TH R CENTRAL POINT STAR
CENTRAL POINT STAR
Published by Mac’s Printing Co.» Gold Hill, Oregon
C. J. SHORB. Editor
An 1,'uiep.:
taper published in the Interests of
Central Point Oreg» n and vtcmitv__________
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
FRIDAY. APRIL 21
That remind« me, said the man
who watched the steam shovel at
work. I’m to play golf tomorrow
afternoon.
How to Rasse P o u ltry
By Dr. L. D. LX.’e.ir, V. S.. Si. Lowia. Mo.
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le tic a r 1» a a ur-------------------
graduate of the
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■»el, V c l r r i n a r y C o lle g e , 1H 92. I l » l r t v - a l s
venra o f v e te rin a ry |’ra, rice o n disease»
of
He M ho Laughs l ast—
Mr. Cook’s son came crying to his
mother.
Why dearie, she exclaimed, what
is Hie m atter?
P ad was lifting a big box ami it I
fell on his toes, explained the child
E ntered as second-class m attci, C etober _<». < -» .
between
between suits.
sobs.
W hy
Dost office at Gold Hill. Oreg» n under the act of March 3, ,?u. COI1»i1;netl the mother, that is
i hardly anything hi cry about Yon
u p lift
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I did, said the boy.
Subscription $3.00 year in advimce. .\d rate ¿>n
We Wonder
Smith: My wife never gossips.
Snuirt: Neither does mine. By
the wav. what does your wife call
it?
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O iiic e W i t h A i H e r ia n n s o n
W H A T W IL E T H E
Number Please
Motor Cop (to professor in math-
CENSU S BE
em .ities): So you saw the accltl nt,
As rep» rts begin to come in now from the census re ; sir. What was the number of the
porters there are m any disappointm ents. Many of the car that l nocl cd this man down?
I'm afraid I’ve forgot
cities and t wns find th at their population is tar below ten Professor:
it. But 1 rem em ber noticing
w hat thev had expected. In s. me cases this might be the that if it were multiple'«! by 50 the
fau lt of the census enum erators but in most instances it cube ro o t‘of the product would be
equal to the sum of the digits re
is due to the fact th at the cities hopes were too great.
Insofar as the city m ust w> rk under the present en verted.
um eration for the coming decade it is im perative that ev
ery person in the city be counted and if anyone is missed
the enum erator should be immediately notified b e t o t e it
is too late.
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B E KIND TO ANIM ALS
In Creases
W hich is the more valuable, a
five dollar gold piece or a flve-dol-
I lar bill?
I The five dollar bill, of course.
When ynu put it in your pocket
you double it and when you take it
out you find it increases.
T H IS IS HUM ANE W E E K
The Morning After
This week is hum ane week. T hat is no reason why
B achelor (sadly) 1 dream t last
we should simply accord our dumb friends a week of b et night that I was m arried and the
te r treatm ent. The purpose of the week is to spread the alarm clock woke me up.
Benedict (more sadly) I dream!
thought which the hum ane societies wish to P«1
and
j
the
hv the establishm ent of a particular week for this purpose
woka nie up
th ere will be a more concentrated effort made at this par- -
HOME POINTERS
ticular time to teach the lessons of .kindness.
The purpose of the hum ane societies is to bring more
Old pieces of Velvet are as good
jov into the lives of all living things, to protect our bird as chamois skin for polishing.
and animal life th at they might in turn brighten the lives
A yard of cheese cloth, dippesl in
coal oil and allowed to d ry th o r
of we humans.
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There is one sure benefit th at m ay be derived trom oughly. makes an excellent duster.
Liquid bluing serves the purpose
such an occasion as hum ane week and th at is the purety of ink very well for little children,
of mind which is bound to follow the teachings of hurnani- ami is easily washed out of their
tarianism , if any attention at all is paid to it.
clothes.
A Sympathetic Touch
. A robust woman lost her thumb
in a trolley accident.
THE JOKERS CORNER
But why, asked the com pany’s at
torney, do you think that your
thum b was w orth tw enty thousand
dollars?
Because, she replied. It was the
thum b I kept my husband under.
A Real Riot
“W hat’s the commotion ahead?”
asked the passenger.
The Height of Discontent
“The conductors wife is aboard,
Pike’s wife is always crabbing
and he’s trying to tell her where
about something.
to get off.
That’s why he calls her ‘Pike's
Pique.
The Mourning After
If each pair of soiled hose is
pinned together at the top w ith a
small safety pin when taken off.
there will be no hunting fo r males
after laundering.
Scratches on w alnut and mahog
any furniture can be concealed by
painting the scars with iodine, then
polishing with a soft cloth dipped
in furniture polish.
Running linen through a tight
w ringer causes creases that once
pressed are difficult to remove.
Loosening the w ringer a little for
linen pieces will make the ironing
easier.
When a quantity of soft fruit is to
I hear Maizie grieved for a month
because her automobile tu rn ed over.
live stuck ».nil poultry. I ndnenl au-
i tlio r lty o n ix iu ltry “ n d slock raising.
N ^ d o r 'ly I- ’to w n p o u lt r y b r e e d e r .
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N o t S o c ia l
f o r C h ic k e n s
What Shall We Do About the Mon
grel Flock? Many Amateur» Tell
That They Would Like Io Own
Better Siock But Cannot Afford
to Discard What they Have. Here
Are a Few Suggestions for Meet
ing Such a Situation.
f once heard a certain social up-
' ft socieh» lie»» rihctl as an organi
zation in which a lot of old In ns
got together and laid plans for up-
fting everybody hut the ones that
"ceded it most them.silves. How
ever that way b . i happen to 1 non
'hat there is many ail organization
of hens in this count'» today that
could stand a lot of intelligent up
lifting. I am referring to hen in
Hie lltlcral sense, how ver. having
in mind the scores » f mongrel poul
t r y Hocks t<> be found eve - wh re.
Many of these lhx-ks can be im
proved in but one way. They should
he sold to the butcher ami replaced
with gnoil standard fowls. Many
such flocks could he greatIv im
proved w ith careful handling, how
ever.
Many owners of mongrel flocks
are ilissatistled. They realize the»
could ilo belter with purer strains,
hut cannot dispose of their present
flocks to good advantage, nor can
they afford to make any consider
able investment for new stock. For
such owners, the process of mating
known a.s "grading up” offers a
lie washed, less bruising will result
if it is poured into the w ater, ra th
e r than from one empty kettle into
another and the w ater added.
For fertilizing land in Hie grow
ing of vegHaides, cow manure is
but slightly less effective Ilian
horse manure, being ver»1 little low
er in nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash.
way out. Grading up la accom
plished hv Selecting Hie best mon
eel hens of one breed mil of your
flock and in ding them with stand
ard bred males of the same breed.
The resulting chicks will be
' nown »: grades. I he West genera
tion will contain 50 per cent pure
lilooil and 50 per cent i»'ongrel
bb.oil. Then, through the use of
purebred nudes »vit i females of lit-
n i ll’ | urity, fowls of Hie tilth
veneration will be approxim ately 07
p r eenl pur»' bloixl While I say
llial Ibis method of im proving an
inferior l’> k is practical. I never
advi.se ft uni. s Hie progr ini is go
ing Io be carried through all the
way.
I can imagine no greeter pleasure,
however than that enj' »ed t»> the
iu.m or w oo'in who perserves and
effort ci uvtied with success. It
is not an eas» . lie for several re a
m s.
Eternal vigilance is neees-
rv. Chicks must he watched
, lo.ely ami those that do not con
form to desired standards must be
, liminated.
Males with gruile
blood should be marketed. Above
II tilings, mating* should be care- J
fully controlled and results closely !
cheeked to make sure that the
ternd is always in Hie rigid direc
tion.
'Ibis system is not for the one
who w ants to see results quickly.
The better plan is Io leave to pro
fessionals such in trirate problems
a» are Involved in scientific m ating
and breeiling. Few am ateur poul
try raisers have the time or Incli
nation to devote to Hie study amt
can* demanded liy the grading up
process. For all except the ex p e r-J
im enter, the ideal plan is to dis- j
pose of Hie mongrel tbx'k to your '
butcher and invest in thoroughtire-’
chicks from some reiialde hateiierv.'
Obviously, Hiis mean» starting all |
over again, hut you get results in
far less time than by any grading
up process and results ami Infinite
ly more satisfactory.
You can
Alfalfa, one of the most popular
forage crops in the world, was in
troduced into Mexico ami South
America nearly 2(g) years ago, and
was brought from there to Hie I'n il-
ed States about 80 years ago, Ar
gentine now has in excess of 19
million acres of Alfalfa, ami the
United Stales a little more than 8
million.
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Watch
Repairing
Done right »nd
we promised it.
when
W e give a moneybark
guarantee on all w ork.
When you think of
DIAMONDS
th in k of
OUR FACILITIES
and you
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Yes, she was quite upset.
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That’s Too Much
Goofer: I have the faith that
moves mountains.
Mrs. Goofer: I wish you had the
faith that would move the ashes out
of the basement.
For that better
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Printing—see us.
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The generation and distribution of elec
tricity is a process of am azing ram ifications
and requires costly equipment plus a large
staff of trained men and women. A light
and power company must be prepared at all
times to deliver any amount of electrical en
ergy.
Our power plants and the netw ork of
wires carrying electricity to custom ers were
constructed with an eye to the future. Ad
ditions to equipment are constantly being
made.
DR. I. H. GOVE
Poor Teeth
Cost You
Charm - - -
W e have a definite and increasing obliga
tion to our custom ers. Not only do we pro
vide service, but we are prepared to assist
in employing th at service for increased com
fort in every room in your home and for in
creased efficiency in your store, office, or on
the farm.
W e take a Personal Pride in our IVork and
are never satisfied unless you are
111 Health caused by Poor
Teeth makes you Poor Com
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pany—
Guard Against this
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W e are prepared to meet all needs for
electric service.
Give us a chance to Figure
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CONSULT
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Dr. I. H Gove
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Specialist on Plate* and
Bridges
Dentistry
Done the Modern
Way
235 E Main
MEDFORD
Office phone 372j
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ehouse Hie breed or variety that
suli , your fancy and be reasonably
sure of gelling wliat you waul w ith
out waiting for several generations
to mature. If you want »o maintain
a reasonabh high standard in your
flock. you must cnrefully select the
aneeslors of future generation«. A
good motto is to "Buy the best and
breed them better." Or. you emi
lm» «tautiani bred baby thick» eueh
»cur anil do away with breeding us
a great man» are now doing. You
mast follow approved methods of
housing, feeding nailing, breeding
and general care.
.k’l'i ti more eoiibl b said ol. Hie
su'd el of improving flocks lint
• I ee Is lacking in an article of Ibis
niduee. I shall, therefore, add Just
one more thought. Unless you de-
si e to constantly bi tter the flock
von have, belter sell it anil turn to
•a>: .»• other breed In poultry ra is
ing. as In everything else, we i-lllier
go forw ard or slip backward. There
in no standing still. To slip back
means wasted time anil money. To
go fo ward m eans not only motley
gainii' but something infinitely lin
er tliiui Hint Hie Joy of having
uuiite something In t ile world ii little
better than »mi found it. If. th ere
fore, we cannot all start out with
tboroughlireil lhx-ks, let us start a
little ‘‘uplift movi iiieiit" iii poultry
»arils as well as in our stunts.
Mac’s Printing Company
Glendale,
.Res. 7C8-J
Gold Hill,
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