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HOME AND FAKM MAQALNE SKOTiON Home and Farm Magazine Section Editorial Page Timoly, Pcrtlnont Comment Upon Mon and Affaire, Following tho Trond of World News; Suggestion of Interest to Readersj Hints Along Llnca of Progressive Farm Thought. f , ! to ADYxmnaBM. AdverUanra In title locality who wtah to fully coyer all sectiotu of Oregon and Wash- lnRton and a portion of Idaho will apply to local publisher for rataa. Clcuoral advertisers mar addieea 0. I Uurtou, AdvertUInu Manager of Tarm Mag. ailno Co., l'ubllnhori Orecoa-Waabington- Idaho Tanner, 411 rauatna Building, Fort- land, Oregon, for rate and Information. 4- The pubUahera will accept buxlneee from no adrertiier whoeo reliability can be qnea- 4- Uoued. ) 4 ! 4- 4 4 -!' 1 NORTHWEST 101B. FOH THK PUUPOSE of discussing means for drawing tho trnvol to tho Cnlifor ilia expositions nt Sau Francisco and San Diego through northwestern routes, n conference of tlio governors of Wiwhing. ton, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Montana has loon called by Governor West of Oregon, lo moot in Portland on November 2G and 27, nt tho opening of tho Pacific Northwest Manufacturers' and Land Products' Imposi tion in thut city. It is hoped that at tliw time plaiiH niny ho formulated to socuro northwestern routings for tho visitor and for tho entertainment of tho tourist when in this country. Governor Hirnm Johnson of Californiu hns also been invited to bo present at tho meeting. Ono purpose of tho meeting, if plans nro Buccensful, will bo to got tho visitors to stop off in tho rural districts of tho states inter cstud rather than to confine their attention in tho Northwest to tho larger cities. This is A movement which should have tho hearty co-operation of all farming folic for tho in terest of easterners in our agricultural and stock raising pursuit is of decided value in tlio development of tho Northwest. Too often the tourist gains his Knowledge of tho resources of tho great Northwest in a hasty glance through ear windows as his train tipcods across the laud. Tlio agricultural communities form tho backbone of a state and their influence in tho development of tho Northwest should not bo overlooked. In spite of tho splendid manufacturing concerns that gain footholds in tho largo cities and bring thousands of men to tho Northwest it is the laud which holds the possibilities of tho future. Tho more men who can bo attracted to tho farm, tho greater the prosperity of tho state. In passing, it may bo mentioned that tho Manufacturers' and Land Products' Imposi tion in Portland is worthy of tho serious consideration of tho entire Northwest. Tho holding of such a fair is certain to result in friendlier relationships and a wider knowledge of tho resources of tho North .west. Should tho conference of governors pro posed become a fact it should make for a greater Northwest. Tho securing of tho enor mous hegirn of visitors to Californiu has been through thousands of dollars spent in advertising tho Panama Pacifia Interna tional Exposition. It remains for tho North, .west to profit by this in netting tho travelers to talco tho northwestern routo, Entertain ments of many kinds may bo planned for their benefit and overyihing possiblo should Jm) done to muke their stay a pleasant ono. Tho states along tho southern routo lo California might object to our capturing tho travel, but thcro would bo nothing to pro .vent the, visitors from taking that routo on their way homo. Yet, it is boforo tho North west to login a stern fight to pcrsundo tho tourists to eomo by way of this fortilo sec tion. They will bo much moro rccoptivo to first impressions received in tho Northwest than to latter impressions of tho Southwest. IWo want tlio visitors to hco tho Northwest first. Mnko that tho slogan of all loyal sous of tho Northwest. "Soo tho Northwest first. ' ' THE DIET CULT. IS IT POSSIBLE that, by taking thought and making careful uoloolion of his diet, man muy raise himsolf from tho niontui and physical planes in which ho was bornf Ju it urolablo that ouo of average intellect may grow to groat mentality and physical endowment ly careful consideration of tho protoids, carbohydrates, calorics and gen eral foods that enter into his diet? Thcso and kindred questions nro raised through tho organ ir.ft tion of what is known as tho "Clab ber Cult," which recommends tho adoption of a diot of pcunuts, raw cullago and bonny clabber as a producer of intellectual and physical supcr-mcti. it is not claimed for tho cult that ono may proceed to mental and physical hoights at ouo bound by closo attention to tho diet. Hatlicr is it urged that devotees must novo patienco. and await tho slow and cumulative effect of tho years beforo realizing all that is promised thorn. No doubt ono who confines his gustatory wants to peanuts, raw enhbago and bonny clabber over a torm of' years is entitled to somo high reward, says tho Senttlo Post intelligeuecr. Thoso wild havo followed tho diet for somo mouths admit that tho calm pleasures of tho dining tablo havo vanished, and Ui at eating has become a matter of rote. Ilowovcr, thcro aro present rewards. Tho colony is frco of dependenco upon tho ordi nary food supplies, and as long as tho plod ding cow continues in its work and tho goober and Vabbago patches thrive tho Prol iant of living is greatly simplified. Whatever tho outcome of tho experiment, it is probable that humanity in general will prefer to follow the old method of catering to tho appetite within tho limits of tho purso. Thoro aro too many people who prefer to live well while they live, rather than to livo abstemiously and livo long. Without tho pleosurea of a well-filled table, thero aro people who would prefer to lay aside tho troubles of life and tako a. nice, long sleep. AN AIM IN LIFE. HIOII SCHOOL STUDENTS nro not the only ones to whom tho following edi torial in n school paper may apply: Havo an aim in life. Sot up your goal and then work with all your heart and soul to nt'nin it. -Mnko your goal tho big thing in life, mnko it nil yours. High school students nro too often with out a definite purpose in view. They aro not quite sure what they are attending school for; they aro simply going. The aver ago girl or boy thinks of lifo after school days as somo vague unreality in tho misty future, something Uiat will tako earo of itself. Why should they give it a second thought T Concentrated effort means every thing in this ago of specialization. To bo n "Jaek-of-all-trades" acknowledges in ineffi eienoy now, and sooner or later acknowl edges failure Throughout the history of tho world tho big men of affairs havo hail ono aim in life. Napoleon, n poor Corsican, mado himself master of Franco and her domain simply because ho set out to do so and kept on until ho had accomplished his end. James IC. Polk set out to obtain California, and ho got it. What these men havo done on a largo Ecale, every ono of you can do in n narrow er sphere. Havo an aim in lifo. If you liko cngincoriug, make yourself an engineer; if you havo a liking for science, tako up somo scientific work ; if you enjoy working in tho out-of-doors, lo a farmer or a survoyor. Any good, honest occupation is a worthy goal. Mnko something of yourself, and start in now. EUROPE'S PAYMENT. NIKOLA TESLA estimates tho cost of Europe's war at tho end of tho 200th day at $70,000,000,000. Tho mind can hardly grasp tho mngnitudo of such figures. Tesln goes furthor than experts who havo merely estimated tho cost of military opera tions. Ho includes tho economic values of lives which will bo lost, tho economic wasto through tlio crippling of nblo bodied men, tho cost of disease, the destruction of credit and purchasing power, of proporty, coin morco and industry, taking in cvory factor, immediate or in tho future, which enters into the conflict. Ho also estimates the prico which nations nt war will have to pay for retardation of uouiul urogrci. Tho total wealth of tho warring nation! in $300,000,000,000, and if Testa's figures oa tho total cost of 200 days' fighting aro cor rect, they mean th&t nearly 25 per cent of Kuropo's total wealth will be the sacrific which must be paid for the terriblo spee taclo which is now going on. For fifty years, Tcsla says, Enropo musf pay and pay, and not even then will the account bo closed. Coming generations with out blatno for the conflict, will be burdened with penalties. Even tho victors will bs penalized, for no gain of territory or wax indemnity will repair the losses which de struction of property, tlio killing of human beings nnd the maiming of others will bring oven to tho victors. Tho United States knows something about war's penalties. We aro yet paying tho price of a conflict fifty years ago. That unfortun ate war a tremendous handicap on the na tion. Tho South suffered most, but the North, conquering after tremendous sacri fices of men and money, is only now begin ning to feel tho burden lessen. Thcro will never bo another war between North and South. It is known now that men can livo in harmony, and wo realise that America would be much further along the road of progress had the Civil war never been fought. Europe will learn the lesson we learned. War's accounts are not settled when tho fighting ends. CANNED GOODS. ALTHOUGH SOUTH AMERICA import about $15,000,000 worth of canned goods nnnually, the United States fur nishes only about 18 per cent of tho total, of which tho principal item is canned salmon. That tho sales of canned goods in this field can bo greatly increased is tho opinion of Commercial Agent E. A. Thayer, of tho De partment of Commerce, who recently com pleted an investigation of tho Latin-American market for this lino of goods. In tho year of 1013, there was produced in tho Stato of Wisconsin more than one hundred millions of dollars' worth of cheese nnd other dniry products which gave that stato the titlo of being tho greatest checso producing stato in tho Union. Tho produc tion of checso along in that stato equalled forty-four per cent, of tho entire checso output of tho United States. "South Africa wants Pacific Coast ap ples," says our consul at Johannesburg, "largely on nccount of tho system of pack ing best suiting market conditions. Medium sized red apples, such as Jonathans, Rome Beauties, Banana Apples, Wincsaps and Spitzcubcrgs, particularly tho last two, are preferred to other varieties." A new Oregon berry has been produced ly n plant Irecder of the state. Early re ports aro that it may hecome a commercial factor in tho business. Only the originator of a now plant can tell the numberless failures which havo preceded success. Regardless of what wo may think of im migrants from Japan, one immigrant has proved wclcomo. It is a plant known aa tho Adsuki lean. It lears heavily, is dcli cato in flavor and is rich in protein. More of this kiud of immigrant will he received with open arms. Tho scientific roosters are seeing great' possibilities in our sugar beet pulp ly manu facturing it into tho cyanide of potassium for tho treatment of tho minerals containing tho precious metals. What will our fatten ing cattle nnd sheep think of this raid on their commissary department! Our friend, Jupo Pluve, had a long va cation this summer. Lot's hopo that ploaa nut reminiscences will not causo him to shirk work this winter I If Clifford Pinchot is looking for a placs to spend his honeymoon, his attention w called to 11,000,000 acres of forest rcservs iu tho State of Washington, i i : i
