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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
sky,serspsrs While You Walt.

Every time two stories OF steel al
completed the derrick must be raised. -
writes William Allen Johnston. In Har-
per's Weekly. only a year ago il
meant a days work. Now they do Il
In from 80 minutes 10 two hours. In
tho old way they rigged stift-legged
derrick above. which grappled down
and lifted up the boom-derriek, In
other words, they raised derrick with
a derrick. Now they make the der
rick raise itself. A young iron fore
man solved the problem one day when
his company gave him just i2 days
TO put up the frame OF a history
building, It's easy enough said he
You just fold up the derrieks and lash
the boom and mast together. Then
detaeh the main fall" or hoisting
cable. from the boom and give II a
clutch around the mast about one
third OF the length from the top. Now
start your winding drums down there
In the basement, and what's going 10
happenl Why. the cable pulls the
whole derrick up and holds It till We
make new moorings.'"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
BREAKING UP BRooDY HENS
shutting Her Up In Box With Slated
Bottom VIII Eject Cure In
Very Few Days.

II n natural for hens OF the sitting
breeds 20 become broody after she
has finished laying a "clutch" OF eggs.
They do not deserve 10 be duoked or
otherwise abused because they follow
tho course nature has laid down for
them.
n the hen begins 20 show signa Of
broodinosa and In not needed for
Matching II IN very easy 10 break her
up. n Immediate action IL taken.
Shutting her IN n bor with n SLATED
bottom. tho box being supported a foot
from tho ground. will usually cure
her IN n day or two.
Tho SLATED bottom furnishes a per.
foctly easy place for tho hen 10 stand
or ait. but Ia not conducive 10 the
kind OF sitting that comes with the
fever OF broodinesa. Droodinesa In a
sort OF fever and the SLATED bottom
OF tho boz allows the air 10 circulate
under tho hen and soon eools the
fever and tho hen is ready % go 60
work sooner,
II Ia doubtful n rearing a brood OF
chickens decreases the egg record OF
hen IN any way n the hen becomes
broody she viii waste a lot OF time n
allowed 10 ait around until she gets
ready 20 quit. but n she IL broken up
AZ once Il n doubtful n ahe viii begin
laying again any sooner than she
would n she had been allowed 10
hatch and rear brood OF chicks.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
Doc Saves Tots From Bear.

Altoona. PA.rDefending It's masters
three young children against an In
furiated bear. whose cubs the children
had found IN the woods. a small pet
dog was torn into ribbons near the
homo OF 8. u. Waite. who lives ON tho
mountain near Tyrone Tho throo
children. the eldest only nine years
old, while on their way along a noun
tain trail 10 visit an aunt stumbled
upon the cubs In the brush and picked
one up 10 play With H. A moment
later the mother bear came crashing
through the brush. Seeing the danger
90 his young charges. the little dog
gave battle. while the children ran
home In fright MIR. Waite and his
neighbors at once went TO the spot.
hoping 10 find the dog still alive but
found his body ripped TO pieces by tho
bears claws. The faithful animal was
buried. his grave surmounted by a
marker reading; "He was only a dog,
but he died for his little friends"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
nom..Ral.sd sssd potatoss.

A good many people think the,
must get their seed potatoes from a
different locality every three or -four
years, or they will run out This Is a
mistake: a wrong idea. We have sold
seed potatoes TO those same men. yet
we never changed seed. OF the same
variety. In our life.
A few years ago a dealer In pota'
toes here brought ia a carload OF seed
potatoes from Aroostook. Me-. and
sold them al a very high price, Some
OF our neighbors bought this seed and
planted. but were much disappointed
at digging time. for their own seed
gave the best crop,
II farmers will take as much pains
in selecting their potatoes as they do
their corn for seed they win not run
out
but the only thing the careless
farmer, that has taken no pains To
improve his potatoes. can do this
spring is 10 plant the best he has. and
next fall begin to improve and In.
crease his potato crop by a careful
selection OF seed.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
FEED FOR WINTERlNe STOCK
Numerous Catch Crops 10 Supple
ment Hay When Latter ls Failure
Soy Beans for sllo.

On many farms where the number
OF animals raised on the farm and
kept through the winter is dependent
upon the amount OF hay harvested,
the farmer is unable to winter all Of
his stock when the hay crop Is a fail.
ure unless he grows catch crops TO
supplement his hay crop.
Onts and peas make very good
catch crop and will produce a large
amount Of palatable and nourishing
hay.
Corn fodder makes an excellent
catch crop and affords abundance OF
rough feed, although corn that Is al.
lowed 20 reach n more mature condi-
tion will afford the most nourishment.
Mlllet is another excellent catch
crop and will thrive under n wide
variety OF conditions. but like most
other crops will produce better crops
when II is raised on land that contains
an abundance OF plant food.
Barley and peas are very valuable
for fall feeding and may be cut late
and cured for hay the same as oats
and peas. This mixed crop may be
used for solling purposes until late in
November. Rape Is n member Of the
turnip family and makes an excellent
late forage crop for sheep and hogs
any many farmers pasture II with
young cattle but II IL not adapted for
feeding dairy cattle. owing 10 the dan.
ger OF its giving the milk n bad odor,
similar TO that impaired by the turnip
when fed in large quantities.
Soy beans are recommended highly
an an economical source OF protein
and may be grown in most sections
OF the country where live stock In
fed. Many fail with this crop bo-
cause they do not walt for the ground
10 become warm before they SOW the
crop Soy beans may be drilled, plan.
cd In hills or IN rows.
On farms where there In n nilo they
will do well when sowed in the corn
field and run into tho silo with the
corn crop. II improves the food value
OF the enallago and has no bad ro
sulta.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
A convenIsnt Rule.

The editor OF a newspaper published
IN a small town IN New Jersey fire.
quently received from one OF It's eiti'
Eens letters ON municipal affairs that
were always pertinent and worthy OF
publication. but which were punotua'
ted IN a way that was most peculiar.
Meeting his correspondent on the
street one day. he said. That was an
excellent letter ! received from you
this morning. Uncle Hugh. and I'm
going 10 print II IN this weeks paper.
but tell me, what rule do you follow
for punetuationf"
why" replied Uncle Hugh. "the
same rule as | was taught when was
a boy. put semieolon every
twelve words and two commas be-
tween each pair OF semieolons."-
Youths Companion.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05


kind heaedness the fall vcepden and organizer OF
the United at the Vden
the stockade Its MIR
MITCHELL visited the
toers night touched his heart Then
anoad Of
baa to take the places OF the white Governor Tanner had refused
militia
Nineteen under the
st
he arm
found
TO be No eve az
talked
subject his the WORKING
the peaceful industrial pursuits than would b killed this country and
accidents lieu the liability protection.
altogether
said his employer OF In
makes
o abolish acidenta."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
PASTURINe PIGS ON CLOVER
Produces Cheapest Pork, When Used
In Conjunction With Some
Supplemental Feed.

Even at present prices II is essen
tally to our interests to produce pork
as cheaply as possible. Simply be
cause hogs are selling at record prices
we cannot allow the cost Of produc
tion to creep up alongside the increas
ed selling price. II should ever be
the aim Of the hogman to have the
hogs and the methods which will en-.
able him to produce a pound of pork
with the smallest outlay consistent
with good gains.
II has always been our opinion that
the cheapest pork can be produced on
clover pasture, when II Is used In con.
junction with some supplemental feed,
writes Clyde A. Waugh, In Michigan
Farmer. Glover furnishes cheap pro.
tein, allows the hog to exist in what
approaches his natural condition,
keeps him fairly healthy, manures
your field and saves a great deal of
labor.
We have found that most OF our
profitable litters are those that are
farrowed about the time the sows can
be turned on pasture. II is an easy
matter to take a roll OF hog fencing,
stick In a post every seven or eight
rods. and to stretch up your fence. II
can be done in half a day. Several
litters Of pigs can be run In few
acres.
After sucking a few weeks the
sows can be reduced TO a ration Of
few ears OF corn n day. Before this
a few troughs can be placed 80 as TO
admit the pigs and keep out the sows.
when the pigs can be given shorts
and other feeds.
Handled In such a manner you have
fair sized shoats when the new corn
crop is ready TO be fed. Then. n little
green corn can be used 10 advantage.
However. by the time the corn is
ready. the shoats will stand quite q
heavy feeding while on the clover by
30 doing. the spring pigs can often be
turned on after running behind steers
on a very short feed which begins
early In the fall. Two years ago we
turned n bunch Of shoats so raised. In
a corn field with the older hogs. when
the piece was hoggcd on part OF the
spring pigs went TO market.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
SURELY GOOD CAKE
BAKER PROVED THAT FACT eT
THE RESULTS.
"old Rlbsy's" Production Possibly Bad
for the Consumers, but They
Could Not Help From
Eating II.

Old Morley half a century ago wa
reputed the only town In the count!
where a selfrespecting housewife
might in case OF unexpected company
exc out her supply Of cake, pie o.
cookies by purchase instead OF Dor
| rowing. Elsewhere one must resor
20 the neighbors To buy baker,
trash" was to incur a stigma nevei
forgotten. But Josephus Robinson
the Morley baker-better known iron
ically because Of his rotund form AZ
"Old Rlbsy"-was master Of the
oven whom not even the most expert
enced and able housewife might wise
ly scorn.
only once, indeed, was his superla
tive product flouted. Young Mrs
Tinkley, Lorenzo Tlnkley's ambitious
bride. had been n notable cook in the
town from which he brought her She
boldly averred that Old Ribsy'f
"rhymed.rule ordination cake"--the
richest, choicest and most famous
cake on his list-could not compare
with the ordination cake she was her
self accustomed to compound, by
Grandmother Hartingales recipe,
brought from England
Her boast was repeated "a. Old RIB
sy, who listened unperturbed. Only
after many repetltlons was he sum
iiently moved from his comfortable
calm 10 offer n rejolnder.
"we-e.ll." he drawled az last. 4
amt n doubt Mis- Tinkley's an extry
good cook. an no most like was her
Gran'ma Hartingaie before her. Nor
Amt saying that cake o. hers amt an
extry good cake. Give credit where
credits due. says I. an everybody I've
ast about that cake says lts good.
but likewise they toll me they
dasnt but Jest take n tconty piece an
"a few nibbles. because they 'splcioned
FIRST taste twas too rich TO bo whole.
some. Yes. sir. and nary ono helped
twicel
Nov. SOS my ordination cake too
rich 10 bo wholesome. more'n mossel
or no. but when folks have sayored
their frat bite they don't romemberl
I warn 'em fair. but they don't rcmem.
ber: they just eati
when Mis- Tinkloy can pint 10 m
many COLES an dyspepays following a
party with her cake m Doctor Ped.
iey'il testify having tended after ono
with mine. why. mebbo I'll hist my
cap 10 Gran'ma Hartlngalo an retire
from business.
"Yoa. air. always warn 'em 'tain't
good for their atummicka-i warn 'em
fair whom they order; but they just
will have a.
Doctor Pedloy an mo. we've often
confabbed together about tho foolish.
ness OF folks In stufiing richness. All
la. n any fool feller waits 10 make
himself sick. there Amt anything more
wuth while doin' II for than my
ordination cake. n do say
20. youths Companion.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
Fills Up Panama Excavation.

Excavation of the Panama canal
through the culebra range OF hills has
set In motion a mass OF 100000 Gu
bic yards OF material. which Is sliding
into the excavation apparently on an
inclined substratum OF clay. The fact
is said to illustrate one of the many
advantages OF the present high-level
canal over one at sea level The sea
level cut would have been carried so
feet deeper and the slides would have
been. in all probability. enormously
greater. The material viii have to be
removed; but outside of the additional
>xpense no III effects are apprehended
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
WIshbones as pIaythInns.

wishbones have found a more exait,
ed mission than enabling romantic
young persons % tell which one is go
Ing 10 get married first A ribbon
trimmed box containing 25 wishbones
was sent from a boarding house TO a
New York hospital ward the other
day.
THE children down there make fur
niture out OF them" said the giver,
"The nurses keep thos that ars able
10 sit up In bed busy az something
part OF the time. They make funny
littla houses and the furniture for
them. In fashioning the furniture
they md the wishbones especially
adaptable. so anybody who has only
the price OF chicken can az least
help the hospitals along 20 the extent
n a wishbone."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
KEEPING cows OUT OF PONDS
oalrymsn Make Bla Mistake In Allow
Ing Animals 20 Drink Dirty,
etaanant Watsr.

Many men who think they are good
farmers allow their cows 90 drink MI
summer from any old pond that hap
pens 20 contain enough water.
No matter how nlthy II In. or how
warm or contaminated by vegetable
growth or droppinga from tho animals
themselves. no long aa Il In water.
A greater error never was made.
You cannot get good milk or butter
from dirty pond water.
The COW ia a wonderful milking ma.
chino and she often transforms some
pretty poor stun into milk. hut n she
Ia given nothing but dirty. atagnant
pond water all her powers OF alchemy
cannot turn II into a nuid NJ for chill
dreL 20 drink.
There Ia one way. however. In which
pond water may be used 10 advantage.
but Il IL not 10 allow animals 10 20
into II or drink from Il direct.
A pond on the Oklahoma station
farm holds a million gallons and sup
plies 100 head each Of cattle and hogs,
II drains a large area which IL on a
hill 10 the barns and feed lots. That
Ia different
A II runs from tho faucet II Is as
clear as the average well water and Il
tastes good.
The cost OF building the pond and
OF piping the water about one-third
OF a mile was about $500, Barring
usual accidents Il should cost nothing
for repairs and II does not cost a cent
10 operate II.
There are many localities where the
ground Is more or less hilly where this
system OF supplying water could very
easily be adopted without great cost.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
CLINCHED THE CASE
SAILOR PROVED POSSESSION Oh
ACCOMPLISHMENT.
Disconnected Opposing Lawyer at the
Very Moment He Thought He
Was Assured Of Complete
Victory.

"The master of vessel in a port Il
the Gulf of Mexico being in need o
money borrowed II and to secure III
repayment executed what is called .
bottomry bond" writes a correspon
dent OF the National Magazine. "By
this bond II was agreed that II the
money was not paid within so many
days after the vessel arrived at New
York proceedings might be taken tc
have the vessel sold and the debt paid
out Of the proceeds.
The money was not paid and was
retained to enforce the bond and be
gan a suit. Someone interested in the
vessel appeared in the suit and denied
that the bond had been executed by
the master, as had been alleged
"1t became necessary to take the
testimony on this point OF sailor
whose name was subscribed to the
bond as having witnessed IT'S execu.
tlon. In answer TO my questions the
sailor said that the captain called him
into the vessels cabin and asked him
to be n witness TO the bond, and he
signed HIS name TO II as a witness,
and he spoke OF the paper as the bot.
tomry bond.
THE opposing counsel IN a sharp
cross-examination asked him how be
knew II was n bottomry bond. and the
witness answered that he read enough
Of II TO know what II was. Some 9th.
er skilful questions brought out the
fact that when the sailor came into
the cabin the captain was sitting on
the other side OF a table with the pa.
per before him and the sailor sat down
at the side OF the table facing the
captain. 30 that the paper was be-
tween them: that the paper was no,
read TO him. that the captain turned
over the nrst leaf OF the paper and
signed his name at the end OF II and
told the sailor whore 20 sign his name
which he did. and then left the cabin
MY heart sank. for I saw that II
was open 10 the other side 10 say
that the document lay on the table up.
side down TO the sailor. and that his
statement that he read enough OF the
document 10 know II was n bottomry
bond was false. because. OF course. he
could not read writing which was up.
side down. and. therefore. his whole
evidence should be disbelieved.
"The lawyer opposed 10 me saw the
point also. but instead OF leaving the
matter where II was he concluded TO
olinoh ~. and. taking the document. he
laid Il down on tho table before the
witness upside down and said 20 him.
Let M see you read the paper now
TO my great surprise and relief the
witness read the writing. upside down
as Il was. with nearly an much fiuency
as II Il had been right side up.
That ended the contest over the
execution OF tho bond. This sailors
ability 10 !ead writing when II was up.
side down was curious instance OF
the many curious things which sailors
do 20 occupy their time during idle
on long voyages"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
Palmetto Asparagus.

Palmetto asparagus is the most pop
ular variety for commercial planta
tions. II is rustresistant TO a large
degree and makes a strong, vigorous
growth. Columbian White Mammoth
is a splendid white variety. Aspara
gus should be grown more largely for
many eastern markets. II nearly al,
ways sells readily at good prices and
brings the grower cash return early
In the season before many other
vegetables are ready for sale. II mar
ket conditions are favorable. plan for
setting a bed next spring Grow
your own plants. II possible. II not.
buy from special growers who pro,
duce strong plants free from disease.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
NAB ENGLISH THIEF
HOW THE POLICE RECOGNIZED
OLD CROOK.
Wits Whom His Picture Is Taken
From the Rogue's csllery--tss
Committed Many Thefts.

New York.-"Demme, sir. I'm III,
right man." said william II. Jarvis
when confronted in police headquar
ters with a picture of himself taker
by the Scotland Yard authorities.
Jarvis is the distinguished looking
Englishman arrested at the Gilsey
house, charged with unlawfully enter
ing room.
You will pardon me, Mr.. Jarvis, for
submitting you TO this ordeal, but II
is a rule Of the department" said In
speetor McCanerty apologetically, az
he paraded the prisoner before the
masked detectives.
Say, boss. don't apologize TO that
old guy" interrupted Lieut. william
Brown. Ills picture is in the gallery
and he has served several bits"
Jarvlss lndignatlons gave forth q
Vesuvius blast He was an English
gentleman, he declared. lie would
have the embassy down on the police
His protest was so severe even In
spector McCafferty was inclined to &c
allow.
Here's his very mug" said Brown,
producing Jaryis's picture.
Al police headquarters, when they
know they are right. they make pris
oners btand out and deliver. Inspec.
tor McCafferty says the picture made
Jarvis wilt
We'll. demmo, air. I'm the right
man." he finally said, twirling his flno
muatacle.
Ispeotor McCafferty became jubilant,
for In Jarvis they had captured the
most versatile and picturesque thief
Of two continents.
Jaryis's real namo IA Walter, and
not William. In 1899 ho won interna.
tinoal fame through his arrest in tho
Hotel Cecil. London. lie was caught
IN the room OF n Brooklyn man. When
taken 10 tho police station JARVIS said.
Il went TO tho hotel TO visit lady.
Mrs. Badlor Jackson"
Tho police found Mrs. sadlor Jack.
son at tho hotel. She admitted that
Jarvis had visited her thcro frequent.
iy. although sho was married WON.
an.
Tho scandal aroused all England.
The country divided itaolf-aomo do.
Tending Mrs. Jackson for sacrificing
herself 20 save Jarvis. and tho many
condomning Jarvis for duplicating a
woman. There was n sensation when
u was disclosed that Mrs. Jackson was
Jaryia'a sister.
Twelve years before that Jarvis had
been arrested and sentenced 10 four
months imprisonment IN Cork, iro-
land. Hia father disowncd and diain.
heritod him. and upon his death loft
es0.000 10 Mra. sadler on condition
that sho roAaAume tho family namo OF
jackson.
Jarvis was given three months
sentence for the Hotel Cecil act Then
no disappeared. Il IL said ho served
In the Doer war
A year ago Jarvis appeared In New
York lilo went 10 live at 2i7 weat
Ono Hundred and Twe1ty-seoond
street IN tho homo OF iyers bachelor.
lie was introduced TO tho latter as
rich Englishman.
Miss Laura Fegley. who lives az tho
Hotel 0ilaey heard some one enter
the room OF o, /. sherer next 10 hers.
and. knowing Mr., sherer was not
hSme. opened tho door ana confronted
Jarvis and another man.
Jarvis and the young man hurried
down the corridor and disappeared.
Miss Fegley gave the alarm. and Jar
wis was caught downstairs but his
companion escaped,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
Traaedn In sIrd LIE.

Dublin. Ind.-That birds as well az
members OF the human family. have
tragedy In their lives. is shown by
a discovery made in the gardens sur
rounding the home OF the Demaree sis.
ters at Milton and Maple streets.
Hanging suspended from the limb OF
a tree were found two swifts. one with
the end OF a stout linen thread tight.
ly wound around its neck and the 9th.
er with the other end OF the thread
tied TO It's slender leg. How these
feathered friends ever became en-
tangled in such a predieament Is left
10 conjecture.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
WIld ooose Farmer.

Capt. Joshua ID. Wheaton OF Chlneo.
league, Va, claims the distinction OF
being the only wild goose farmer In
the world. He has $50 acres OF land
skirting the coast OF Chincoteague
sound and has at the present time
over 1900 wild geese on the place.
lie ships alive TO the northern mar.
kets and gets an average price OF IS
per pair. He got a start by capturing
young birds and clipping their wings
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
conerets Fence POSTS.

The United States department OF
agriculture, Office Of public roads
Washington. ID. c.. has issued an
elaborate bulletin on the subject OF
concrete fence posts. This bulletin
goes into details. gives full and min
ute instructions enabling the farmers
10 build their own fences with the
farm labor. by applying to the Office
OF public roads. United States depart
ment of agriculture. Farmers Bulletin
No. 40S win be sent without charge.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05
Everybody Sees Snakes.

Greenyille. Pa.-Although local OPP
tion town many OF the residents OF
Connesutville have been seeing snakes
for week past, The shipment by
mistake OF big box OF reptiles from
Texas Is responsible for the exhibition
AS the box Is unclaimed the express
company Is trying TO sell the snakes
for the charges. but there has been no
rush 10 the bargain counter.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-05

the capitol the house side and member tho lower branch
dragged into the aneir
found that available
thoroughly threshed
being blind
stick
suffered the his right
another playmate. him
did
university. md
she a He TO In
1885, delegate Popust
1896 He nominated by the Populs candidate
n