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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
TRY IT YOURSELF

h Missouri. where they raise more muIrs and children than in any other place in the world, a certain resident oIei posses ac of seventeen mules and three sons In his @jlI he disposed of ,he mules as Allows Onehah to tie eldest son, cne-third to the ncvf and ona-1jn,h to the youngest
 The administrator who went to divide the property drove a span of mules out t. the farm, but when he went to divide the seventeen into halves, thirds and ninthS he found it was impossible with live mules mules Aot being very valuable, he unhltche1 one of his own, putting it with the other seventeen, making eighteen, when he pro- ceedod to divide as follows: One-half, CT nine, to the eldest one third, or six, to the next son, and ono-nn;h CT two, to the youngest. Adding up nine, six and two, he found that it made seventeen, so he hitcheI up his mule and went home rejoicing. Ladies Home Journal
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
ORIGIN or SANTA CLAUS

About 300 A. D. d boy was born in Lycil His parents called him Nicholas, but-so the chronicles tell us though that was 9 poor mans name, be preserved the nature of q child for Ee chose to 'kepe vertues, mekncs, and simpIoness, and therefore the chjlAran doc him worship before all other saintS.'
 The modern childs santa Claus" is a Dutch contraction of "Sankt Nikolaus." "Sank'ni Klaus" and the saints custom If giving presents secretly and in the dead cf night is the development of deed Of charity he performed when be assisted three young women out of grave misfortune by tossing three we!l-hIled purses into their bedrooms long after they haj retired
 Thus Santa Claus comes about when the children are asleep and gives them their hearts desires St. Nichcl1s's day was origi- nally early in December but later it was ccnfounded with Christmas.
 lhere is an cII hallad describing the saint and his customs thus:
 ~l. NjchO las money used to give to rlayGcnS
 soCrrtiir,
 Who, that he stslI may use his wonrcd Itb-
 rlHIltIC.
 The mothers all their children on the Eve
 do cause iO fast,
 And when they every on" at night in sense
 less sleep are cast, Both Apples, NuttcS and PrarcS they bring
 amt other tHu@s besides, \, caps and shoes end petltcotcs, which
 secretly they hide,
 And in the morning found, they say, that
 this Nl NIchslas brought.
 The idea that St. Nicholas was an oIj, ho&yy-bcar,icd man comes from the ancient representations If saturn, who was pictured as a patriarch ant also from the confound ing of rAe Christmas saint with Father Time who always has his special day weet, after Christmas.
 Despite the pagan origin of the majority of our Christmas customs, they have been so much infused with the spirit of peace and good will that their original signif- canoe is ccmrieteIy lost, and there is an entirely different sentiment in the merry fes tiyaI of today Exchange
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
FJjUD
 GET7IEG SHY

John Holmes, who has had charge of the fund provided by the citizens O. IcItarod and surrounding district fer furnishing the war bulletins, informs The Pioneer that the subscriptions have fallen far below the cost Of the service He says that unless more money is provided the bulletins will haze to be di-conuouc4 The business men have been quite liberal in support of the enterprise, but it i7 Suggestoi that there are many others in the district who receive the benefit Of the service and should be wiling to contribute the.r share toward its main tcnarce Mr. HoIme Is unwilling to can vass for the project, but suggests that tho~o who are interested iu maintaining the bull letn service call upon hmi at the bank and make their contribution to the fund.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
SG55I A1|E2 TESlNC

ld@' roy a5vrc yoa fully :h ', rrara~ will though hnI print n d.. ,: day i'll your 9 rl bat eff The t.,r a>cr- o he lis blue and red. and l, &, 6a 1t stale; it is te cer wall have gn cn" And will that baker tread to b2v &n&vc bread for y dinner! Not w!ser. N~ "il "lN other In sinner" 9! BlS the baker should ha G, perfect Ni2 fuly vl He h be ri co m the draw dvh~A" And his the blink he int through glad but his bread smooth ha him Q booIe Wall Mason
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
TIE hIE3TLET0E

A beautiful girl standing under the @al'. waxen berries Of q spray Of mStiejoc said :
 If vou visit Brittany if you visit Pont Ayen Conc3rneau and all that picturesque region of Finisterre- you will find m,s5latoo g. rlcntifli is cranberries. l. grows all si it, in aprIa orchards Each gray. gnarIej aorle tree i- 3eeaod with white HisIntoe berries 4s .buud2n,Iy as Mrs. Stooasb"ry i- Gcckcd with diamonds at ball.
 "Ihe reason why alI the Brittany apple orchards are raIe with m.stietoe is curl"v..
 "Tba pulp cf the miatIetoe berry is sticky, incredibly sticky. It, the base, in fact of bird lime, which hunters use to trap birds with
 Well Breton bird eats some mistIetoe berries, and then, to scrare clean it's sticky .lll it seeks cut the tree with the roughe-J bark That tree is, Of course, an apple tree. The bird accordingly cIaanses the uln from its bill on the apple tree, and the .ecas in the pulp take root in the bark > cr2yicps, and hence the lovely phenomenon "l the gnarIaj gray apple orchards of Brit Dany all yelled with delicate white like q bride Cincinnati Enquirer,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
NE-o T}}E M0MEY AT
Seward Gateway


 Atcnticn c2nnot he drawn too often to ,he reeretta1l- habit cf sending o':t fer sup Irl.c, ,5 Seattle and other citie~ further off By every mali piles and piles of rrice lists are satr into the towns of Alaska tempting -1e }e pI- to give up their money fer artj- les which apear fir better in print than they really a.g and instead Ci keeping thor money where they have q chance to handle it ag@.n, many rush cut orders to people who will never spend a cent in Alaska If they live for a million years.
 If cne woulI only take time to consider t.e ultimate rcsUIt of sending Outside for gcoaa he would never again be guilty. Let t:s surrose that all the people of Alaska got he habit This would be Gn exangera- t;on of covise, but an exaggerated example ,ftan helps 10 focus the atteYtiQn Gn an evil. If Ill the people cf Alaska sent Outside fer their supple, and if each white person spent for all tEcr needs only $500 year 1t would make total of &i5,O00C00 which never had a chance of circulation in the territory and fifteen million dollars means about he totai production of gold in Alaska fer one ycar Think of that
 Let us take a town like Seward. Let Us say liIUl tI4t4F 1tt tbJ lINiItS Iitl tOti- s-antIy in the city for a year. Let ps -upu02e that each sent out fer his and her supplies and that each spends $5J0 a year, md We find that means &25Q.000 a year thrown to the winds so far as we are con cerrcd thrown SO far to the winds that you could never catch nickel of it again with an airship. If the people in the sur rounding districts are taken into account the sum total of the money wasted-yes wasted is far greater.
 No doubt there are very few who buy all their necessities direct from the Outside. Some of them buy more or less all the time, and the same people would be shocked if they learned that the goods they themselves are selling arc passed over by their neigh bors to the advantage of outsiders. In other words. they do what they condemn others fer doing, and as logical consequence they stand condemned in their own language by their condemnation of the others. Let us suppose that the people of this district sent Outside for $5,0G0 q year for ten years. That would mean a loss of S100 for every nan, woman and child in a permanent win ter's population in this city. Allowing, on the basis of voting strength, one family for each five in population, it means the send ing Outside of $500 for every family here.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

The from Washington cse days most gratifying those who have faith inc future greatness of the territory The President
 s annual message demands improvements safeguard its shipping the secretary 'he demands appropriations for building its a~cad and the secretary of the navy with the announce nen a Aoka coal of which she has immense store, good any he 'sod The Legislation allowing the doYcop of these coal cnots the signal awaited by many for he inauguration of enterprises Alaska ard the dawn of pros Derijy the North.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
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c. A. Bishop and Ed Smih left Wednes- day on their return trip to the Canyon creek country, on the lower kuskokwim. They expect to make an extended stay there, and are taking in supplies which could not be obtained at Bethel
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

All indications point the fact that the kaiser and his family enduring least share of tc sfoes of Reports have 1t that tho energetic Wilhelm suffering from pneumonia probably acted through unusual exposure. Runors allowed to leak oay confirm the report that the prince has been seriously wounded and other sons have been reported hurt Re- gently of the kaer saart ad have escaped from tae Russians only by the use of on aeroFIane.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

That unfortunate at the cemetery last Iue day. when nee2t 2yed ca hours the appointed the and hc friends of e deceased compelled prepare the len~ place fer the ras and t c agrecabe weather Ne2:gcncs under uch circumstances most rep:ehen5e
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

Frank Larson and Bert Thorsen returned from an extensive hunting trip last Monday, They visited the mountains on the upper Kuskokwim, and report that their trip was fairly successful
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

cas of the scarcity of labor occa5oned by the
 European There scarcity of labor Alaska at the present ard from received from the Outside where distress and unemployment be general would appear that the only for legislation of s the expense the holders cf claims Uncle Sam generous hs dealings with actual and fis generosity should not be abused
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

The Seward Gateway becomes peene the enforcement of Sunday observance las made araay Washington ard with good The people of h territory have been endowed with form of home government and should be allowed exercise the right to pass upon these matters The determined effort that spoken of n the news dispatches to make Alaska dry by congressional action will be resented for the Alaska people prohibition they should have it. if not 1t should not be forced upon them
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

Black Cod, 35c pound.
 Iditarod Meat Co.,
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

Inc American Mining Congress, last week. passed reo- luton avoung the waving of the 1914 assessment work on mining
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19

Spiccd tripe-made at home
 Crowley < Porter
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-12-19
LCoK OUT FOR FIRE!

Plenty of acids and soda at Dr. Moore's Drug Store, Flat City
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
SCORE CARD FOR CORN.

AORN exhibited at the state and
~ county fairs of Oregon by the boys
of the Industrial Clubs will be
scored and judged according to the fol-
lowing score card as prepared by the
Agricultural College:
Adaptability-maturity, size, solid
ity, etc, 25 points.
Seed condition-large, bright germ,
free from discoloration, Is points.
Shape Of kernel-medium deep,
slightly wedge shaped, straight sides,
Is points.
Uniformity-true to type, uniform
size, shape, etc, Is points.
Weight of ear-large proportion Of
grain, 10 points.
Length and circumference--medium,
10 points.
Color of grain and cob-free from
mixture, points.
Butts and tips-well filled, points
Possible score, 100 points.
Since many hundred girls and boys
will have their corn exhibit judged by
this score card it would be well fol
parents, teachers and club officers tc
become familiar with it and give theil
assistance to the club members, who
must understand it in order to select
the exhibits to. best advantage. Dem
onstrations Of scoring by the care
should prove attractive features of par
ent teachers and club meetings.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
WELL-BRED SWINE.

IN selecting foundation stock for the
hog herd it is best to purchase ami
mails whose ancestry was bred con-
tinuously by single breeder. This is
the belief and experience of Professor
G.. R. Samson, swine specialist at the
Oregon Agricultural College. In tbis
way the buyer gets the benefit OF q
successful breeders judgment. Lack
ing better means of judging desirable
animals it is safe to assume that stock
thought good enough to be retained
in the herds of the breeder, genera
tion after generation, is better than
average stock. 1t pays to be wary OF
the stock whose ancestry was bred BY
many different breeders that are un-
known in the history of the breed. In
every case the buyer of foundation
stock should become familiar with tho
history of the stock selected, learning
the weak points to avoid them and thq
strong points to preserve them.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
EGGS BY PARCEL POST.

EGGS properly packed in suitable
E containers can be shipped in guam
titles Of ten dozen for distance
of so to $50 miles and the containers
returned at total cost of slightly
more than three cents per dozen. The
rates for smaller shipments is slightly
higher those for larger some lower, but
the difference is not very great. In
any case, the cost of shipping the eggs
and returning the container is less
than the charges of the buyer, com
mission man and the retailer, as made
in the usual channels of marketing
eggs. By taking advantage of this
situation producers should get little
better price for their eggs, consumers
should get their good eggs at rather
less cost, and consumers families should
get a regular supply of good eggs.
For his extra profit on his eggs
the farmer gathers them regularly
each day, twice day in warm
weather, stores them in cool, clean
places and ships them promptly. The
experimental shipments by 0. A. c.
were made in eontainer that has ten
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27

assistant will be provided for the state
leader of county work and for the
state agent of club work. The farm
survey will be conducted by a federal
expert who will determine the degree
of efficiency with which a number of
farms is operated. Methods of con.
ducting the surveys will also be taught
to the county agents in order to extend
the survey work throughout the state.
Announcements of the government s
policy and appropriation were made in
a recent conference at Denver, the
Federal department being represented
by DR.. A. c. True and C. B. Smith,
and the state interests by President
W. j. Kerr, Director r. D. Hetzel, and
State Leader H. T. French.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
COST OF A YEAR IN COLLEGE.

FWO hundred and twenty-four dol
1 lars is given as the average cost Of
year in the Oregon Agricultural
College. This sum is apportioned
among the various items of student IS
budget as follows: Registration fee,
$5; student fee, SIS; laboratory fees
and deposits, $1S; textbooks and sup
plies, 500; board for eight months,
1920; room rent for nine months,
$50, and personal outlay, 500. In ad-
dition to the above are the expenses
for military suits and gymnasium
suits for the men and physical culture
suits for the women. The cost of the
former is about $15, and of the latter
about SIS. With good care these suits
will wear for more than one year
The items need not be considered by
men and women who enter the voca.
tional courses. Many regular students
make their way wholly or in part by
securing employment outside of school
hours. Employment bureaus under the
management of the College are main
tained to assist students in finding
work.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27

paper rolls inside, each roll holding
dozen eggs in a perforated lining.
Its weight is about 4 pounds. When
filled with good eggs of good size the
combined weight of case, containers
and eggs, is about 20 pounds.
The cost of sending 20 pounds a
distance of so to $50 miles by par
cells post is "a cents. The rate for
returning the 4-pound container is 5
cents. Thus the entire cost of the ship
ment of ten dozen eggs not counting
cost of container is 80 cents, which is
slightly more than 3 cents per dozen.
The problem of bringing producer
and consumer together and arranging
terms of delivery and payment is be-
ing Investigated by Prof. Dryden,
of the Oregon Agricultural College
who has already secured the names Of
some Portland consumers and some
Willamette Valley farmers, between
whom trade relations will be estab
lished as rapidly as possible. Other
systems are being tried out and ma.
tured with excellent prospects for sue
cess. All who are interested either
as producers or consumers, should write
to the Poultry Department, giving ex-
act conditions as nearly as possible.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
CAMP FOOD FOR ONE MAN ON
MONTHS FOREST TRIP.

EHE most useful food for camp and
trail is that which contains the
most nourishment with the least
bulk. These conditions limit the choice
that can wisely be made Of available
camp food material, but considerable
variety is shown in the following list
Of supplies prepared by the entertain
ing magazine writer, Stewart Edward
White, and given as one example of a
months camp rations, in the popular
o. A. c. bulletin, Camp Cookery, by
Ava B. Milan.
Flour-plain, pancake and corn meal
as desired-15 pounds.
Meat-bacon or boned ham--15
pounds.
Rice, pounds.
Baking Powder, pound.
Saccharine, $50 tablets.
Sugar, pounds.
Cereal, 5 pounds.
Raisins, ! pound.
CaiC anu pepper
Beans, 5 pounds.
Erbwurst, pounds.
Dried vegetables, 2 pounds
Dried potatoes, 2 pounds.
Bakers eggs, ! can..
The combined weight is about 65
pounds.
Many substitutes can be made
while maintaining the general plan OF
tn, rations, such as coffee for tea
eggs for meat, etc. The relative
quantities in which exchanges are
made together with directions for car
rying, cooking and serving camp food
are given in the bulletin which may be
had upon request sent to the Extension
Division, 0. A. G., Corvallis, Oregon.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
FEDERAL APPROPRIATION.

LEVEN thousand dollars has been
e appropriated by the United States
Department of Agriculture for ex
tension work in Oregon agriculture and
domestic economy. Announcement has
also been made that all Federal ex
tension work will be carried on in con
nection with the state colleges under
the direction of the extension divisions
The Oregon apportionment will be ex
pended for the following purposes:
Special field work in dairying
$2500; supervision of county agricul
tural work, $3440; support of girls
and boys industrial clubs, $27oo; farm
efficiency survey, $500; and clerl
hire, $500.
The work in dairying will b'
maintained as at present, while al
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
NEW o. A. G. CATALOGUE.

E LII prospective college students,
~ men and women of maturer years
as well as girls and boys, will find
vast fund of valuable information
in the new o. A. c. catalogue just is
sued and placed in the hands of the
College registrar for distribution. With
other useful knowledge that the cata-
logue imparts it tells who may enter
the College, under what conditions,
what the probable expense of the col
lege year will be, and some of the ben
efits of the college training.
Many significant improvements and
additions to the work of the Agricul-
tural College are seen to have been
made during the year just ended. An
important addition is the authorize
tion of vocational courses for gram
mar schools students who have not the
time to prepare for the degree cour-
ses, and for men and women who feel
the need of more expert knowledge
and higher technical skill in carrying
on their life work, but have not the
money, the time or the educational
qualifications for entering the degree
courses.
Beginning September 90, this spe-
cial vocational work will be offered in
agriculture, dairying and home max
ing for one year; in business methods
for two years, and in mechanic arts
for three years. On November 2 the
vocational course in forestry opens
for five and half months term.
The work in all these courses is
thoroughly practical, and includes only
the subjects of greatest Importance in
the practical industries for which they
offer training.
The new standards for admission to
the degree courses is also fully ex.
planned in the new catalogue. The ex.
act meaning of the IL required credits
is pointed out and the substitutions
and conditions are plainly stated. 1t is
further shown that after the close OF
the year 1914-15 the standard will re-
qure Is full credits from an accredited
high school, the equivalent of foul
full years of secondary education. II
entrance is sought on examinations
the prospective entrants should pre-
sent themselves for examination or
September IS, 10 or 81 Entrance may
be secured by transfer from other col
leges and universities.
The College year opens September
22 and ends June 5. The first semester
ends February 4, and the second be
gins February 8. Farmers Week i,
November 80 to December 5, and the
Winter Short Course is from Januar,
to January 80.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
LIQUIDS FOR BREAD MAKING.

NWEET MILK is the best of an
= liquids for bread making, accord
ing to Dean Henrietta W. Calvin,
of the Oregon Agricultural College. It
should be scalded to kill the micro
organisms that cause sourness in milk,
and then cooled. Milk bread will be
a little yellow, but its flavor is bet
ter than that of water bread and it
is more nutritious. Water may be used,
however, and good bread can be made
with it. Scalded butter milk or whey,
either one, makes good bread. Potato
water is often used, but if potato yeast
is used with it the bread will likely
be little damp and dark. None Of
these liquids should be used scalding
hot, since flour is always injured by
scalding and the bread is damp, clammy
and of poor texture.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27

School. The Portland School was the
first meeting place of the newly we'd
ded pair, Mr.. Brandon being its prin-
cipal when Miss Haskell began teach
ing there. Mr. Brandon came to the
Agricultural College in 1913 as Pro-
fessor of Industrial Arts and director
of shop work. After brief visit
with friends and relatives back
east" he will return with his bride to
her alma mater, his present place OF
employment, and resume his official
duties.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
O. A. G. PROFESSOR WEEDS.

~ OLLEGE tradition was upset Aug
~ ust 9Th when an Oregon Agri-
cultural College professor, Henry
Clay Brandon, turned his back on his
bachelor friends and entered the ranks
of the married. His bride was Miss
Vera Eta Haskell, a graduate of the
o. A. c. class of 1911, who has since
that time been an instructor in Domes-
tic Science at the Portland Trades
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27

W. P. Tufts, graduate of the Ore.
gon Agricultural College, has been
appointed an instructor in Horticulture
in his alma mater.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
State Superintendent
Of Schools

Principles favor longer terms for coun-
try schools, consolidation whore practical,
better teachers, teachers promoted for merit
only, practical courses States money more
economically expended
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-27
BURTON

Education
| gra d duated t d
from Southern
Illinois State
Normal, 1901;
University 0 f
Illinois, 1907;
University o f
Oregon i a W.
School, 1912.
Experience
Taught 6 years
in co u n try
! schools, 6 years
as principal and
as superintend.
ent, 7 years in
lar ge h Ugh
&C h o OILS; now
tea c h j n 6 in
W a S h. Hi 6 h
S c h 0 o !, Port
land.
tprms for corn.