Evening star., 1915-08-14

| use. She is going to make some peach
butter for her trade but. has decided
not to try to market canned peaches.
don't see why, for the home-canned
you buy in tins. The dealer through
whom she sells, however, thinks there
would not be much demand Tor ". pas
ing his belief on the fact that the home
appearance. That seems to me mighty
poor reason. The test OF the pudding.
| they say. is in the eating; and why not
peaches: Appearances don't count TOT
Taste. then, is everything. That. how
ever. is matter between Jane and her
dealer. AS it is, she is highly salts
fed with her years pack, ana with
the price she Is to receive TOT ~.
When peaches are out of the way
apple butter making is to begin, and
there the limit has been taken on Tne
merchant wants as many jars as ne
can get, and Jane is figuring on sup
plying his wants. I am going to take
a week of what vacation 1 have re-
naming and help make apple butter
1t will be the first time l have tried
my hand at the business. but Jane
seems to have sufficient confidence In
me TO thlnk L COulO pure dpPASS "Ao
stir the cooking butter.
No matter, though, how flattered
may be at this willingness to trust
me to help, a week is all can devote
to the job. have left only two weeks
of my annual leave, and one week of 1t
Is to be saved for a cross-country out
ing, such as we took last fall. Last
year we went with the Browns up the
Potomac, camping wherever night hap
pened to find US, and fishing when we
and though we got caught In a. tor
rental rain it didn't prevent US having
a good time.
Browns to Go Along.
The Browns are to go with us again
this year. but it is not decided which
direction we shall take. When the sub
ject was under discussion the other
evening Ned suggested that we take
one of the cows along to supply US
with fresh milk. Jim. not to be out
done, proposed that we crate up and
take along a dozen or so laying hens.
that we may have fresh eggs. Their
mother told the boys not to be silly,
but 1 can't see why the suggestion isn't
good one. The leisurely manner in
which we would travel would not make
it too hard trip for the COW, and !
think the COW and the chickens would
add to the fun Of the trip. With such
additions to the outfit, we wouldn't
have any trouble making people we
met on the road believe we were sure
enough gypsies. ~---
Jim insists that, regardless of the
COW and chickens, he is going to take
calls the turkey "Carranza.' he says,
because it is impossible to lose him.
The bird follows the boy around like
a dog and, when permitted to do so,
much prefers riding on Jim's shoulder
to walking. The turkey is the sole
got caught out in a rain when about
two weeks old. The hen-mother ap-
peared to think one lone turkey baby
wasn't worth bothering with and pro-
offspring. Jim raised it by hand and
it is as playful as any kitten and en-
Joys petting as much. Not content
with having it eat out of his hand,
Jim taught it to pick grains of corn
from between his teeth. Now the tur-
From the day the turkey was first
brought into the house. the kitten has
been it's deadly enemy. When the
turkey was small the kitten had lot
from unexpected places. though I don't
believe there was intention really to
harm the bird. But as the poult
grew in size things gradually changed
until now the cat has to climb tree
dozen times a day to escape the tur-
keys sharp beak and beating wings.
Protector Of the Puppy.
The turkey and Margery's collie pup
py, on the other hand, are fast friends.
Almost any afternoon they may be
found taking their nap together on the
back porch, cuddled up as close as they
can get. The cat is furiously jealous Of
the puppy and until the alliance be-
tween the puppy and turkey was formed
the puppy never dared lie down for d
snooze or play out in the yard unless
tion. Now the turkey has assumed the
role of protector. A series of sharp
yelps from the puppy, indicating that
the cat is chasing it. will bring the
turkey, half hopping and half flying.
coming, the cat will scramble up tree
and spit defiance from a safe vantage
point.
The scheme for a cooperative poul-
try club still is hanging fire. and 1 am
hang there. 1 have been forced to the
conclusion that this is not a co-opera-
tive community. I don't know what
the trouble is, unless it be that no one
is willing to trust any one else.
It's a shame that we can't get to-
gether, for 1t would mean money in the
pockets Of all of US. But perhaps, un-
der the circumstances. it Is just as well
not to. attempt the thing. An associa-
tion founded on mutual distrust
wouldn't have much chance Of success.
It's a strange thing that men will ship
their produce to g. commission man In
the city, often an entire stranger, and
will accept what he sees fit to pay al
most without question, but. are will
ing to trust an organization Of their
neighbors, even when the books would
be open to inspection at any time.
All Are Not Suspicious.
don't want to convey the impress
sion that all the people out our way
look upon all the others as thieves and
robbers. There are-a few poultrymen.
dozen or SO, who would go into the
thing in the right spirit and would
make success of it. But their num-
bers and the volume of their products
are not sufficient. The overhead charges
would be too great.
We held a meeting Tuesday night at
the schoolhouse, which was attended
by about fifty poultry raisers. After
three hours Of wrangling and fruitless
discussion, the meeting adjourned sub
ject to the call of the chairman. l
was the chairman, and unless some-
thing arises to change my mind don't
think the call will ever issue. AS Sis
Hopkins said, 1T amt no use doing
nothing for nobody that won't do
nothing for you." and it doesn't seem
people who will not do anything for
hon