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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-29
Alfalfa Cutting Begun,
Sells at S12 i'm Field
east oregonian Specially

UMAPINE, May ga few of the
alfalfa growers of the Umapine district
have begun haying but the majority
will begin as soon as the weather set
ties and prospects for good crops are
seen everywhere. One grower has al
ready marketed most of his crop for
S12 a ton in the field. This is splen-
did opening price as selling in this way
eliminates stacking and the hay is very
heavy. Next week haying will be gem
eral all over the district
Henry Barrett has added to his land
possessions and has bought the old
Beale place, lately occupied by Estes
for $55.0O0. The farm is partly wheat
pasture and alfalfa and adjoins Mr..
Barrets other holdings at Geer Spring
Hill. He takes possession in the fall
]. w. Chenault has returned to his
place from Cove Oregon and has rent
ed the house recently rented by Lou
Hodgen.
Meta Fehrnbacher is visiting her
grandparents at Troutdale, Oregon.
She will remain all summer.
Mrs. Jesse Martin entertained the
Presbyterian ladies Aid last Thursday.
Those present were Mesdames ID. J..
Kirk, w. T. Weathers, w. w. Philippi.
Paul Baldwin, John Davidson, r. f.
Bean, A. A. Whitley, c. c. Rabbidge
and Roy Records.
The Red Cross work rooms in UNA
pine have been closed, as all work has
been completed and sent to Head
quarters The ladies are very well
pleased as busy season is approaching.
Efforts will be made to sell. after con-
sent from headquarters is obtained.
the sewing machine in the worlroom.
Pays 5000 for 30 Acres.
Craig Tull during the past week
bought from his mother Mrs. A. Free
me her 20 acre ranch for considera-
tion OF $3.50 per acre. Mre. .Freeme
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-29
EAST OREGONIAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UMATHLA co.

the spring work, left Thursday morn
ing for Portland.
Miss Sarah Mossie left short time
ago to spend the summer in Portland
with her sister, Mrs. f. H. Gambee.
George Baird of Ritter passed thru
town Saturday, on his way to Pilot
Rock with a four horse load of fat
hogs for the market.
Henry Lazinka of Pendleton. was a
Ukiah visitor Saturday from a short
time.
Frank Chamberlin made a trip to
Pendleton Friday.
Miss Mildred Davis of Ritter. who
has been attending school in Pendleton
during the winter, was a guest at the
Ukiah hotel Friday night on her way
home.
Mrs. 81 Patterson OF Pilot Rock
passed through Ukiah Friday going to
Grant county to join her husband.
After three weeks absence visiting
on Butter creek and in Pendleton, Mrs
]. H. Mettie returned home Saturday
evening.
Frank Chapman and family of But
ter creek came up Saturday night, and
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Mettie.
Professor J. o. Russell, principal of
the district high school of Pilot Rock
wife and child, and Mrs. Shock and
daughter also of Pilot Rock, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Chamberlain Saturday night, going on
to Hidaway Spring Sunday for a few
days outing.
The Rev Mr.. Harper held services at
Alba Sunday at 3 p. m. and left Mon
day morning for his home at Milton.
Mrs. Herbert has received a mes
sage from her daughter. Mary. who
has been in France, saying she had
landed in New York.
number of Ukiah people visited at
Hidaway Springs Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ness and fam
lily and Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bissinger
and family visited Saturday at Hida-
way Springs.
Ward Enright of WalIa Walla. pro-
prietor of the Ukiah Creamery, is in
Ukiah looking after his interests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Moore were in
town Monday, trading.
Jinks Howard and son of Alba, were
in town Monday trading.
The Pendleton Creamery Co., have
put on a large truck, and from now
on will gather the cream from the
famers and do their own hauling to
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-29
plans to go to Idaho this fall.

plans to go to Idaho this fall.
Mrs. Andy Neterer has purchased
the Umapine garage which will he
operated by her son George Smith who
returned from service in the U. s.
army on Tuesday.
On Friday night a large crowd at
tended the dance in the hall and en-
joyed the evening. At midnight lunch
was served by the community ladies'
who realized $3.50. This amount has
been turned over to the high school
library fund and will be used this fall
for new reference books.
Floyd Ward is home again at Una
pine. having recently received his
discharge from the u. s. Marines, at
an eastern camp in Virginia. Floyd
saw active service in France and was
very severely gassed at Chateau
Thierry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-29
For Itching Torture

There is one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching torture and relieve
skin irritation and that makes the skin
soft, clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
Zemo, which generally overcomes all
skin diseases. Eczema, itch, pimples,
rashes, blackheads in most cases give
way to Zemo. Frequently, minor blem-
ishes disappear over night. Itching u.s.
ualIy stops instantly. Zemo is q safe,
antiseptic liquid, clean, easy to use and
dependable. 1t costs only Csc; an eX-
ira large bottle, $1.00. 1t will not stain.
is not greasy or sticky and is positively
safe for tender. sensitive skins.
The E. w. Rose Co., Cleveland. o.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-29
Sunday Rain Benefits
Growing Crops at Ukiah

UKIAH, May 29.-Rain began fall
ing Sunday morning and continued
throughout the day, which will be a
great benefit to the crops here.
Lee c. Bissinger, wife and children.
of Pendleton, and his mother came up
Thursday and visited with his sister,
Mrs George Ness until Sunday when
they returned to Pendleton. Mrs. Bis
singer remaining, to visit with her
daughter an indefinite time.
William Allison came down from
Oriental Friday, and will visit in town
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. White who have been
working at the Mossie ranch, during
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Be Americans First. Lost
and Always
Advice Of Senator Lcdge 10 American
People

DO not forget that having visions is
onc thing. while being a visionary. Is
pecially visionary whose Ideals and
visions are stage properties. is quite
another. What troubles me most.
writes senator Lodge In Leslie'S. about
the books and articles and speeches by
oar most advanced thinkers setting
forth new panaceas and systems for all
the evils is that they are generally 50
very Old. a fact apparently disrega rded
hy their authors. WHO very properly
despise = past which only rises up to
be troublesome. Russian holsheviSm
presents a warning to- America in Us
awful results of scheme which itS
authors pretended and their dupes he
lleved would make all men HAPPY ia a
moment Ia letters of fire this Russian
scene says o. "a This way lies ruin.
BE- Americans first. Americans last and
Americans always.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
GRAIN CONSUMPTION
VARIES DURING YEAR
Feeding OF. Oats Is More Uniform
Than That Of Corn.
Barley, Wheat and Rye Approach
Monthly Uniformity In Degree Less
Than Oats-SiIaoe Reaches
High Point in February.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Whether the suppoS.tion Is that the
consumption OF corn by live stock on
farms in the United States varies
little from month 10 month. or that
the summer consumption is relatively
small. the fact, as aScerfalned by the
bureau OF crop estimates. United
States department Of agriculture. is
that during the six months from May
10 October nearly three-eighths OF the
years corn ration Is eaten. and from
November 10 April five-eighths. The
warm-weather fraction will seem large
or small according 10 the size OF the
guess. Oats. more than corn. H. the
feed from April Ia September. and the
monthly consumption OF oats Is more
uniform throughout the year than that
Of corn. Barley. wheat aud rye APP
prOach monthly uniformity in degree
less than that ~ oats throughout the
year and a concentration Of consump-
ton in the colder months is found I'm
hay. silase and mill feed. as in the
ease OF corn.
or the years entire consumption of
corn by live stock on farms the high
est consumption I'm one month Is lis
per cent In December. and the lowest
I.6 per cent in August. For oats the
highest is 9.S per cent In April and the
lowest 6.S per cent In December: bar
ley. highest 100 per cent in November
and lowest per cent in June and also
in July: rye. highest 1913 per cent In
October and lowest ~ per cent in
July; wheat. highest ia per cent in
November and lowest - per cent In
July.
Mil feed consumption says to 4.s
per cent in July and rises to ll.5 per
cent In February and again IN March
More unequal yet is hay consumption.
with its range from the highest. a..
per cent in February and also In
March 10 81 per cent in August; and
another degree Is reached by silage.
the consumption of which rises to lG-s
per cent of the years total In Febru-
airy and falls 10 per cent in July and
again In August.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
French Loaf Cake.

Rub TO cream ono and one-half
cupfuls Of sweet fat; add two and one
half cupfuls Of sugar three weu-beat-
en- eggs. two and one-half cupfuls OF
flour, sifted with tca~pOonful II soda
and two teasponnfuls of cream ~ tar
tar thrcequariers OF q cupful Of sweet
milk. one and one-half nutmeg. grated.
two and one-half cupfuls of -four
again; one-half cupful ~ milk mix in
the order given. Divide INTO halves
and TO one part add raisinS. citron and
nuts; the other bake in plain loaf.
This will give Won a fruit cake and a
plain cake with one mixing and one
baking. both with good keeping quail
ties.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
SHIP EGGS BY PARCEL POST
Weight Of Single Dozen OF EGGS Will
Run From to Pounds. De
pending on Packing.
prepared by the United states Depart |
ment % Agricultural

prepared by the United States Depart
ment % Agricultural
Average hens eggs will weigh about
III pounds 10 the dozen. or = ounces
apiece. The weight OF single dozen
~ eggs in carton properly packed
and wrapped for mailing will run from
> 10 3 pounds, depending on the nature
" the particular container. the sire 81
the eggs. and the packing and wrap
ping used. II the container BE- a very
light one and the eggs small. the par-
Gel may fan within the 3-pound llmi'.
and the postage. therefore. within the
first and second zones. or ll0mile lim-
IL. would BE- 6 cents. Most parcels CON
tanning dozen eggs viii exceed =
pounds hut will not reach 2: therefore
the postage on them will BE- cents
within the first and second zones. A
parcel containing dozen eggs will
add perhaps . cents 10 the postage
though sometimes only cent. depend
ing on the nature of the ccniaiucr AMI
the packing and wrapping
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
CHOOSING BEST
BREED OF HOGS
Whichever One the Farmer De-
cides Upon He Should Develop
to Highest Standard.
LARD TYPE MOST POPULAR
Al Present Time Animals Weighing
From IFS to $50 Pounds Command
Highest Priees-Bacon Hog Is
Not Raised Extensively.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricuiture)
There Is no best breed OF swine.
Some breeds are superior Ia Others in
certain respects and one breed may
be better adapted than another TO GER
tain local conditions. The essential
point is that after the farmer has once
decided upon the kind Of hog 10 raise
he should stick Ia this decision and
develop the chosen breed To its highest
possible standard. II l. not feasible
for one individual 10 raise several diff
ferent breeds and bring them 10 per
lection. In making his choice. too the
farmer should be guided by the kind
of breeds already established in his
locality. Ii he selects one OF these
he is not likely 10 make a mistake
Two Types Of Swine.
There are two distinct types Of
swine. namely. the lard and the bacon
types. Swine Of the lard type far out
number those Of the bacon type in the
United States. The lard type is pre-
ferred by the people OF this country.
consequently the majority of feeders
produce rapldfattening heavy
feshed lard type. The bacon type i
not raised extensively in the United
States. The production Of choice ha-
con Is more general in those sections
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
RETROSPECT

80 conquering poet thou that hast
The whole world az thy feet.
" hat rel-garlanis crown thy past
Is not the present sweet
POET.
I'd fling away my crown Of bay.
Lose u without one throe
To feel beside my own today
The tender heart I filnE away
Long. long ago"
20 statesman. thou that Cuidest things
With godlike strength % will
Thou art more regal than earth's kings
They hear thee and are still
STATESMAN
i shape the world continually.
I lay Is monarcts low.
And yet Ia give the world 20 see
Tie dead eyes smile that smiled at me
Long, long ago"
% warrior. thou that earliest high
Thy grey victorious head
" hat paeans echo 10 the sky
At thy warehouses tread"
WARRIOR.
Il heed them not long 70 hear
The child's speech. soft and slow,
That used 20 sound upon my ear.
So sweet so pure. so silver-clear
Many and many and many a year ago.
George Barlow
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Origin and Design of Great
Seal of the United States

The great seal ~ the United States
was adopted by congress 1876 years ago.
The design was suggested by Sir John
Prestwlch. an eminent English anti
quarry. 70 John Adams. then United
States minister To Great Britain. and
was formally accepted by congress on
June 20. l7s2. II is composed Of a
spread eagle. bearing on It's breast an
eScuicheom with l3 stripes. and i'm its
taions holding an olive branch and ~
arrows. symbolic Of both peace and
war The eagle. the suggestion OF mn
Englshman. has ever since been the
national bird OF the United States.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Columns. Water and Other
Methods by Which Ancients
Kept Track OF the Time

Sacred history furnishes the earliest
reference 10 anything like fixed and
permanent time measurer. Isaiah
speaks ~ the dial of Ahaz which went
ten degrees backward and this dial. Il
has been conjectured. was tall and
slender column. which east shadow
ca series OF steps with which II was
cncircled The Egyptians. too. are
credited with having used their mono
lithS. such as Cleopatra'S needle. a.
time measurers.
The Chaldeans had other methods
81 measuring time. They. as well nS
the contemporary HindooS, and very
likely the Egyptians. were acquainted
with the water clock. or clepSydrn.
which measured time after the fash
ion OF the hour glass. water taking
the place Of sand. II is believed that
The Egyptians actually had hour
glasses. for upon one Of the bas-re-
liefs which have come 10 light after
their long interment ~ 1900 years or
more is an object which those learned
in such matters assure Us can be moth
ing else than a sand glass
In principle the clepsydra was moth
ing but a rod floating upon water.
which was slowly dropping from an
oritice In the vessel i'm which IL was
contained. Certain divisions were
marked upon the rod and a fixed
pointer served the purpose ~ clock
hand
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Agriculture Is the Chief
Occupation OF FInlanderS

In spite Of its noriherly position and
It's poor soil. agriculture L. still the
chief occupation o. Finland even
though the cultivated area covers only
81 per cent 81 the land The coop
erative movement. the introduction and
use of modern agricultural machinery
and improved methods ~ cultivation
have greatly helped Ia the develop
ment. but there Is ample opportunity
for further development Cattle rails
inr and dairying also have grown con
siderably during the last decades The
lumber industry ranks second in inn
poTtance. with about 81 per cent Of
the area OF the country forest lands.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Theory May Sc Everything
But Production OF Sound

Theory may he defined as every
thing hut the actual production Of
sound. For example. the performer
should know the following items con
nected with the music To - inter
preted. The key II is in, time. marks
81 expression. relative values Of notes.
pitch 81 notes. Introduction Of acci-
dentals. intervals. accent. phraSing,
Svnc0pation. directions referring to
spared. slurs. special marks for empha-
So ora certain notes. Intervals and
many other things too numerous TO
mention. A knowledge OF theory j. cs-
sential TO the proper Interpretation OF
aul music worthy OF the name.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Twenty-Five Years After
Death, Boone's Body Was
Re- Inferred in Kentucky

with Kentcky won Boone found
that. by one of the twists Of law. the
plot Of ground he thought was his was
not his al an" says William Heyliger
ia concluding m article on Daniel
Boone" in Bows Life. the official maga-
zine Of the boy scout organization.
Almost like a pennileSs outcast he
moved 10 Virginia. but when fresh
tales came 20 him of land 10 the west
of the Mississippi. then called Louisi-
ana. his sixty-one years did not deter
him from risking fresh start. In
l7gj he established himself near the
present city Of 81 Louis and took what
he thought was a deed 70 land: but in
l>03, when This territory passed from
Spain To the United States he found
this claim worthless
But now he American people Were
awakening To q realization Of whit
Boone's leadership in Kentucky had
meant To the nation. Congress granted
him so acres OF land. There IN thc
West free from want he passed his
last days Twenty-Five years after his
death his remains were brought back
tu Kentucky And in the land he gave
10 civilization. he sleeps this man who
carried the torch Of civilization among
savage people and barred his chest
10 the shock of battle that its flame
might not be eNtinguished'
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29

to be- rotated among the members.
NonmemberS may also u>e il 10y pay
ing - cents an acre. In the early
stages Of the use of lime In a com
nunity. especially in small way.
spreaders are often not available be
cause single land owners hesitate Ia
purchase them. Even after the use
~ lime is established single machine
will often meet the needs OF several
farmers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Should Apply Slogan do
II Now" in Letter Writing

The secret ~ letter-writing as well
~ OF other writing for most Of Us is
the open secret Of using the odds and
ends Of time. III we wait FOR an hour
or day or week or month when
we can sit down and write uninter-
ruptedly. we shall probably wait in
vain or else acquire such habit 81
waiting that when AZ last the time mr.
rives we shall waste II waiting for
some more. DO 1t now II there is
time for a line write o iine-if for a
gage write page. II Tor a word write
the word.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Chocolate Cake.

Cream tablespoonful ~ butter add
one cupful ~ sugar. one cupful ~
sweet milk. two eggs and two cupfulS
OF Hour. sifted with two ten~po"nfulS
Of baking powder; flavor with VANILLA.
To half a cake or less 81 grated choco-
late add half . cupful of milk boil. re-
move from The heat and add one cup
ful ~ sugar and ihc yolk ~ one egg:
stir into the cake Bake IN layers and
use q boiled frostinc Tor filling.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Simple Chocolate LAYER Cake.

Take one cupful 81 brown sugar.
onc-quartcr of % cIpful ~ butter. one
quarter of cupful 81 sour milk. one
tcaspoonful Of soda one ieaSpoonful'
of vanilla. ono egg and one aud one
quarter cupfulS Of flour Dissolve two
squares Of chocolate IN half a cupful
" hot water and stir into the cake the
last thing Bake in layers and put to-
gethcr with boiled frosting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
Dairy Cows In China.

In Canton - years ago there were
practically no cattle used Tor dairy
purposes. Today there are about 80
COWS II foreign breeds and about fifty
huflaloes kept exclusively Tor milk.
The IIongkong dairy farm and other
diaries IN Victoria and Kowloon. with
q total Of 200 cows depend largely on
the Chinese residents Ia those places
Tor me sale OF their milk.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
HOW TO INTRODUCE QUEENS
u Is Necessary to Remove Old and De-
fective Ones and Replace Them
With Younger Stock

Every beekceper who Is really car
Ing for his bees should know how to
Introduce queens. because il j. neceS-
Sary 20 remove old and defective
queens and replace them by young
vigorous ones.
Queens may be introduced I'm cells
or after they have emerged from cells.
while still unfertilizcd. or after they
have begun 10 lay.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
She Had a Heart.

Il never expected to see it,"
"Whatt-
Two snburhaniteS fighting over
cook
(which wonT"
The smaller 81 the two combaianf,
The cook couldn't stand q see a little
man getting the worst OF IL. 80 81
signed up on the spot for three
weeks"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
A FEW PLAIN CAKES.
One Eco Cake.

Beat the white az one egg stiff: add
the yolk and when well mixed gradu-
ally stir in one cupful "f sugar mixed
with four tahlespoonfulS of butter.
and one-half cupfuls OF -four. one tea
spoonful of cream of tartar and one
half teaspoonful Of soda sifted with
the -four.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
TROUBLE IN FIGHTING WEEDS
Sheep and Goats Will Be Found eHE
Gent in Eradication Ct Many
Nosious Plants.

some OF the trouble and expense or
dinarily experienced in fighting weeds
might be dispensed with by keeping
sheep and goats To- Craze the noXi"us
plants. AT present prices for wool.
mohair and mutton these animals
ought to be profitable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
couldnt Stand u.

Mr.. Speedem-DO you know what
economy Is
Mr.. Speedem-Horace where m
earth did you hear such n vulgar eH-
preSSion7 Don't ever let me hear that
word again. II gave me quite
shock
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29
COMMUNITY LIME SPREADER
Farmers Of otseso County N. v.
Solve Problem Of Spreading Lime
at Proper Time.

Prepared BY the United states Depart
fnent Of Agriculture)
Members Of the farm bureau In one
of the communities ~ OtSego county.
New York. have combined and pur-
chased lime Spreader. and have thus
taken a long step In solving their
problem Of applying lime at the proper
time OF the year and in sufficient guam
titles 20 get results. The spreader is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-29

Cream half cupful 90 butter: add
one and on"-half cupfulS of sugar; add
two cupfuls Of flour alternately with
three-quarters of a cupful Of milk. Sift
half teaspoonful Of soda with one
tenspo0nful Of cream Of tartar; fold in
the stifIly beaten whites Of four eggs
and flavor to taste. Add one cupful
OF nut meats. lightly Toured.
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Uncertain.

You haven't congratulated orr
friend On being elected 20 The legi.
lafure
Being elected 70 the Legislature
said senator Sorghum. is NOR ~ .e,s
uncertain out my Way il ran mfan
either "a -ood start in life " s. I'oo-
finish
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Not His Business.

Have YOU covered that story 81
Penman. the novelist:~ asked the ell
itor.
Il have not. sir was the reporters
reply.
Were YOU not 'old 10 cover itY'
Yes. sir. but IL was not my bust
ness 10 cover his stories I'm not
bookblnder sir