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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
FAMOUS DOGS ARE EXTINCT.
Last of NewfoundIands Are Disappear
ina From the Face of the Earth.

Dog lovers are discovering with re-
gret than one of the finest canine
species has become almost extinct.
The Newfoundland is practically no
more in this country and in England.
The DISTINGUISHING breed is native in
the Island of Newfoundland, and old
records say early settlers found the
Indians in possession Of magnificent
specimens. 1t is generally supposed,
however, that the Newfoundland was
the result of a cross of some English
strain and the native does.
At any rate, this particular animal
is celebrated in history as the embodi-
ment of courage and intelligence and
kindness-the highest type of canine
excellence. Landseer, in his famous
painting, 1.-The Child's Best Friend, -
rendered the species immortal.
In spite Of this, it is fact that the
valuable dog in its original habitat,
is quite extinct. And he was most
useful there, too, in saving drowning
persons along the storm swept coast,
where shipwrecks are frequent. Never
thcless, it is charged that it was
through starvation and neglect that
these famous dogs died out in New
foundland itself.
The British Government has lately
been obliged to purchase for the New
foundland life-saving station a new
breed of dogs to take their places.
These are the Leonbergs, a cross be-
tween Newfoundlands, ST. Bernards
and the Pyreens wolf dog. They are
the most powerfully built dogs in the
world and stand more than four feet
high. Those sent to Newfoundland
the British Government paid from
$3.50 to $500 apiece for, and some
specimens have sold as high as $500.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

milk and butter cow must have a
large, deep body and a large udder.
The COW illustrated shows the great
deep body and the splendid develop
ment Of udder that characterize the big
mixers A cows body is a butter and
milk factory. You cannot expect to
make much butter and milk in a small
factory. The "wedge-shaped' COW has
a deep body where depth is needed
where the machinery Of the body is at
work converting fodder into dairy prod
ucts.
Notice the fullness in the fore part
Of the udder and how we'll it runs up
behind, with the large, well-placed
teats and it's general appearance Of
large capacity. Such an udder, when
MIXED out dry, will fall in loose, soft
folds, like an empty bag. 1t is a good
type to breed to.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
GINGER Snans.

One pint of Porto Rico molasses, one
pound of brown sugar, one pound Of
butter, two pounds of flour, two table
spoonfuls of ginger, two of cinnamon,
half a tablespoonful of allspice, a tea
spoonful of nutmeg and half an ounce
Of soda. Beat butter and sugar to a
cream, add the spice and molasses, mix
the soda with half of the flour and stir
all together. Roll thin, cut in small
cakes and bake in a moderate oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Shade Enriches Soil.

The complete shading of the soil rap
idly enriches it, even without the appli-
catioh of manure. 1t may be that shad-
ing causes a deposit Of nitrogen from
the air; every farmer knows that wher-
ever q stack Of hay or straw has stood
for several months the ground under
meath Is not only enriched, but grows
much darker in color. Anyone may try
an experiment as follows: Select the
poorest spot Of ground on the farm, lay
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

Of one that I have been using. 1t will
require a short time to become accus-
toned to one Of them after the old
fashioned peg has been used, but when
once a person gets used to them he can
make good Roadway in taking out corn.
They are sold in all the markets, and
consist of stout strap with hook at
tached, as seen in the Illustration"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

One cupful Of yeast, one cupful Of
warm water, one cupful Of sugar, one
cupful of mashed potatoes, one cupful
of butter, three eggs. Set to rise in the
morning, at noon add the butter and
eggs and knead it; then let it rise like
bread. When light, make into small
biscuits, let them rise and bake in a
quick oven.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

Beat up two eggs, add a saltspoonful
of salt and enough -four to make a stiff
dough- Roll out thin and dry. Roll up
and cut as fine as possible. Drop into
the soup, and ten or fifteen minutes
will cook them. Or, as a vegetable, have
the water boiling, slightly sailed, and
boil ten or fifteen minutes. Drain and
sprinkle with bread crumbs slightly
Drowned in butter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Cnrr,-Raef Hash

Chop fine sufficient cold corned beef
to make one pint cold boiled potatoes
in the same quantity. Mix meat and po-
tatoes together; put them in a saucepan,
with a tablespoonful of butter, tea
spoonful of onion juice, cup of stock
and saltspoonful of pepper; stir con-
stantly but carefully until it just comes
to the boiling point; serve at once on
buttered toast.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Get After the Borers.

In August we get after the borers In
the orchard. We find them by the wood
dust around the stem Of the tree. We
go after them with sharp knife and
a small wire. If we do not get the job
done In August, We do 1t in September,
saws Farm Journal
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

has no temptation to wander away and
let her eggs get cold. Where several
hens are sitting, a contriyance like this
for each saves all bother Of looking
after them, to see that two do not get
on one nest, etc. You put food and water
in the dishes-the hen "does the rest"
G. D. Young, in Farm and Home.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Hard Boiled Eggs.

The great drawback to hard-boiled
eggs is the dark rim that forms round
being taken up are plunged into cold
water, it will prevent this appearance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

Ton OF the new
husking peg, and
S i n C e a great
many OF y ur
re ad ers would
i k e % k n o W
about t b e m , l
send YOU a sketch
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

One-half pound of butter, one pound
of sugar, three eggs and flour enough
to stiffen. Roll out thin and cut with
a small, round cutter. Bake in mod
crate oven till light brown
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

She put ZIP her eye-glass ana s-ad
aloud:
the letter that she watched for
came at last."-Family Stc PAPER.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Status of the Farming Industry.

Status of the Farming Industry.
There are 1O,43S, 922 persons engaged
in agricultural pursuits, while all 9th
er industries engage 1S,S45, 900 persons.
One-third of the entire area Of this
country is devoted to filling Of the soil.
There are to-day 5,739,657 farms in the
United States, and the value Of farm
property, including improvements, stock
and implements, is 500, 514 ,0O1, 1888. The
number Of farms has quadrupled in the
past fifty years, while the value Of the
farming land to-day is five times as
great as the selling price of fifty years
ago. More than 100000 farms have
been laid out and fenced in by settlers,
principally in the West, in the past ten
years. Fifteen thousand farms were
given away by the Government during
1901. When the Indian Territory Is
opened for settlement, about 1904,
100000 acres of fine farming land will
be offered for sale at low prices, and
farming will receive another valuable
acquisition to it's ranks. There are 3O6,
100000 acres Of unsettled land in the
United States ready for immediate &C.
cupancy.
The total acreage used for farming
purposes is 841OO0,O00 acres-an area
which would contain England, Scot
land, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany,
Austria, Spain, Japan and the Trans
vaal, leaving sufficient room for several
smaller countries to go in around the
edges. None Of these countries, or all
Of them combined, would make a re-
spectacle showing with our agricul-
tural products. The value Of farm ex-
ports in 1901 was 1851 ,629, 331.-Re-
view of Reviews
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Corn-Huskinp Peg.

Miles r. King, of Macoupin County,
Illinois, writes in Iowa Homestead as
follows 81 have not seen an illustra-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

The sanitation of the city of Ahme-
dabad, Ida, is so bad that the mortal
ity is 10 per 1000, with no epidemic to
account for it
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

over a strip Of any length, but about
a yard wide, a few inches of straw,
and cover with board, or, if preferred,
lay only a board on the ground. If
the place is seeded to something after
the covering is removed the difference
in growth between the portion previ-
ously shaded and that not shaded will
be very marked
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Success with Poultry.

Those people who do not have good
success in Matching eggs under hens,
usually will not do much better with
the incubator They may be divided
into two classes, one that is careless
and neglectful, and the other that
is altogether too fussy, who wants to
be stirring the hen, or feeding her, or
handling the eggs three or four times
day. For either Of these to sue
coed with the incubator there must be
q thorough reformation; determine
ton to follow the instructions given
exactly, and do no more and no less
than is explicitly laid down, and to do
it by the clock. This can be done, Of
course, but how many can or will settle
down to those rules?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Flowing Under Green Crops.


While we advocate blowing under
green crops, when they are not worth
more for stock food than for manure
we believe that there are some soils
where this practice may do injury
rather than good. If the soil is light
and sandy, lacking nitrogen, OF when
it is stiff and needs to be made more
porous, then almost any green crop is
a good manure for it. Where it is low
and wet, and perhaps has too much
acid in it, a heavy crop Of clover or
other green manure will usually be an
injury to the succeeding crop, unless
it is given also a dressing Of lime in
some form, and we would prefer to
pay more for a good phosphate of lime
or fine ground phosphate rock, with
an addition or potash, than to use
either slaked lime or sulphate Of lime.
Yet in a limestone soil we have seen
green manuring work wonders, and so
it will on land recently cleared, where
the bushes and brush had been burned
on the ground. Phosphates, potash and
wood ashes may be put on to grow
the green crop, and if used literally
will benefit that and the succeeding
crops. Sowed on the surface and har-
rowed in they do not waste or do any
harm If the amount is much more than
one crop needs.-American Cultivator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27

Here's a good way to set a hen. The
nest is made in a roomy box, with
cover. Nailed to one side Of the box
is little slat yard, Stats ON top also,
in which water and food are kept con,
stantly The hen can go out into the
yard at any time, eat and drink, and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-09-27
Ideal Animal for Beef.

The first point observed in an ideal
animal of beef type is his form. This
will approximate the rectangular 1t
will show body that is compact sym
metrical, broad, deep and close to the
ground. Legs are only of use to carry
the animal around He Is straight in
his Hnes"-that Is, the lines from the
top of the shoulder to the tail head,
and from the brisket back to the purse
are as nearly parallel as possible, as are
also those from the center of the shout
ders to the center of the thighs, no devil
alton from the horizontal being allowed
the top line This will give the form q
rectangular appearance.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
Keeping Car Seats Dry.

An English commercial traveller re
siding at Leeds-he ought to have been
a Yankee drummer in order TO make
the story consistent-appears to have
solved the hitherto insoluble problem
of providing a dry seat in an open
street car in wet weather He has
adopted the principle Of the roller
topped desk When the cover is on
the ordinary electric car suggests a
double-decked railway saloon; when it
is off the vehicle resumes its usual
ASPECT. with the addition of the light
circular girders which sustain the
roller covering in position. says the
Leeds Mercury. TO remove the roller
covering all that is necessary to be
done Is to release It and allow It to de-
scend into easements provided for it
at the sides of the ear. This 1t does In
three sections on each side-frst the
windows-for windows are provided
and then successfully the other two
sections. the easement accommodating
them side by side The roller covering
is sandwiched with india rubber and
thus made not only waterproof but
also electric proof.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30

Scattered here and there throughout
the States which border on Mason and
DiXon's line are many relics of the IA
nous underground railroad" which
furnished fleeing slaves means of es-
cape to the next station and thence
onward until they reached their ulti-
mate destination and place of refuge in
Canada. One of these is an old log
house In West Virginia, which once
connected with the celebrated rail
road" and its mysterious apartments
are characteristic of the stations along
the route.
Hidden away in the hills is this relic
Of slave days. The house was kept
in the '40s by John Mitchell an aboli-
zionist, who made Il practice of shelter
ing. negroes till they could be passed
along to the next station. The build
ing is two stories in height, with an
opening through the middle of the low
er story. The cellar takes up all the
space under one end, the rest standing
on solid ground. The mystery to-day
cealed anybody. This was explained by
Bentley, one of the present residents,
who said the other day to visitor
who was examining the premises:
Look here" pointing downward to
the broad. thick doorsill; that sill looks
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
Entering the Cave.

Bentley stopped over and removed a
connie of wooden pins on either side
which appeared to have been driven
into the heavy door casing to hold 1t
firmly In its place. After he had re-
moved the pegs Bentley touched one
end Of the foot-thick sill with his foot
and the huge block settled down at one
and disclosing an opening over foot
In width and about twenty inches in
length.
"Eow wait till l light lantern said
pentlev. lighting piece of candle III
an old-time tin perforated lantern.
.Toke holt of them pegs, they're good
nm, strong. fer put new ones III only
'bout n year ago; they'll hold ye' an
foller me"
The visitor did so, descending about
+en feet. when his feet touched soiid
cround and he found himself at the
narrow entrance to cave or tunnei
twentv feet or more in length. Inc
uolls Of the cave were built OF SOLD
,oos and the roof was composed OF the
same material. Half dozen pieces OF
,ogs two feet long, strewn about the
floor; a few pegs in the rotting oakeh
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
This Means You.

If you have not yet had a sample
tin OF Monopole spices we want to talk
TO you. We are so positive that no
other brand of spices will compare
with Monopole in strength, purity and
fragrance that We will fend you full
weight 2-oz. tin for a two.cent stamp
and the name OF your grocer. These
tins retail for 10 to 20 cents each, 30
that If we didn't think you would
continue using Menorole spices we
couldn't afford to make this offer. Send
in your stamp and grocer's name at
once. Address Wadhams d Kerr Bros.
Portland, Oregon.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
The KIkuYu COUNTRY.
A Fine Region in Africa Right on the
Equator.

Equator.
The kikuyu country in East Africa
is famous for having within its bor-
ders one of the greatest snow noun
tains Of Africa. Mount Kenia. whose
summit is always white with snow.
though it lies directly. under the
equator.
All travellers have been enthusiastic
over the beauty and fertility of this
region Of forest and plain that rises
from height of about 1000 feet TO
the summit Of Kenia. more than $4,000
feet above the sea. In this land. ex-
ceedingly rich in agricultural possibIli.
ties II is said the white man can live
and work as he does in Europe. and
very likely die of old age. 1t is prac-
tically the only region yet studied in
tropical Africa of which it may be
truthfully asserted.
Travellers, however. have given the
Inhabitants Of these uplands an evil
reputation. In other words. the Aki.
kuyu are said to be suspicious,
treacherous and hostile to all stran.
gers. But the latest testimony, coming
from Major Richard Crawshay, of the
British army, who has lived among
these people for years, is TO the effect
that they are the finest African peo-
pie he ever met, and he has had long
experience among many tribes in Brit.
ish East Africa. 1t will be interesting
to read some things that Major Craw-
shay says about the country In which
white men may live in good health
and about the remarkable natives who
inhabit 1t.
The first traveller to describe this re-
gion was the late explorer, Joseph
Thomson, who wrote as follows of the
large area of Kikuyu lying between
5000 and 5000 feet above the sea,
where II is said white men may live
and work:
Drought is unknown and astonish-
Ing fertility is everywhere seen.
Streams abound in great numbers.
Enormous quantities of sweet pota-
toes, yams, cassava. sugar cane. mil.
let, etc, are raised, and the supply
seems to be quite inexhaustible. on
my return journey l found caravan
of over 1,500 men who remained
month and carried away little short
of three months provisions, yet it did
not seem perceptibly to affect the sup
ply or to raise the ridiculously low
prices. Extremely fat sheep and goats
abound and there are cattle In consid-
cradle numbers. New York Sun.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
ESTABLISHING HER IDENTITY.
Mrs. Miller Was Highly Indipnan,

Mrs. Miller Was Highly Indignant
Over the Tel1er's Obtuseness.
Mrs. Miller had received a small
check from her father and went down
to the bank to cash ii without consult
ing her husband. The bank-teller was
very polite, but was obliged to insist
that for business purposes Mrs. Miller
was perfect stranger to him. When
Mr.. Miller returned at night his wife
poured out to him her grievances.
which had accumulated and gathered
momentum during the day.
We'll, my dear" he answered. "I'll
cash the check for you"
But that doesn't make up for all
the time | lost. | couldn't do all my
shopping while was down town be-
cause l didn't have quite money
enough. That teller ought to be dis
charged. The idea of having such II
stupid man handling all that money!
But, my dear" said Mr.. Miller, in
apologetic sympathy for the teller. lit
Is one of the rules of the bank not to
pay money to strangers. You have
to be identified first!
identified! Identified! Couldn't the
man read? There was my name right
on the back of the check How stupid
you men are, And that wasn't all"
But, Annie" broke in Mr.. Miller,
how could the teller he sure 1t was
your name just because you wrote IT."
We'll, maybe he couldn't But I'd
just stopped in at the photographers
and got those pictures of me that you
said looked exactly like me! and that
| showed the man all six of them. |
explained that If I'd had only one |
might have stolen it; but the six all
together proved that must be the
one that signed by name on the check.
The stupid way the man looked at
me was simply ridiculous!'
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
HISTORIC HITCHING POST.
Castiron Figure of Chinaman Has Held
Steeds of Generals.

Castiron Figure of Chinaman Has Held
Steeds of Generals.
One of the oldest signs In Washing
ton is the cast iron figure of China
man. about three and a half feet In
height. that stands in front OF liv.
cry stable ON Sixth street northwest.
between Pennsylvania and Louisiana
avenues. 1t has been there since 1862,
and is one Of the familiar landmarks
of the city.
During the civil war Generals Grant,
Mcclellan Hooker and others who
patronized this stable great deal
tied their steeds 10 this hitching post,
and since then other distinguished
personages have had occasion to use
this post during every presidential In.
auguration that has occurred since
Lincoln's second term.
AS a matter of fact, this much of
Sixth street northwest, between
Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues.
is an historic locality in more than
one sense. 1t was on the corner Of
this street apd Louisiana avenue that
General Robert 4. Lee babe farewell
to his old commander, General Win
field Scott, when the former withdrew
from the Union army to join that of
the Confederates During the first
two years Of the war General Nc
Clellan and others came here regu-
larly to purchase and inspect horses. it
being at that time sort of horse mar
ket-Baltimore American.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30

walls; the crumbling remains of two or
three wooden hunks alongside the walls
composed the furniture of the under
ground cave.
Here's one of the air holes. an here's
another" said Bentley, indicating two
holes about three or four inches square,
on opposite sides of the cave, one near
the roof and the other about two feet
above the floor. The air cum thro'
wooden pipes made out O. oak bo'ds
bout six inches wide. That one" point
Ing downward, Gums out on the erik
bank under the roots of big beech.
an tother Gums out in a thicket of
brush bout thirty yards from the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
house. OF course they're rotted away
now an caved in. but they was all
right when ole Mitchell lived yer"



Houses like Mitchell's, with tunnels
leading TO places of safety, We're COM
mon throughout the border States in
slavery days. When the band of sher-
ifs would come in pursuit of the es-
Gaping negroes. with bloodhounds to
aid them, the people about the house
would resort to a clever eXpedient to
save whatever negroes We're there.
When the news of an approaching
posse reached the house the negroes
would be led to the river and then
back to the house their tracks being
obscured by vilely-smelling turpentine.
There were twenty-seven stopping
places between Mitchells and Ohio.
Mitchell was arrested at least half n
dozen times. Once he was taken to
Richmond, Va, where mob wanted to
hang him. Another time he was taken
t. Wythe County. where a mob broke
into the Jail and took him out. but the
sheriff saved him just as they were
putting Il rope around his neck.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
AS II Seemed.
WHAT'S his business?"
"Evorybody's." )"
Unwilling to Take Chances.

so yoq have at last settled on a
name foi the baby"
Yes'm. First, we named him Hob.
son then changed it to do Dewey, an
aiterward to Funston Schley johnson.
But now we've named him jes' plain
jim. Yo' nevah finds you've made a
mistake when you calls 'em jes' nothin'
but jim"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
She Wns Willing.

"Mrs. Weeds, said Mr.. Binks, az
asked your daught'r to marry me and
she referred me to you"
Pm sure that's very kind of Susie,
but then she always was dutiful girl.
Really, Mr.. Binks, hadn't thought of
again at my time of life, but
'lnce you insist suppose we make the
wedding day the Goth Of this month. ~