Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-08
FARM AND HOME NOTES.

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Electric wands are now used in
beast tanning.
Tie meeting Of Maud s. with An
sel " i'll unite the blood Of the two
icnouncd broodmares, Miss Russell
and Green Mountain Maid.
Robert McGregor, 2.174, has the
fastest record of any stallion in the
stud in the state of New York. Viii
iaee Farm held this mark of honor
until the death OF Prince Regent, g.
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When locating your pansy Led,
choose place that is shaded part of
the day, as they cuDnot stand the
hot midsummer sun. A row Of
morning glory vines trained on COM
msn bean poles, On the southwest
side of lie led, will furnish sutfic-
lent shade.
MIR. Ralph Geer, of Howell Prai-
rie, has been fruit grower in Ore
gon for nearly forty years. He says
hogs and poultry are very valuable
in keeping orchards clear of pests.
He says it is no use trying to do
without them.
Senator Stenford ought to be sat
isfied with his success last year.
Sunol trotted the fastest mile of the
year, 2.10, Racine ran the fastest
mile in the race, 1891, and Palo
Alto trotted the fastest mile in
race, 2;l3. This trio was foaled ,at
his beautiful stock farm Palo Alto.
A little Buffalo girl was not feel
ing well, and her parents suggested
that she might be about to have
chicken pox, then prevalent. She
went TO bed laughing at the idea,
but early next morning went into
her parents room, looking very SER
ious, and said: "Yes, it is chicken
pox, papa. l found fedder in the
bed"
The story of Hutchinson, famil-
iarly known as "Old Hutch" the
great Chicago grain gambler, may
tie briefly told, says the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette. He was
shrewd and lucky, and made mon
ey rapidly. AT one time he was
worth several millions Of dollars.
But he did not know when he had
enough. Like most gamblers, sue
cess did not satisfy him. He kept
on in the hope of grasping more un-
til he came to destruction.
Sheep are excellent scavengers,
and will eat more varieties of veg
etables than any other animal on
the farm. In the apple orchard
thew are lively and quick to gather
fallen fruit, and will eat the earliest
small windfalls that hogs will hard
ly touch, even though half starved
Almost every farmer keeps
few pigs to eat what nothing else
will. He might we'll keep IA few
sheep for the same purpose with bet
ter assurance that they would not
eat anything that could injure the
quality of their meat.-Exchange.
Newberg Graphic: The CAPITAL
Journal hits large class of news
paper men with a wad of advice
that would make them uf much
greater benefit if needed, when it
tells the editors of the Reform Jour
nal and the Woodburn Independent
to "get in and be of some use to
somebody, and cease to destroy what
capacity for usefulness they may
possess" A personal newspaper
fight is the nastlest thing on earth,
and ought to be prohibited by law,
If you can't agree with a man on
any point, say so, give reason for
it, and let the matter drop. This is
legitimate and right, but a persist
ent fiinging of dirty epithets and
compromising insinuations is not
only an injury to the principals, but
an insult to the readers who pay for
something else.
The annual convention ofthe Nat.
ional Educational Association of the
United States for the present year
will be held at Toronto, July 14th to
18th, and as it will on this occasion
be of an international character, 1t
promises to be the most successful
meeting of the series. Most of the
railroads have agreed to give half
rates, plus So membership fee to all
who attend the meeting, this rate
being open to the public generally
rs well AS the teachers. The Can
adams are making great prepara-
tions TO welC ONE and entertain the
visiting teachers, and numerous
cheap excursions are being arranged
tn all important points on the great
lakes, the St. Lawrence, and the sea
side, after the convention, which
will afford TO teachers the best op.
portunity for enjoying their summer
holidays they have ever had. The
official bulletin, containing program
for the meeting, railway arrange,
msnts, and all other particulars, is
ready, and will be sent free to any
one desiring it, on their dropping a
postal card to Mr.. H. s. Hill, Sec'y
of the local committee, Toronto.