be declared Claire's the best and said that the prize was not quite ready, but begged to be allowed to call on Miss Claire that evening to bestow It upon her. She reluctantly said that be might and the doctor suggested a meeting next day, In order that we might (his eyes twinkling wickedly) see bow we liked the prize. Bo next day we met all eager to see what the mysterious prize was to be. In about half an hour the door open ed and the doctor and Claire came In KIgnall, two adventurers, who claimed possession by occupation. At the time of tbe laying of the British Pacific cable an agreement was reached be tween tbe British and American gov ernments by which the former ac quired the sovereignty. The Fanning group Is of coral foun dation, being the caps of peaks of a submarine range of mountalu. having a general direction of from northwest to southeast Fanning Island Is really comiKwed of three Islands grouped around a lagoon. Its general snaps Is that' of an oyster. Eugllsh Harbor Is at the western end of the southernmost Island. Hers Is located the cable sta tion and the settlement Melville Island has an area of more than 7,000 square miles. At Its greatest breadth It Is about 110 miles across, and Its greatest length Is about tbe same. Antlcostt Island, at the mouth of tbe St. Lawrence Klver, which was pur chased for 1125.000 by M. Henri Men ler, tbe 'chocoatte king," a few years ago. Is sbout half tiie else of Melville Island. M. Menler soon found tbst be wss not "king" In his Island, for the British government Interfered when he attempted to raise tbe French flag and give tbe Impression that It wss tbe territory of tbe French Republic It remains, however, that aa owner of tbe Island be has sufficient power to gov ern It very much aa be chooses. Although the proprietor of Anttcostl has si ready spent slmost $5,000,000 on his Improvements, It la admitted he hss a bargain. Tbe lobster fisheries are considered of great value; tbe enor mous forests of spruce trees are alone worth the money, and In addition to this be has a fine game preserve, which, with a party of friends, he vis its every year. Montreal Star. together, be looking very happy snd Claire blushing divinely, but looking not less happy, and what do you sup pose? Tbe doctor said : "Last night I went to Miss Claire's home with the prise. Intending to bestow It upon ber, but when she saw what It was she very strongly declined to take It I used all sorts of persuasions, telling her that she had promised faithfully to take whatever was offered, of whatever value. At first she said she vjad not said a word of promise, but I beld. and you will all agree with me I know, that the class , had promised for ber as well as for themselves. Last even ing I bad to give up In despair, but asked ber to sleep on it and I should return In the morning to see If she did not think It would be better to ac cept tbe prize after all, saying also that we bad promised to show It to the class this afternoon, and must not disappoint them. "It took a long time, but I have Anal ly persuaded Claire to accept this very poor prize myself but perhaps she can utilize It, In some way, or make It over." We girls were breathless, as we never even suspected that they were more than acquaintances, but It turned out that the doctor hnd loved Claire for ever so long, but she had held him at a distance, so that he never got a chance to tell of bis love. One day the doctor bad been standing at the win dow, and overheard the girls talking about the neatness of Claire's work, when she was mending a tear In Louise's gown. He decided to take ad vantage of this knowledge, and took this way to get a chance to offer him self to Claire you see, be was pretty sure who would get tbe prize. It was very clever of blm, I think. That Is all. Tbe wedding Is to be tbe first of next month, and the doctor Insists that the girls shall all be brides maids, but I cannot, because, yon see, Ned wants me to make It next month, so It may be a double wedding. Bos ton Post. Dead Secret. Last time Consul General Wyrths came over from London a fellow-passenger was a former Senator who was terribly seasick. He suffered for sev eral days. "One morning," said Wynne, "the Senator came out of bis stateroom and ran Into a lady who was coming along tbe passageway clad In tbe scantiest raiment She screamed and sought a place of refuge. "'Don't be alarmed,' the seasick statesman said. 'Don't be alarmed, madam ; I shall never live to tell of It'" New York World. The average girl's nose suits ber un til she reaches tbe day when she must wear glasses, and finds that, nose glasses will not star on. r, .'" lo4 Mutew, level sad Oraaf. This clod WHslwr. levelcr aud drag can also be used for mashing dwu cornstalks and weeds. Cut off log about twelve Inches In diameter that will split straight through the middle nicely, take off the bark from both pieces, that will leave una flat side and one rounding side to each piece; get some old half lucb rod Irons, six pieces a Unit fifteen Inches long, have tas on one end aud hook about two Inches long, bent on the other end ; bore two auger holes In each piece a foot from each end; put the books with taps through holes. Get two pieces of old log chains, with three links each, which will fasten the two pieces of timber to gether. More two more holes In one of the pieces about two feet from each end, and take one long trace chain aud fasten to doubletree. Letter A shows shai of the runs. If you want to make It heavier, drop a pole on the chains between the logs. This will make as fine a drag, clod crusher, -land levelcr, stalk snd weed knocker as you would wish to use. Cheap raet Aleohol. Penaturlzed alcohol will probably be come another great product of the southern states. It Is claimed that cot tonseed oil machinery Is perfectly adapted to making Industrial alcohol from the potato. If this Is successfully proven, the many cottonseed oil mills of the south, which are Idle each sum mer seasou for lack of material, will be able to operate all the time and keep tbelr employes together. Furthermore, being already equipped with the ma chinery, they will, no doubt, lie able to manufacture the alcohol very cheaply. Fanners would also be benefited by the Immense demand for potatoes that would result In Cuba alcohol Is pro duced and sold from twelve to fifteen cents a gallon, aud It Is snld to make an excellent fuel for running engines. It produces no soot or disagreeable odors. When the law recently passed by congress to denuturlze alcohol Jn tbe United States becomes operative It Is expected greatly to Increase the use of the article both for fuel and other purposes. The War to Make Hens Monlt. One of the achievements of modern poultry keeping is that of forcing a hen to doff her old coat and grow a new one before the time when she would do so naturally. Many hens shed their feathers so late In the season, natural ly, that cold weather overtakes them before they get new suits, consequently they seldom begin laying before spring. If the moult can be hastened so that a new coat of feathers Is grown and the laying can be started before cold weather, the prospect Is good for a supply of egg during fall and winter. The result Is usually accomplished by cutting off all meat and mash foods, putting the hens on short rations of grain for a week or so to stop tbe lay ing, then allow more liberty and feed a full ration high In protein. This loosens the old feathers, which drop off quickly nd starts a rapid growth of the new. A liberal allowance of beef scrap Is essential, and linseed meal Is an advan tage. Sunflower seeds are also good during the moult Dodder Alfalfa's, Eaemy, The worst enemy to alfalfa Is dod der, a yellow twining parasite that lives on alfalfa and clover and rapidly destroys them. The seeds are small and yellow and most of tbe alfalfa seeds from the West are Infested with dod der. Tbe New York station says that the dodder seeds can be removed by sifting the seed through a sieve having twenty meshes to the Inch. Careful seedsmen will sift the seeds, but farm ers should be on their guard against common seeds that may be on the ""1 i aoon wmxt cowraivAWct. market t' Itaaatveaaa Cera !. The cornstalk borer has Infested vs. rluus parts of the count) for many years, but has not dune great damage In moat parts of the corn belt It bat begun to aiqiear In Iowa aud Kansas la the last two or three years. It Is a large, white, brown-spotted caterpillar which burea Into stalk of young corn. When fully grown It bur rows down Into the tap-root aud In the spring tratmfums to a up. from which the adult soon emerges and lays Us eggs on tlie young com near the ax ils. The young larvae hatching from them bore Into the stalk and upward through the pith. When fully grown they bora outwards to the surface, making a bole. from which tlie moth escapes aud trans forms to pupa In the burrow. This In sect Is two-brooded, the second brood feeding on the old stalks, generally be tween the second joint and the ground. and becoming full grown a'out harvest time, when they go Into winter quar ters. When corn was seriously Infested Isst year and the stalks left standing a second Infestation may be expected thla year uuless tlie fanner has raked and burned, a method which we have always suggested when the cornstalks were known to harbor any kind of In sect pests. Corn Is too good to be with out Is full aiiiply of enemies, which at tack It from the very time It Is planted. In the ground until It la In tbe full ear. Vela af Ualrr Prodaets. There were 12,U7.M.tao pounds of milk and &SM,imt.-4l pounds of cream used In 1004 lu the manufacture of M1.27H.14I Kiuud of butfr, Si:i,iWfl. IBM pounds of cheese and 3ll3.4S.VlMa pounds of coudriiscd nil Ik. These fig ures are part of the census of manufac tures for J005. The total cost of the materiala used In the luduatry waa $142,li'J0.277. while tlie value of the pro ducts was titH.l!,7.KD, an Increase o the former of 81.3 per cent, and of th latter of 2H.0 per cent Tbe number of establishments dropped from 0.243 to 8,0211, while the capital Increased 30 per cent to 47iM.fk'Ml There wera 3.SOT salaried officials and clerks and 17.R67 engaged In the manufacture of these articles. These received salarte and wages amounting to tO,7K0.030. Arraaaiaar l.srs-e Kelfle. This Illustration gives plan to set! up a kettle In butchering time wbl, h Is much better than the old way wit, posts and pole. Take one ami one-half- now TO SET Til KETTMC. Inch old wagon tire to tbe blackanilft shop and get a ring made the size of your kettle, with three legs welded to It and you can move your kettle any place where wanted, and nothing Is If your way to go around It Tap Worm la Tarkers. The presence of the tapeworm may be recognized through tbo Indolent, drowsy spirit of turkeys Infested hy It; a careful examination of voiding will rveal Its presence, as those In fested will pass small portions of the worm. Powdered male fern Is an ef fective remedy, and may be adminis tered In doses of from thirty grains to one dram of the powder; or of the liquid extract fifteen to thirty drops. This should be administered morning and evening before feeding; the mini mum dose to the younger, Increasing the dose as they grow older. Oil of turpentine Is an excellent remedy against worms of all kinds which In habit the digestive organs of poultry. A common remedy for the removal of worms from fowls I one drop of kero sene oil night and morning. Thla should not be administered to the very young, but may be used with Impuni ty after they afe a few weeks old. Silas tor Beet Aalmal. The Virginia Experiment Station ha just Issued a bulletin on feeding silage to beef animals. It concludes that silage after all will ' enable the feeders to maintain their animal at a lower cost and to secure greater gain than they have heretofore obtained ; that animals to be fed for Immediate slaughter can safely receive silage as the sole rough ness. Animals so fed will kill out a high per ceut of dressed meat, will help ship well, and will show a superior finish to animals fed on dry, ooars-roughneas.
