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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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."
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