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The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
HE WAS A WISE OLD OWL.
Hooted When New Salem Mistook
Him for Catamount.

York. Pa.-Three brave hunters
from York went to New Salem, eff
fectually laid the wild beast scare in
that section. and put the village ma
ture-fakers to shame. They identi'
fled the savage catamount," which
made night hideous, as an innocent
old owl.
The sporting blood of DR.. NJ. II.
Holtzappel, Councilman G. w. Beck
and NJ II. Lake was aroused by stories
of this creature. which roamed the
woodlands. howled about the terror
stricken village. had fondness for
chewing and clawing dogs and was
iawny and the size of a calf.
Accompanied by few villagers they
traced the bowls and came to a hole
in hillside. Sulphur was burned and
sticks poked in. but nothing came
forth.
Preparation was being made to
initiate the famous Israel Putnam act
and lower one of their number into the
den with a rope about his waist, when
stir wasNheard. Out tapped a great
barn owl. 1t lit on the limb of gum
tree and gave a derisive boot. which
was easily identified as the howl
of the beast.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

exude all waste matter from tneif
bodies. leaving nothing but Two SILK
ducts, containing their precious store.
and are ready for the spinning.
This process takes two to four days.
After the cocoon Is made the best
formed and largest are set aside for
preservation, and at the end OF six
or seven days the rest are steamed
until the chrysalis inside is dead. All
moisture is then removed from the
cocoon. and after it is dried and aired
it is ready to be reeled. One end OF
the cocoon Is picked al eeh.iy uh.ii
loose strand Is iouhu anu .hen 'he
thread Is graiuaiiy uh"ouhu' haeh
cocoon Is maze OF one uhoroheh
strand OF SILK.
There are in each 6oo to l'zoo yards
of a texture much stronger IMAM any
other known, welght ana size conslu'
cred. This reeled SILK Is either "hite'
straw colored, or yellow. some time
the white SILK mas tlnse OF green.
SILK Is dyed white IN this sta.e' anu
then Is MADE up INTO threaus' from
hve STRANDS up peihs requiEeu u niahe
a thread. .s--.r
one ounce OF eggs costs ABOUT iVe
dollars, depending on variety ana To-
cality. An ounce VIII hatch foooV
pounds OF young mulberry leaves 10
feed these worms uhtil they go INTO
the chrysalis. 1t takes about l,2oo
cocoons with the insect removed 10
make pound, ana IL pounds OF
cocoons are required 10 make one
pound of SILK. Mulberry shoots are
easily grown by careful farmer ana
at the end oil eight or ten months they
will yield leaves for food.
Few persons realize the extent OF
the silk industry of the world, or the
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
AGRICULTURAL BITS.

Give plenty of water; laying fowls
require it.
Applying manure to grass lands
during the fall is a good thing to do.
providing the manure is not put on
so thickly that 1t smothers the plants.
The manure is not a small item of
profit from the poultry house. In
cleaning up the poultry house the
droppings should be put in barrels
or boxes and kept dry.
Never give fowls sulphur in damp
or wet weather. and give it cautiously
even in dry weather. II fed. and the
fowls get wet, 1t is said to cause rheu-
matism and weakness of the legs.
The prices of farm implements
are to be boosted this season. Why
not meet the advance by painting
and fixing up the machine on hand
now? A few gallons of paint. new
piece of woodwork here and there,
will put the machine back in service
for two or three years.
Young poultry should not be al
lowed to go hungry. nor should they
be given more than they can cat up
clean at one time.
A patch of rye near the poultry
yard for the hens to run upon when
the ground is bare. is an egg producer.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

honored with annual invitations to the
court.
Although her majesty has Russian
blood in her veins on her grandmoth-
er's side, and is autocratic in some
directions, yet she is democratic in
others. and has an utter, adherence
of undue ceremony and statecraft.
She loves the patriarchal simplicity
of the Inhabitants Of the old Dutch
villages-the costumes of which she
often wears-and is fond of paying
visits to such, Scheveningen more es-
pecially heing honored in this respect.
This is an exceedingly quaint place.
within three or four miles OF The
Hague. The queen played on its sands
in her childhood, and 1t Is favorite
drive when she is staying at The
Hague palace. On the other side OF
The Hague her majesty has a small
palace known as THE house in the
wood" This was built in 1647, and
has been made famous for all time as
the scene of the first peace confer
ence.
The Hague is, of course. the politi.
cal capital, and in the city is the win
ter palace. where the majority of the
court ceremonies are held. Whatever
be the occasion, the company always
take up their position in the ball
room or other saloon before the queen
appears.
At Amsterdam, however-which is
the commercial capital. and rejoices In
an eight-days' court every April-the
queen does not take part in the balls
She merely sits on the dias at the
end of the room and watches the 9TH
ers.
Whatever ceremony or function her
majesty may be attending in any
place, she is most punctual in her
coming and going, and she brings this
to bear upon all her state business
She insists upon everything being
placed before her regularly and pune
tually to be dealt with at once. She
signs nothing without thoroughly un-
Outstanding 1t, and her firm will and
decided Judgment have more than
once brought her into conflict with
her ministers: but she generally has
her way. and the people say the coun-
try does not suffer in consequence.
Everyone knows that Queen VIII
helmina is much beloved by her sub
jects. and 1t only needs the birth of
a son and heir to the throne to COM
plete the satisfaction of queen and
subjects alike.
MARY SPENCER WARREN.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
Gen. Lees War Horse.

and the faithful animal was his riding
horse until the death OF Gen. Lee.
Many times did the old confederate
chieftain ride over the beautiful hills
surrounding Lexington on the back Of
his patient old horse. Traveller died
in June following the death of his
master. Gen. Lee died in October,
1870. The old horse. while grazing in
the yard of the presidents house. on
the campus of Washington and Lee.
ran nail in his foot. which resulted
in lockjaw. and this caused his death.
The body was buried, and long after
ward the bones were taken up and pre-
served at the university. and now they
have been returned. and will occupy
an important place in the university
museum.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Fertilize the orchard; pillow and
spray.
Fruit crops are often so large that
the abundance of one year offsets the
smallness of crops in other years.
Evergreens are hardy, pretty and
make excellent windbreaks. May is
the proper month to plant them
Try some and beautify the dooryard
Keep the bark of your trees
healthy by the application of a good
wash. A healthy tree, like a healthy
man will Withstand the attacks OF
disease more easily than a weakly
one.
The man who cheerfully sets the
spade where his wife directs. and
lends himself willingly to her desires
in the flower garden. has in him the
vital elements of good citizenshir
and is a safe man to trust.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
SUES FOR HIS MusTAcHE.
Hochbein Had Worn It 80 Years When
skyIarkers Cut It OF.

observation-disclosures they cut of
his mustache, which had adorned his
face for 80 years, August Hochbein,
a wealthy baker of Tarentum, has be-
gun suit against Albert Einstorm,
Charles Rosseau and Otto Lippert, his
friends. charging them with malicious
mischief.
Hochbein states that the three men
were at his house, when the question
of his mustache came up. 1t was a
beauty. he said, long and silky, and he
had taught it to point skyward, a la
Kaiser Wilhelm.
During the discussion some one
asked him why he did not cut II Off
He said he would wear 1t as long as
he lived. Finally. in a spirit of fun
the three men bound Hochbein, and
with pair of scissors, cut the mus.
tache on close to his lip.
He says that since then his appear
ance has been so altered that none of
his friends recognize him, and those
who dc make fun Of him.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
WOMAN RUNS PAYING INDUSTRY
IN CALIFORNIA.
Success Comes After Many Years Of
Close Study and Experiment
How Eggs. Worth IS an
Ounce, Are Matched.

Los Angeles. Cal.-After years of
experimenting and study the rearing
of silkworms has been made COM
mercial success in southern California.
and within six months large plant
will be running to handle the number
of coccons now produced here every
month. A person ignorant of the
spread of this fascinating work would
be surprised to find that scores of
persons in southern California are
raising silkworms to-day ard many
others are planning to take up the
work.
The organization of n corporation
to handle this product has given great
impetus to the industry. Heretofore
1T has been necessary to send cocoons
away to silk manufacturers: now
southern California will have plant
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
suNFLowER PHILOSOPHY.

Nothing makes a man quite SO mad
as to be put to slep in bed that has
to have lot Of fancy coverings re-
moved before 1t is ready to sleep in.
When some woman makes good
point in abusing the men all the other
women present say: "Ah, that's Just
what say"
There is nearly every kind of town
in this country except the one in
which the loyal citizens won't insist
they have the best looking girls.
How much children could accom-
plish If they could work as rapidly as
they can count a hundred when play
ing hide and seeki"
The man who only half tries to do
everything else puts forth pretty
good effort when it comes to complain
ing about the lack of appreciation in
this world.
An old doctor, being on his death
bed, was asked: What is the most
important message you can leave the
people?" Take plenty of Salts he
said.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

Heat is a germ destroyer of the first
magnitude. There is nothing that
compares with it for this purpose.
Cold will kill some germs and will
render others harmless for time,
but the frozen germs will often come
again into activity. Some kinds of
plants, insects and bacteria can stand
any amount of freezing and not be
killed by it. But nothing in the world
can stand large degree of heat. If
germ life is to be certainly destroyed
the use of heat must be had. For this
reason the protection of the people
against disease germs must be secur-
ed through the use of heat for the de-
struction Of those germs.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
Could Not Escape a Prize.

Burlington. Vt.-William Smith,
farmer living near Ludlow. drove to
Londonderry one day recently to at
tend the grange fair.
Arriving on the fair grounds, Smith
could find no suitable place to hitch
his horse, so he embarrassed the ami
NAL and put him in vacant stall in
one of the sheds.
When he got ready to return home
Mr.. Smith found that the judges,
thinking his horse was on exhibition.
b ,d awarded a premium and had fas-
taxed a red ribbon in the animals
halter.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

Since 1880 many American dia.
monds have been authenticated, but
none before has been found lin place"
Most of those in the United States,
Guiana and Brazil have come to light
through the breaking down." or vast.
ing away. of the original rocks, which
allows the diamonds to be washed in
to brooks and river gravels. as in
South America. Many have been
found in the glacial moraine of Ohio.
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
whittier prehistoric glaciers had swept
them from some point in Canada.
Search is now being made for the
original resting place of these stont
by several surveying parties along the
line OF the new transcontinental rail-
way from Quebec to Winnipeg
Review Of Reviews.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

One thing that should not be done
Is to pillow deep in the orchard in the
fall, whether the blowing operations
be for the purpose of turning under
some growing crop or for the pur-
poses of drainage or for the purposes
of cultivating the soil. Many an or
chard is given back-set in this way.
have known more than one man to
go into his orchard in the fall and
give it a good blowing. Had he plow-
ed as shallow as possible little dam
age might have been done, but the
deep blowing cut OF the new roots
that had developed during the sum-
mer The fruit crop the next year
was greatly reduced by the operation.
Herman Harris.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

II an accident happens to the table.
cloth while it is still otherwise fresh
do not think it must be consigned tc
the laundry at once. Take a cake OF
magnesia or some corn starch and
rub over the spot and it Will be eff.
fectually concealed. 1t is worth
while keeping one of the remedies
always in the sideboard drawer, 1t
is such a help In keeping a cloth
fresh looking up to the time of chang.
Ing.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
ROOSTER HAS stAFF7N77 w BUG

which 1t strolled into the kitchen.
Mrs. Shormeyer then fastened to tell
her troubles to Magistrate Steinert
He promptly gave her summons for
Foster.
In court Kuroki's owner was in
structed to put a ball and chain on the
spurred feet of the aggressive rooster.
THAT affinity business don't go; not
even in barnyard." said the magis-
trate.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

Some of the speeches delivered in
congress are only a waste of words"
Yes answered the thrifty states
man; " a great many speeches are de-
livered gratis which would command
liberal compensation from lecture
manager" Washington Star
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
A GRADING BOARD.
Work Of Sorting Apples Made Easy
BY Its Use.

:. very useful device for help in
sorting apples or other fruit where
close asserting is necessary is grad
ing board as shown in the cut. This
is merely a piece of light wood with
round holes bored of different dimen-
sions, the size being made according
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16
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UsefuI in Sorting Apples.

to the fruit to be packed. The diff
ference between the various sizes may
be either u or. " inch. The grading
board should always be on the sort
ing table and used frequently, says
Farm and Home, but it will not be
necessary to put every apple through
it
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

Weissager reached for his hat and
replied: They're all down stairs
waiting for you. You have just asked
the whole house to have a drink
N. Y. Sun.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

After woman gets to certain age
she thinks checks are the best kind
of love letters.
The Lamar register., 1907-10-16

There is more religion in one smile
than In score of signs.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
FORGING LID ON CHICAGO.
Law and Order Leaguers Gathering
Evidence for Grand Jury.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Some two hun
dred volunteer detectives from the SUBJ
sidiary organizations of the Chicago
Law and Order league visited saloons
in Chicago Sunday in an endeavor tc
obtain evidence that the Sunday clos
ing law Of Illinois was being violated.
The action is in furtherance of cam
paign inauguratd by the league after
the successful election struggle for loca
option waged in II counties of the state
earlier in the month.
The evidence collected, it is an
nounced, will be presented to the
grand jury of Cook county. Leaders in
the movement for "dry Sunday" in
Chicago hope that the inquisitorial
body will find the facts sufficient for
the voting of true bills against numer-
Gus saloon keepers in each of the 80
wards of the city under the state law
which carries penalties of a 5000 fine
and Jail sentence for each proven vio-
lation.
Mayor Busse has thus far refused to
heed the pleadings of the organizations
that the saloons be closed and in this
attitude he has been upheld by the
Saloonkeepers' association, the Restau-
association and the United
Societies for Self Government.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
GOVERNOR NAMES DELEGATES
Oregon Men to Attend Rivers and
Harbors Congress.

Salem-One of the most impol tant
delegations Governor Chamberlain has
appointed to represent this state at an
unofficial gathering Of citizens of the
United States is the delegation to the
National Rivers and Harbors congress,
which will meet December of this
year at Washington, D. c. The ap-
pointment of this delegation is import
ant because Oregon is deeply interested
in river and harbor improvements, and
because this convention will be held
while the United States congress is in
session, and the representatives will
have an opportunity to do personal
work in behalf of this state.
The delegation named by the COVER
nor is composed of: E. Hotter, Salem !;
Walter Lyon, Marshfeld; B. F. Irvine,
Corallis; Ira A. Phelps, Harrisburg;
W. A. Messner, Independence; Alex
Lafollette, Wheatland: William Gill
strap, Eugene; J. L. Stockton, Salem !;
James McEvars, Salem; A. Hucken-
stein, Salem; J. r. Gregg, Ontario
Fred j. Blakeley, Roseburg; G. T..
Locey, Ironsides; Philip Buehner, Port
land; J. N. Teal, Portland; Peter Log
gle, North Bend; Orvill Dodge, Myrtle
Point; j. E. Peters, The Dalles.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
WOMEN STARTED MUTiNY.
Induce Russian Sailors to Seize Ship
and Revolt.

Victoria, B. c., Nov. 26. - The
steamer Kumeric brought advices that
the recent mutinies al Vladivostok were
caused by four girls, who went on
board the destroyer Sukurni, and insti-
gated the bluejackets of the destroyer
to seize the officers of the vessel and
escape to Japan.
They agreed, but decided to shell the
city from the roadstead before leaving.
A red flag was hoisted and the destroy
er opened fire on the admiralty office
and the governors residence, and then
exchanged shots with the cruiser Mand-
jur. The engineroom of the destroyer
was struck by a she'll from the forts,
ard the vessel was run ashore to pre-
vent sinking. The four girls who insti-
gated the mutiny were all killed, as
we'll as a number of the bluejackets,
the remainder being arrested.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
JURY DiSAGREES.
Unable to Reach Conclusion in Adams
Murder Trial.

Spokane, Nov. 25.-A special from
Rathdrum, Idaho, to the Spokesman
Review says:
The jury in the Steve ADAMS murder
case was discharged at 545 o'clock yes.
terday afternoon, being unable to agree
on verdict, after being out since $3.50
o'clock Saturday night.
The jury stood eight for acquital and
four for conviction. Jurymen j. F
House, Charles Dittemore, D. W. Gar.
wood and S. A. Varnum were the four
men who believed Steve Adams guilty
of the murder of Fred Tyler in the
Marble creek district of Shoshone coun-
ty, Idaho, in August, 1904.
Five ballots were taken, all with the
same result. The jury was ready to
report at O'Clock, but the court con-
ferred with attorneys for both sides and
it was agreed to keep the jury out a
little longer.
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
Adams, tried to obtain concessions of
bail for Adams and of immunity from
arrest by Colorado authorities until the
Tyler case is disposed Of. No promise
was given him. Sheriff Bailey, of
Shoshone county, is here with war
rant for the arrest of Adams on the
charge of numbering Ed Boule, near
the same place and at about the same
time the Tyler murder occurred.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
RESTORE WORN LAND.
Government Experimenting on Tract
Near ALBANY.

Albany-The work of laying the
tile drainage system on the Expert
mental Farm one mile south of AL
bany was begun last week by repre-
sentatives of the Federal Govern
ment, who are cooperating with
local persons in the establishment of
an experimental farm on piece Of
worn-out grain land that has been
selected for purposes of investigation.
The purpose of the work just started
is to test various methods of soil'
treatment, and to determine how this
type of land, which at the present
time is producing very little. may be
brought into state of greater pro-
ductiveness and made to yield a
greater revenue. There are thou
sands of acres of this kind of land
in the south end of the Willamette
Valley, and the results obtained, if
successful, will have a far-reaching
effect in improving presentagricul-
tural conditions in the whole Will
annette Valley.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
MIGHT SPOIL YOSEMITE.
Muir and Keith Oppose New Water
Supply Source.

San Francisco, Nov. 25.-John Muir,
the famous naturalist, and William
Keith, the noted landscape painter
have protested to President Roosevelt
against the plans of the city of San
Francisco to establish reservoirs in the
Hetch- Hetchy valley, in the Yosemite
reservation, for the purposes of mu-
nicipal water supply. They base their
protest on aesthetic grounds, saying
that the projected reservoirs would dis
figure the landscape.
1t is feared that this opposition will
have great weight with the president,
as he specially commissioned Mr.. Mir
to make an investigation and report to
him. When the president requested
Mr.. Muir to investigate, he expected to
get expert knowledge on water sources
and purity, not thinking of the aes-
thetic side of the matter. Mr.. Muir,
however, got his friend, Mr.. Keith, to
accompany him into the reservation,
and the two decided that huge reser-
voirs would mar the natural wonders.
San Francisco engineers rdicuIe the
idea that the reservoirs would spoil the
landscape.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
PEAT FOR FUEL.
Canada Attempting to Solve ProbIers
by New Process.

Washington, Nov 23.-Canada ;
like the United States, is confronted
with a fuel problem that is causing
no little concern. There is much
smaller supply of coal in Canada
than in this country, hence the great
er need for the development of some
new fuel. Attention centers on the
vast peat beds
Over top of the bog has been
placed a series of railway tracks
about five yards apart, and over
them run what are called collectors
The collector can be compared to
large electric can equipped with a.
suction pan. From the side of the
car protrudes long pipe perhaps.
two feet in diameter, at the end of
which is a shoe with lip" through
which the dry peat dust on the sur
face of the bog is drawn into the pipe.
by suction and deposited in the car.
AS the car moves along the rail
the amount of peat which is drawn
up is scarcely perceptible to the
naked eye, and yet one collector Will
pick up so tons of dust day. The
sun quickly dries the exposed sur
face which has been uncovered by
the collector, and the same process
is then repeated.
The dust is taken from the collec-
tor into the factory, and run through
large pipe, or covered trough
through which runs a screw similar
in shape to an auger. Around the.
outside of the pipe or trough is "a
steam jacket placed several inches.
from the pipe to allow the steam to
DaSS through the SDace between in
order to dry out the dust passing
through the inside of the pipe The
dust is ground fine to pass through
100 mesh-or in other words, finer
than flour. The dried out dust is then
placed in a unique press and at a
of 200 degrees and pres
sure of so tons formed into
bricklets. In two days after going
through the press the bricks are
harder than coal and nearly the same
color.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-11-28
Barley for Great Britain.

Portland-A big movement oil
Oregon barley to the British isles is
under way This use it is said more
barley is being exported than in a
number of years previously. Then
lots ranging from 1000 to 27,000
sacks, and aggregating approximate
ly 100000 sacks, have been certified
from the Portland chamber of com
merce this month for export on two
vessels, the Lyra and the Woodford.
The barley movement is regarded as
favorable sign in the general situa-
ton, and it is said there is a good
prospect for a general revival of the
grain export trade during November