ASSERT YOURSELF
By QEORQE MATTHEW ADAMS.
If you don't know what is in yoursolf, nobody oleo will over
know it But just as noon ns you rccognizo Umt you havo con
siderable ability, that luomont your ability sticks out.
Assort Youreolf.
Napoleon was scarcely inoro than a boy when ho look com
mand of tho Army of Italy. His soldiers almost mistrusted him,
but tho mlnuto that ho bogan to givo his orders, concisely and
straightforwardly, ovory man enthusiastically followed his lead.
And buttlo after battlo was won. For a Master "Mind was at tho
helm.
Assort Yourself.
Tho inactivo mind is tho mind asleep, but tho activo mind is
tho mind Asserting itself. Just tho minuto you begin to sys
tematically organize tho forces within you and put a deflnito pur
pon6 in front of them, that mlnuto you Assort Yourself, and tho
world recognizes in you a man or woman of initiative, of action,
and of doing.
Assert Yourself.
You havo yourself largely to blamo if you sUind complainingly
today over your lot. Assert Yoursolf, demand recognition. And
tho happiness that is sure to como over you from the secret knowl
edge that you aro going forward is suro to mako you masterful and
dominating.
Assert yourself.
Tho breeding pens In nil kinds of
poultry should bo mated now, oven If
eggs nro not wanted for hutching 'or
two weeks or more.
Tho spnro cockerels from tho early
batched broods sell readily for broil
ers, If thoy nro well grown and fnt,
when thoy nro eight to ten weeks old.
Tho wny to avoid comiietltlon with
tho majority, Is to Imtch cnrly nnd
bnvo poultry products to sell when
tho majority hits nothing to sell.
A good hen, well housed nnd In
proper condition, will glvo better re
turns for somo ntco nlfnlfn chopped up
with hot wnter poured over It, than
will nny other bird or nnlmnl on tho
farm.
Tho Inexperienced mnn or woman
who starts with n few birds generally
grows Into tho poultry business. An
Inexperienced person who stnrts out
with n lot of birds nnd nn expcnslvo
houso gonernlly gets scratched out of
Uio business.
Do sure to kill tho llco on nil sitting
hens by dusting them frequently, nnd
thoroughly with llcc-kllllng powder,
filling their pluningo to tho skin In ov
'cry ense. Tho last dUHtlng should
tnko place three dnys before Uio eggs
'are duo to lintcli.
' Outdoor exercise Is n great Invlgor
ntor for nil kinds of young nnd old
poultry; nnd when tho weather will
'permit, both tho fowls nnd tho llttlo
chicks should bo out In tho sunshlno
'on tho ground, though care must bo
taken that tho llttlo ones do not get
'chilled.
When tho turkey Is rendy to bring
off n hntch, It Is advlsnblo to placo n
wire screen or soma enclosure over
her so that sho cannot leavo tho nest
until tho hatch Is complcto; othcrwlso
Sho will sometimes leavo with tho first
low poults hatched, leaving tho othora
to dlo In tho shells.
Muntlno tho "Blue Tiger"
With the Mercury at 150
Not the Greatest Sport
nuntlng for tiger In n cllmato where
tho temperature at midday registers
160 degrees nnd at night 05, nnd whore
tho humidity npproxlmntcs 05, would
hot bo considered sport exactly by tho
Everyday citizen. Yet It Is only ono of
'tho conditions with which Mr. nnd
Mrs. Roy 0. Andrews hnd to contend
lA loading tho Aslntlc zoological oxpo
rdltion of tho American Musoum of
Natural History.
Organised early in 1010 for tho pur
poso of collecting zoological and eth
nological material In southeastern
China, tho mombers of tho expedition
wont to Fuklon provlnco, where tho
first real collecting wns to begin. Tho
account of their progress says In part j
"Ono of tho special objects of tho
expedition was to obtain, if possible,
ppocimens of tho 'bluo tiger.' Mr, An
drews was fortunate In mnklng Uio ac
quaintance of Rov. Harry It. Oaldwoll,
'd missionary, who, having seen two of
theso animals during his roBldonco In
that region, was tho first to glvo au
Ithontic reports of tho presence o this
'epocies of tiger, Mombers on two oc
casions had Uio bluo tiger almost With
la reach, but ho could not bo induced
Vo como out Into vlow from tho grass,
.'which would havo givon an opp6r
tunlty for n shot. During Uiolr stay
in this provlnco, howover, Uioy Bocufod
hbout 000 birds and 100 mammals,
Vhlch havo already been received lit
".WWlo in tho, vicinity of U-CfclapgJ
Around the World
i Tho fastest-firing rlflo now In
uso In tha great wnr Is the uor
mnn Mnuser.
Borax furnishes tho surfacing
for n mllu of country rondwny
In Oregon.
Tho nnthrnclto mines of Penn
sylvania havo over 7,000 miles
of underground tunnels.
Tho United Btntos govern
ment, in 1010, collected a $31,
450,000 tax on 25,233,000,000
cigarettes.
Tho United States forests sup
ply nnnunlly products valued nt
$1,2H),000,000; employ nearly
1,000,000 men, pay $307,000,000
In wnges.
Osaka, Uio Jnpnncso Indus
trial center, has more than 1,500
fnctorlcs mnklng steel, machin
ery, cotton, brushes nnd rubber
Urea. Tho highest wnges nro 04
cents n day to men, nnd 24 cents
n dny to women.
Uio expedition worked for soven weeks
on tho slopes of n mountain 15,000 feet
high, nnd during Hint tlmo collected
more Uinn 1.100 mnmtnuls, which Indi
cates tho richness of tho fauna. Among
other specimens, they secured flvo gor
nls nnd four screws. Itoth of theso
nnlmnls nro cxcccdlnly rare nnd dif
ficult to obtain. A largo perccntngo of
tho mammals secured hero will un
doubtedly provo now to science, stneo
no zoologUt hns previously visited this
region."
JIEE3
Hl Day.
"Your dny, of
nil days," Quoth
lj tho fortuno toner,
H "In Hnturdnv.
Wutch for It, for
on that day you
will rccclvo a ccr
tain sum of
money."
"You're right
for once," said tho
fellow with tho
ndjustablo grin,
"thut's pay dny."
Quito a Difference.
"Say, doctor, explain a llttlo matter
to mo, will you? "What's tho differ
enco botweon nn artistic temperament
and the- oUier kind of bugs?"
"Oh, about $5,000 a week and a pad
ded coll," answered doc.
Doubtful.
"la your husband a regular attend
ant nt lodgo?"
"I wouldn't say that exactly, but
ho takes a night away from homo
regularly ovory wcok for that pur
poso." Of Course Not
"Mary Jane," called a volco down
tho stairway, "do you and that young
man know what tlmo it is?"
"How foolish, faUierl How tan wo
bo ojrpoctcd to know, sitting horo in
tho dork."
flood Management,
"Say, old Doollttlo is on Unlucky
follow, Tho court allowed him onl
fDjOOQ for Uio loss of his finger,"
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Day Dreaming
Oh, they tin of the day dreamt;
The April nnd Mny drm,
Tlmt a hidden the lonimvo minu.
To doze nil forgetful
Of matter regretful
I pictured or sentir rennea.
It's exceedingly plennant
To live In the preient
IMo a fro icaomo kitten or pup,
Hut It Jim thla objection,
You'll find on reflection,
That aomo day you've oi to wuxe up
TJie toller and echemer
Itesnrdn the day dreamer
Aa quite an Impractical elf,
Who make plana artlitlo
On llnea nltrulatlo
And fnlla to take cure or Iilmicir,
Do while we are drlftln
Monsit fanclea upllftlnf
And nuafflnir aerenlty'a cup,
lt' ntlll be preparing
I 'or doing- and (In ring,
Vor aomo day we've got io wnxe up.
Washington Kvenlng Bur.
Average Woman's Part in
War Not Spectacular but
It Is of Vital Importance
You mny think of the wnr nursing
nvrnmid. Tho apex, which
nlone comes In contact with tho fight
ing forces, Is tho small group or pro
fession nurses. Behind theso comes
n Hllirhtlv smaller croup of nurses'
nlds, nonprofessional women selected
from Uio ilea cross training ciobhcb,
who will havo chargo of tho house
keeping nrrnngementa of tho hospltnls,
nnd who will nlso to some extent bo
permitted to glvo nursing nttcntlon to
soldiers In convalescent homes and
camps, says tho Hcd Cross Magazine.
liut tho base nnd most of Uio super
structure of tho pyramid nro tho tens
of thousunds of cnpnblo women every
where In tho United States In tho big
cities nnd Uio small towns and on Uio
farms who will keep tho small pro
foKHinnnl scrvtca aunnlicd with hospital
necessities, attending in various capac
ities to their manufacture, collection,
packing nnd shipment to central de
pots. Here tho nverago woman must
find her opportunity. The sncrlflco
of tlmo and money for such servlco Is
not as Inspiring ns the direct mlnlstra
Uon to mnnglcd nnd bleeding men in
khnkl tho movies will not pay so
much nttcntlon to it but who shall
sny that because of Its prosaic drudg
ery It Is not after all tho more heroic?
Who can measure tho patriotism
which will keep women on lonely
farms dny nfter dny bending over this
work, with none to applaud or even to
know of tho loving enro put Into those
sUtches?
Barbed Wire for Trenches.
Ono American compuny nlone, tho
American Steel Export company of
Now York, has sent to Europo slnco
tho beginning of tho wnr more than
12,000 tons of barbed wire, which in
Its way Is as effective ns mnchlno gun
fire in stopping tho rushes of German
troops. This nmount of wire, it
stretched out In n single line, would
extend 60,000 miles; that Is, It would
glrdlo tho world at tho equator with
a three-strand fenco nnd havo enough
loft over to build a similar fenco from
Now York to France.
"Unlucky I Great Scott, man I Ho
lost ono digit and gained four. That's
kuuu uusincss.
A Drawback.
"Tho photographers' club I bolong
to is going to havo n debate"
"Can't bo done."
"Why not?"
"Bccauso every man In tho club will
want to tako tho negntlvo side."
Happy Fellows.
"Theso rcstnurant proprietors must
bo happy men," said Hcnpock, glanc
ing nt a sign on tho wall.
"Why so?" asked tho only friend his
wlfo would lot him linvo.
"Look nt that," responded tho down
trodden one, pointing to n sign which
read, "Not responsible for hats, other
apparel or valuables."
Dut Sho Must
"How do you do,
Gladys, my dear?
Have.
I hear you havo a
now baby at your
houso."
"Geo whiz, Mrs.
Askalot, I know ho
cried awful loud,
but I didn't B'poso
you could hear him
way down hero."
Clever.
"Ia that young man you are going
with clovor?"
"Clover, I should say ho Is, Tho
othor night when I was out riding
with, him ho Jollied three traffic police
men out of making complaints agauw
nun for speeding." ..
STATE NEWS I
IN BRIEF. I
Oregon's Liberty loan bond require
ments wore $10,500,000, but a grand
total of $13,820,500 was subscribed, or
an oxcess of (3,200,300.
A lot in the central part of Pendle
ton was purchased recently by the
building committee of tho Presbyterian
church for tho erection during the
summer of a $25,000 church.
Tho Public Service commission Sat
urday was flooded with letters from
merchants and business men of various
parts of tho state declaring in favor
of the 15 per cent increase in rates
asked by the railroads.
Franklin J. Miller, Jr., of Salem,
'whose appointment to the Annapolis
naval academy has been recommended
by Senator McNary, has purchased
1 100 in Liberty bonds with savings he
had accumulated.
It was nnnounccd Saturday at the
state executive offices that Georgo Pal
mcr Putnam, who has been secretary
to Governor Withycombo since he en
tered office, has submitted his resigns
tion, to become effective August 1.
Kruse & Banks' shipyard at North
Bend, has submitted bids on Ave ves-
sclsfor the United States Shipping
board. The bids wcro for the Hough
type, the plans having been finished
and delivered in San rrnncisco on
Tuesday.
In a few days tho government
dredge will be at work deepening and
widening the channel approach to the
Bay City dock that was not quite fin
ished by the dredge Oregon last fall.
When completed vessels drawing 22
feet can lie at the wharf.
The University of Oregon ambu
lance corps, which has been officially
designated as the Fourteenth Red
Cross ambulance corps, is ready to an
swer the call which is expected to take
the organization to Allentown, Pa.,
for a period of training, and thence to
France,
Tho Public Service commission now
is bending every effort to get its cal
endar cleaned up by July 1 if possible,
so that the decks will be cleared nnd
ready for action on the hearings on the
proposed 15 per cent increase in intra
state freight rates asked by all of the
carriers operating in the state.
In the future, with the funds now
available, inspection and examination
of all insurance companies operating
in the state will be made where it is
deemed advisable by the insurance de
partment, states the annual report of
Insurance Commissioner Harvey
Wells, which has just come from .the
press.
Sherman Wehrley was arrested 15
miles east of Arlington and brought by
Deputy United States Marshal Harr-
mam to Condon, where he was ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner J. D. Weed. He waived his
right to a hearing and was bound over
to appear before the United States
grand jury for refusing to register on
June 5.
Everett, 19-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Green, of Haines, died
Saturday afternoon from injuries
caused by tho kick of a horse. The
youth was working near Haines and
tho Bcraner which tho team was pun
ing becamo caught and threw him be
hind ono of tho horses. The freight-
cned animal kicked him in tho abdo
men.
Ninety-threo Indians residing on tho
Klamath Indian , reservation north of
Klamath Falls registered Tuesday un
der tho selectivo draft law, increasing
Klamath county's total registartion
to 1312.
By the sudden death this week of
his uncle. Sir Alvon Paxton, in xowa,
Paxton Ridgeway, a young man of
Suthcrlln, inherits the income from a
largo English estate estimated from
$40,000 to $5,0000 a year.
At tho Redmond Commercial club
Guy E. Dobson gave a talk on liberty
bonds Wednesday, which resulted in a
unanimous voto that every member
present buy one or more liberty bonds,
and do it now. Tho people of that
community aro responding enthusias
tically.
A new striko is reported in an old
mino known as Uio Johnson ledge
which has produced much gold since
its discovery in tho early 'GOs, but has
been abandoned for many years. Tho
voln is on tho farm of Mrs. Catherine
McDougal Calhoun on tho west slope
of Blackwoll hill, three miles south
of Gold Hill, within a few hundred
foot of tho Pacific Highway.
Compilation of figures, on tho Des
chutes county registration on war cen
sua ilnv Hhowa tlmt of tho 99G recris
terod fiin hnvn naked for oxemntion.
Three claim exemption on tho ground
of hfiinir legislative, executive or judi
cial officers, 15 for total disability, 394
bocauso thoy have dopendent relatives
and 48 on account of their occupations.
There aro 69 aliens registered, five of
whom aro alien enemies.
i
FOODSTUFF IS NEED
Two Bills Pending In Congress; One
for Development In Production;
Other for Official Control.
Washington, D. C. Tho urgent need
of food legislation was emphasized by
Secretary Houston, of the agriculture
department Wednesday in a statement
outlining in detail the purposes or food
bills tho administration has asked con
gress to pass.
Co-operating as we are with the
nations of Europe in the war against
the central powers," said Secretary
Houston, "the task of maintaining the
subsistence of the allies is at once a
political and moral obligation and a
military necessity. War is always de
structive of production, and, in a pe
culiar sense, it is destructive of the
production of foodstuffs, since war
leads to a scarcity of labor and labor
is one of the chief factors in cultiva
tion of the soil.
'In addition tho wheat crop of prac
tically tho entire world has suffered
serious reduction during the last year,
and the prospects for the coming year
promise little or no increase in the
production of this essential cereal.
"One of two courses lies open to our
government. The first is to continue
as we are at present, that is, to permit
unhampered the abnormal operations
of trade, rendered all the more abnor
mal because of the needs of the allies
for foodstuffs from this country. The
second plan consists in the regulation
or control of our foodstuffs' to the
double end of maintenance of the sub
sistence of the allies and the protec
tion of the food needs and commercial
interests of our own people.
"The bills now pending in congress
provide for systematic development of
our productive forces and an adequate
control of distribution and consump
tion, to the end of conserving for our
selves and for the allies the foodstuffs
provided through the stimulation of
agri culture!"
Secretary Houston describes the first
food bill as a measure to stimulate
production and the second as one to
control distribution. What is to be ac
complished under each is given at
length.
Strawberry Crop Outlook Good.
Chehalis A. J. Milem, secretary of
the Washington Fruit Growers' associ
ation, states that unless unusual
weather conditions develop, strawberry
growers will have the biggest crop in
the history of Uie business this season.
The first home-grown ripe berries
came in Thursday, selling at $4 a crate.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT :
Wheat Bluestem $2.61
Fortyfold 2.56
Club 2.56
Red Russian 2.54
Oats No. 1 white $46.00
Barley No. 1 feed 42.50
Cattle Steers, prime... $ 9.2510.25
Steers, good 9.00 9.25
Steers, medium 8.50 9.00
Cows, choice 8.25 8.50
Cows, medium 7.50 8.00
Cows, fair 6.75 7.25
Heifers 5.00 9.25
Bulls 5.00 7.75
Calves 7.50 9.50
Hogs Packing $15.1015.25
Rough heavies 10.1014.75
Pigs and Skips 13.0013.50
Stock hogs 12.0013.00
Sheep Wethers $10.2513.50
Lambs 10.2514.00
Flour Patents, $12.40.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran. $35.00
per ton; shorts, $38.00; rolled barley,
$49.00; rolled oats, $53.
Corn White, $72.00 per ton;
cracked, $73.00.
Hay Producers' prices: Timothy,
Eastern Oregon, $28.00 30.00 per
ton; valley timothy, $22.0024.00; al
falfa, $20.0023.00; valley grain hay,
$18.0020.00.
Butter Cubes, extras, 37c per
pound; prime firsts, 36cl Jobbing
prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons,
lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, .39c; No.
2, 37c.
Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 32c
per dozen; selects, 33c.
Poultry Hens, 1718e per pound;
broilers 1G 21c; turkeys, 2224c;
ducks, 17c; geese, 1213c
Veal Fancy, 14J15c per pound.
Pork Fancy, 19Jc per pound. "
Vegetables Artichokes, 7075c per
dozen; tomatoes, $1.75 2,75 per
crate; cabbage, 34c per pound; egg
plant, 25c; lettuce, $1.752.00; cu
cumbers, 90c$l. 50 per dozen; celery,
75c $1.25; cauliflower, $1.00 per
dozen; peppers, 2040c per pound;
rhubarb, 28c; peas, 67c; aspara
gus, 6Gc; spinach, 46c,
Potatoes Buying prices, $3.50
4.00 per hundred.
Green Fruit Strawberries, $34
per crato; apples, $1.2fJ per box. '
Hops 1916 crop 36c per pound;
1917 contracts, .nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 53c
per pound; coarse, 55c; valley, 55c;
mohair, 6560c.
Cascara Bark Old, 8c; new, 7c per
pound.