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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1914)
1 HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION" Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Page Suggestions From Our Associate Editors, Allowing For an Interchange of Views, Written by Men of Experience on Topics With Which They Are Fully Acquainted Hints Along Lines of Progressive Farm Thought. THE WAT OUR MOTHERS USED TO DO. AT a "mother's meeting" sev eral women talked long and learned about the proper train ing of children. One woman never had any children of her own, nor xbad she ever raised any. Yet she bad a perfect system, and was full of advice. Another maiden lady, a school teacher, also told. just how it should be done. In the discussion a gentle little woman on a back seat ventured to make a suggestion which was not according to the rule: "What, may I ask, do yon know about the science of children," asked the president. "Very little," was the humble answor. "I have only raised six of my own, but I cannot give you any rule for doing it." The best cook in town was a woman of 60 who in her inconven ient kitchen turned out the most wonderful cake and doughnuts and pics. The young woman from the domestic economy class took pencil and paper and went to get the recipe. "Now,, Aunt Mary, tell me just how you make those doughnuts and I will write it down." "Well," said Aunt Mary, "I take a handful of flour, a pinch of salt, a lump of butter and as much milk and sugar as I think I need and just make them." You see mother and Aunt Mary could not tell others bow to raise great, healthy boys and girls, or how to make doughnuts and pies by rule. They put their personality into their work, and that gave them almost a patent If the average man could have his future wife trained by one of these natural housekeepers, or a collego of domestic economy, which would he choose! : A TEIBUTE TO THE RAZOR BACK. THE editor of the Biloxi (Mis sissippi) Herald arises to pay a taitnite to an old friend: "After all has been said against the old rake straw hog, he never required the services of a veterin arian or a trained nurse to bring him up to hoghood's estate. "Ho gets up in the early morn, hones his sides on a fence post, arid goes forth to the brakes and bram bles and comes back when ho gets good and ready. "IIo can well afford to be called a "razorback," for ho raises him self and most of tho rest of us. "IIo does not grow as largo as the more popular breeds, nor grow th quick, but he boards himself and csnnot see why these littlo details nre anybody's business. "Another thing that can bo said ; to his credit is that when the fall" of the year comes, if you can go; him out of the reed brakes thne enough to fatten him, he will fur- i nish you a couple of sides of ba-on and a pair of hams the flavor of Which tho world cannot duplicate. "We Buppose that his days sri numbered, and soon he must paw from us forever, but his memory will be kept bright by the lingering taste of hambones, rice and red gravy as long as time lasts." We can hear that Southerner smack his lips as be thinks of ham bones, rice- aad red gravyl CLARKE COUNTY CANNERY A SUCCESS. UK are always glad to record the operations . of a successful cannery. So great was the response to an appeal for co-operation between the , Clarke County (Wash.) Growers' Union cannery and the members that an addition 30 feet wido will be built at once to accommodate the pear crop. The cannery was built this spring and opened in time to handle fruit , to May. During June the cannery paid out as part payment on fruit, $8,151, and for August this sum will be - greatly increased. Employment is given to 83 women and girls, and 26 men and boys, with tho surety that more will be employed when the pear crop be gins to come in. Already $15,000 worth of goods have been canned and stored, and several representatives of large wholesale houses are bargaining for the entire output of the plant for this year... During the strawberry season, 40 barrels of strawberries were put up by the cold process, being placed in barrels with layers of sugar and berries. These were shipped direct to Chicago to be used for fruit flavoring. Even the stems from the cherries are saved and sold for 7 cents a pound for medical use. The pits will also be sold. SHE DIDN'T KNOW HER OWN DAD. TnERE is a good story of a help ful man who wrote an article telling how he helped his wife in the kitchen. He kept the wood box filled, brought in coal, churned and helped at the washing, and did a dozen other things to help his wife. This man told the story, and it was printed in a farm paper without his name. His daughter read it and thought it a very fine statement of what a man ought to do. She took pains to give this opin ion to a young man who was begin ning to call quite frequently. ' Then this girl learned that father was the man described in the arti cle. That seemed to take the romance out of it, for it did not seem so re markable that plain and patient father should be glorified for doing the things which seemed so natural for him to dol Nobody looks upon father as -much of a hero. When he is good natured and will ing to help in the houso ho rarely gets full credit for it. OREGON'S LUTHER B URBANE. BY pollenizing the Oregon wild blackberry with the Cuthbert raspberry, Father Schoener, parish priest of Brooks, Or., and famous as a breeder of roses, has produced an entirely new variety of berry, which he tentatively has named tho "Willamette," in honor of the vallcyin which it was cre ated. In pollenizing the blackberry with the raspberry, Father Schoener reversed the process that produced the loganberry. The new berry Is dark red, in form like a raspberry, but three or four times as large as the largest raspberry. Tho fruit is said to be firm and of a most delicious, distinctive fla vor. "It has nothing of the acid sourness of tho loganberry, nor of the heavy sweetness of the rasp berry. Nor does it resemble the taste of its wild mother. It is neith er tart nor sugary, and cannot be de scribed. It must be tasted. We will watch Father Schoener 'a experiments with interest. CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRY SUGGESTED. IT IS announced that Trof. W. A. Henry of Wisconsin offered a check for $300 to the manager of the first cooperative laundry in Wisconsin. This offer was made by Prof. Henry 18 years ago, and is now re newed by him. In order to meet the require ments this laundry will have to be owned and mnnaged by Wisconsin farmers or their wives. It may be run alone or in connec tion with a co-operative creamery. It will have to be generally patron ized by farmers, and the prize will not become availnblo until the plant has been in operation at least one year. That sounds good. A co-operative laundry conducted by farmers in Minnesota is the real thing. It cleans up the clothing, puts life into the neighborhood and starch into the backbone of many another co-operative enterprise. IS IT A QUESTION OF MONEY? I operative laundry could be T IS often suggested that a co started at the local creamery or cheese factory. The dirty clothes are to be brought to the laundry, washed and ironed and sent back. Steam from the creamery boiler could be used for tho laundry. This is a good thing in theory, but it is seldom seen in practice. In hunting for the reason, we are told seven times out of 10 that the men folks say there would be no money in it. The milk carried to the creamery gives a profit of money. The laundry would not mean an income but more or less expense. If the wimen continue to do the washing this expense will be savedl Now then, we would like to have the women's side of it. Is that argument strong enough in your neighborhood to settle it) IF WE HAD $100,000,000. THAT would you do if you had $100,000,000 Would you scatter libraries all over the country, give medals to heroes, endow colleges and hos pitals, give prizes to airships, erect expensive buildings and monuments, as some millionaires are doing! If we had $100,000,00 or even a paltry. million, here are some of the things we would do: Bun a model farm. Start a farmer's loan fund. Help out the struggling home steaders. Build some good roads. Endow a national newspaper. Abolish some of the city slums. Raise fine stock. Irrigate some dry land. Clear some logged-off land. Help young men nd women to get farms of their own. Employ labor in industries on a profit-sharing basis. Fight stock-watering and stock gambling in every form. $ . VACATION TIME. VACATION time is here for city folks, busy times for farm ers and farmers' wives. But when the harvest is over take a vacation. The Northwest is full of delight ful spots, beaches, mountain re- sorts, camping places. Get away from work and deadly routine. See some unaccustomed sights. Come home cheerful and re freshed. S$5''JS$$3,S3$ TO ADVERTISERS. Advertisers in this locality who wish to fully cover all sec tions of Oregon and Washing ton and a portion of Idaho will apply to local publishers for rates. $ General advertisers may ad dress C. L. Burton, Advertising Manager, 411 Fanama Building, $- Portland, Oregon, for rates and information. s The publishers will accept business from no advertiser $ whose reliability can be ques- $ tioned. $ On the Peorlodgo national forest in Montana one lookout station has the record of reporting accurately, by dis tance and direction, a fire that was 60 miles away. It is said that the best times of day to see forest fires from lookout sta tions are just after daylight and just before sunset. Stories With a Smile Papa Foiled Again. Papa Bending keeps a pretty sharp eye on his daughter Mary, and many a would-be lover has taken a walk for a few minutes' conversation with the hard-hearted parent. You seem like a nice young man, and perhaps you are in love with Mary!" "Yes, I am," was the honest reply. "Haven't said anvthing to heT yet. have youf" continued Papa Bending. Well, no, but I think she recipro cates my affection." Does, ehf Well, let me tell yon something. Her mother died a lunatit and there's no doubt that Mary baa in herited her insanity." "I'm willing to take the chances," replied the lover. Yes, but, you tee, Mary has a ter rible temper. She has twice drawn s knife on me with intent to commit mur der." I'm used to that got a sister just like her," was the answer. And you should know that I have sworn a solemn oath not to give Mary a penny of my property," continued the father. Well, I'd rather start poor and build up. There's more romance in it, Mr. Bending," continued the lover. "I've heard all this before, and also that you were on trial for forgery, had to run away to America for bigamy and served a year in prison for cattle steal ing. I'm going to marry into your fam ily to give you a decent reputation. There no, thanks good-by." "Foiled again!" muttered the father. Father and Son. A gentleman in a provincial town owns a row of houses, and in one of them lives a married son of his who is noted for his miserly habits. This had got to such a pitch that for several years his father had been un able to get a single penny of the rent lue him. As he did not want to take harsh measures he at last went round to his son onemorning and said: Look here, Tom, it s plainly no use my trying to get any rent ont of you for that house of mine, so I've decided to give it to you." "No fear," interposed the son. "I shan't have it." "Why not, pray!" exclaimed the astonished parent. "Because then," replied the un abashed son, "I'd have to pay th' rates and taxes! and goodness knows they are heavy enough in this town." Only Winners Wanted. Lincoln Bcachey, the aviator, haJ just looped the loop at Santa Barbara. "But I don't know what will beeome of aviation," he said, ' if the inventors fight much harder. We p'.'ff- !iycrs must watch the inventors' '' .1 we must choose the winut. -t well be left badly. "It's like the show girl in the Broad way lobster palace. " 'Waiter,' she said, "this lobster of mine has only one claw. How about it!' " 'Well, ye sec, madam,' said the waiter, 'our lobsters is so fresh that they fight one another in the kitchen.' " 'Please take this fellow away, then,' said the show girl, 'and bring me a winner.' " His Redress. "A cat sits on my back fence every night and he yowls and yowls and yowls," complained a young lawyer's client. "Now, I don t want to have any trouble with Neighbor Smith, but this thing has gone far enough and I want you to tell me what to do." The lawyer looked as solemn as au owl and said not a word. "I have a right to shoot the cat, haven't Ii" "I would hardly say that," replied tho young lawyer. "The cat does not belong to you, as I understand it. " "No, but the fence does." "Then," concluded the light of the law, "I think it safe to say you have perfect right to tear down the fence." i y
