Newsy Items from Nearby Towns
A DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED BY OI K SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Damascus.
0aster Morning
HAT tidinp of reverent glad
ness are voiced by the belli
that ring
A nuunons to men to gather today
in the courts of Christ the King
We oome to our dear Lord's altar.
What brightness greets ns there!
The gloom of the winter has van
ished, and beauty is everywhere.
Oh, beautiful, beautiful lilies, what
truths you typify!
Ton seemed to die in the autumn,
and yet you did not die.
“Alleluia!” the ohoir is chanting,
with joyous, jubilant voice.
“The Lord is risen, is risen! Re
joice, rejoice, rejoioe!”
“He is risen!” Oh, glorious message!
“He lives who once was dead!”
And hearts that were heavy, with
sorrow hear and are comforted.
From the censer cups of the lilies
rise scents of myrrh and balm,
And the soul, like a lark, soars up
ward, winged with the Easter
psalm.
And on this Easter morning, while
joyful voices sing,
You repeat to all the lesson of the
miracle of spring.
From the tomb in which men laid
him the stone is rolled away,
And. Io, the Christ they sing of is
here in our midst today!
—Eben E. Rexford in Christian
Herald.
Che Lily
HE lily, whose purity and beau
ty have become the symbol of
the Christian Easter, is. accord
ing to the flower genealogists, Chinese,
though it appeared as long as 3.000
years before the Christian era as a
theme of decoration on Egyptian and
Assyrian monuments.
•"The original lily,” says the South
ern Workman. “Is believed to be the
oldest of all plants,” and it observes
that It is the only one that has none
but regal relatives. The kinfolk of the
rose are very poor. The chrysanthe
mum has been brought out of almost
the weed state, but the lily is an aris
tocrat that seems to have been so di
vinely molded that man has been un
able to change it materially. Even the
Japanese are content almost to wor
ship it as It Is. Little Japanese tots
never look so charming as when they
are admiring this thing which brings
the divine beauty of the wonderful
world Into even the most menial sur
roundings. Often this queen is found
standing majestic and adored in a sim
ple vase or bottle in the workshops,
even in blacksmith shops.
On this side of the world Bermuda
is the great lily storehouse. Those who
visit the islands in the month of April
can ride for miles over the finest nat
ural roads in the world—those in Bar
bados alone excepted—among fields of
pure white flowers, growing In such
profusion that the ground is not visi
ble.
Nothing is to be seen but masses of
white and green. There are over 200
such farms, some from thirty to forty
acres in extent, devoted exclusively to
lily growing. The heavy perfume can
often be discerned a mile or more
away. The fragrance of a bunch of
liliee delicately scenting a room or
church is very different from the over
powering fragrance exhaled from an
Immense farm. The natives, however,
are quite resigned to the heavy per
fume, knowing that acre for acre the
growing lily Is three or four times as
profitable as the other products of the
islands. Lily bnlbs were first brought
to the Islands from Japan.
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tables which were spread the length of
the commodious dining room.
A very pleasing innovation was the
serving of tlie supper the first item on
the evening's program, thus giving
ample time to linger at the talde and
thoroughly enjoy Ute good tilings pro
vided so lavishly, as well as the social
intercourse incident to such an occasion.
And such - ‘eats!” We are tempted to
give the menu, notwithstanding the
danger of laying these good people open
to an attack (mm hungry city people
who do not know what a good feed is.
We will make amends by agreeing to
enlist at once in their defense in case of1
such an attack, provided of course, they
will be kind enough to provide lioard
while the seige is on.
Clam chowder
comprised the first course; sulwequent
courses consisted of mashed potatoes. I
«■allopped potatoes, potato salad, r»b- |
l>age salad, creamed carrots, string
lieans, Boston baked lieans. mashed
parsnips, home-made spagetti, chicken
pie, fresh home-made rolls, cottage >
cheese, pie and coffee. Although a little !
early for the ghosts and spirits of Anril
first to be in evidence the host sec-med to
have had communication with them and
induced them to arrive a little early lor
this occasion. They made their appear
ance at the table and picked u|«>n Mr. i
Himebaugh as their medium of demon- ;
stration. The meal had hardly com
menced when his plate began a series of
dancing and side steps which lasted
throughout the entire dinner. Fortunate
ly the spirits were considerate and did
not spill the contents of the plate. Con- ,
siderable merriment was evoked by the i
demonstration.
A program was rendered at tlie con- ,
elusion of tlie dinner, in charge of Mr.
Henderson. Several humorous stories
were told; Mrs. Anderson gave a little j
reading telling of the origin of April
Fool’s Day. The little nephew of the
host and hostess, gave a piano solo,
responding to an encore. Mr. Johnson
sang a pleasing old-fashioned ballad. '
Elisabeth Hyde of Ix-nls gave two reci
tations. Mrs. French gave a reading,
while Mr. Himebaugh capped the
climax of a most delightful evening by
his rendering of a negro sermon. Several
musical selections concluding with
“America" brought the program to a
close. Tlie following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. R. Henderson, Mise Stella
Henderson. Mrs. Kindle, Joshua Ambler,
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs.
French, Mr. and Mrs. Himebaugh, Mr. '
and Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. French Jr.,
Mrs. Minnie G. Hyde, of the Herald
and her daughter, Miss Elizatieth.
Old-fashioned Winter is still with us.
We would like to have him get outside
and bask in the warm sunshine.
The continued stormy weather is dis
agreeable for the men who are hauling
wood.
This has Iwu a hard winter on the
roads.
Mm. Wealthy Royer and little baby,
who have been staying at the Royer
home in Firland, returned home last
Monday.
Mrs. A. F. Carlson and children haw
returned from a visit at Mt. Angel.
Mr. Hall and son have pun-hased a
wood saw and will soon have it rigged
up ready for work,
Mise Gladys Burr and friend, Martha
Snyder, came in from Redland, spend-
mg the week end at the Burr home.
Miss Julia Krotch, who has been in
Portland all Winter, has returned to
her home here for the Summer.
Mrs. May Hard spent a day at Eagle
Greek during the week.
The School Industrial Club had a de
bate last Friday evening, the question
being ‘-Which is the more useful, the
wheelbarrow or the automobile.” The
automobile won.
Tlie road force have stopped work on
the roads on account of bad weather.
The entertainment given at the Ger
man Hall Saturday evening by the
school under the direction of Misses
Anna Bochmann and Ruth I.ingal was a
decided success.
A nice lunch was
served after the entertainment. The
proceeds will be used for building a play
shed, which the school needs very much.
Our county schools have tlie right
principals.
They are teaching the
school children how to help themselves
by honest work.
Mr. H. J. Carlson is clearing up the
land around his bouse. It takes a lot of
time to get the old Fir stumps out so the
land can be cultivated, but that is the
way our fathers got their start.
Happy Valley.
Spring weather is slow in reaching us,
but will be the more appreciated when
it does come.
Born on March 29th, to Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Kanne, a baby girl. The only
regret Mr. Kanne has is the purchase of
a new hat three sizes larger than usual.
Rev. T. R. Hornscbnch preached a
convincing sermon on systematic giving
on Sunday afternoon, April 1st. taking
for his text 1st Cor. 16:1-2, at the
Happy Valley Evangelical Church,
which was well fillol, considering the
stormy weather.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the East Mt. Scott Evangelical Church
will meet at the home of Mrs. Abe.
Guide on Thursday afternoon. April 5th.
John DeardofT is erecting a barn on
the old feennett place for Mr. Abe.
Guide, but the work b not progressing
verv rapidly.
Bellrose-Gilbert.
Q ibstion .
Some things seem strange a.“ we journey
th Hl life
And we wonder what makes them so.
Fancy and frills, fuss, fume, style and
strife
Are abundant wherever we go.
Why do the most homely persons yon
meet
Make the loudest, the moet glaring
show;
From the top of the head to the «olee of
the feet
And the rich or the poor, high or low?
Moet ignorant men always want to lie
heard.
It matters not where they may lie.
In moet public places first, second and
third
There’s none bawls so loudly as he.
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We wonder why pride rules the rich and
the poor.
; The niggard as much as the dude;
The vulgar, the lazy, the listless, impure,
■ l)o they ever try to do any good?
: And those goody goo. I people we meet
everywhere,
But the veil is «o thin we can see tlie in
tention,
The motive for each act is clear,
, What’s the lesson for you and for me?
What are we doing as thru life we go
Rememliering this life is a test?
A chance to grow broader and ts-tler
and know
Him, who alone loves us best?
The Indies’ Aid for Bennett Chapel
held their regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. Gibson on Wednesday. The
presence of Mr. and Mrs. Jasfs-r, the
pastor and his wife, was a distinct pleas-
ure to all.
The Ladies’ Needle Club met at the
residence of Mrs. Ewal on Tuesday, the
3rd inst. The next meeting will lie held
at the home of Mrs. Kindle on the 17th
inet.
Mr. Gilbert is the possessor of a new
automobile.
B. N. Himebaugh is the champion
poultry man of this vicinity, or at least
he is fast getting into that class. He
has 65 hens which laid 1,427 eggs in the
month of March, an average of 70 per
Cherryville.
cent egg production. One pullet earlier
Everybody is looking for sunshine.
in the winter laid 27 eggs in 29 days
Mr. Himebaugh does not stand in need
All our local weather prophets are
of a gold mine. At the present rati- he through prophesying.
bids fair U> rival the man owning the
Some of the jieople venture to j.redict
goose which laid the golden eggs.
that we will have lietter weather after
C. Bruce, of Foster Road, near Gilbert Piaster. How long after?
station is another prosperous poultry*
All an- ranchers are out of feed. Old
man of this section.
He has at present | farmers say this is the longest jieriod
nine hundred eggs hatching in incuba- ; they ever knew that stock had to Is- fed.
tors. The first hatch of six hundred all : All are looking anxiously for Spring,
did fine.
clear skies and warmer weather.
C ommunity H cppbr .
When it comes to A-l good times the ■
people of Bellroee and Gilbert are past
masters in the art of sociability. They
know how to have a good time them
selves and also have that rarer quality
of knowing how to give a good time to
the stranger who may be so fortunate as
to be included in their number for the
time being.
An unanswerable argument of the
truth of the above statement was fur
nished by the community supper which
was served at the hospitable home of
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, of Bellrose
Htation on Saturday evening last. This
home was invaded about six o’clock by
some twenty-five neighbors and friends,
nearly all being armed with mysterious
looking baskets and parcels, which were
quickly spirited away to the region of
the kitchen, to be divested of outer
wrappings and appear latter upon the
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Johnnie get your gun, for war hau l>e-
gnn.
Deppold, the shingle man from Port
land, was out the first of the week. He
was accompanied by Hawser, the forest
ranger from Zigzag, and the head of the
forest service from Portland, who were
with him to show him tlie Cedar proper
ties South of Wren on the Forest Re-1
serve. He will ojierate on a big scale
and employ quite a number of men. He
expects to begin operations about the !
first of May. He will be quite a help to '
this locality. His mill will be located '
on Cedar Creek, one mile from the auto
road.
All our wars have begun in April. '
The battle of Islington was fought in
April ’76, and tlie embargo was imposed
in April, 1812, which was the first step :
in that war. Fort Sumpter was fired on ,
in April. The war in Mexico was be-
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The Oldest Lumber Yard in This
Section of the City
You may «ay what doM the above fact mean to me an a prospective lumber
buyer. We believe it means this to you; by consistently living up to the policy
of honest square dealing, we have been able to weather the «torm of keener com
petition, of recent year«, and retain, with very few exceptions, all our old custo
mers, besides continually adding new one«. We believe thia fact will nerve to
convince you of our integrity and reliability. We will deal with you on the same
policy as we have dealt with these people.
Thi« assurance of fair dealing should prompt you to come here to buy with a
feeling of confidence that you will receive honest value for your money. We can
assure you of prompt, courteous treatment. Owing to the fact that our stock is
the largest and moat complete of any thia aide of the City mills, we believe we
can more readily give you just what you want. We earnestly desire an oppor
tunity to prove to you the above contentions.
Miller-Mowrey Lumber Company
YARD AT LENTS JCT.
100th SL, 4 Blocks from Foster
Tabor 2116, Home 2411
EAT OUR MEATS
You’ll need neither a hatchet nor a stick of dynamite.
of molars will easily dispose of
A good, ordinary set
A Fine Tenderloin Steak
An Extra Porterhouse Steak
A Lucioun Round Steak
A Nutritious Roa«t
A Dish of Pork Chops
If you haven’t any teeth we have sausage that will fairly melt in your mouth,
Eat our meats. Good for your stomach.
Eggiman’s Meat Market
5919 92d Street
Three Easter Suggestions
Give her a box of Princess Chocolates and watch her smile. None better made.
See our window display. Prices, 50c, $1.00 and $1.50.
Easter special Ice Cream Brick for that Easter dinner, 50c a quart. Let us
have your order a day or two before.
This is just the time to get that Eastman Kodak and have it at your Easter
gathering. Priced from $1.25 to $30.00. Ix*t us show you the new 2C Kodak at
$14.00, it is a beauty.
MOUNT SCOTT DRUG CO-
Geisler Bros.
gun by Gen. Taylor in that month,
although the battle of Balo Alto we not
fought until the fimt of May. And now
we have another war declared in April—
mostly on water it in more than prob
able.
Fremont, Kern Park. Arleta.
The Millard Avenue Presbyterian
Church will hold Easter services next
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock undei
the auspices of the Bunday school. Fol
lowing thia the communion will be ad
ministered after a short address by the
pastor and special music by the choir.
The Arleta W. C. T. IT. will hold its
regular meeting at Lucky Cottage Tues
day afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. Mrs
Murry will conduct a round table on
"What the W. C. T. U. has yet to do.”
Members are urged to wear their white
ribbons all the time from now until af
ter election.
Bishop Sumner, of the Episcopal dio
cese, will sjieak at the St. Paul’s Epis
copal Church at Woodmere next Sun-1
day afternoon at 1:0O o’clock.
Main Street
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WITH IRON
Builds Tissue
and Enriches
the Blood
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any prejudice agaii
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First American Pssrsgs.
It la recorded in a Idatory of the
United States that an Indian chief
named Munte after baptism was made
a peer, receiving the rank of baron and
assuming the title of Lord of Roanoke
so far track as the year 1587. Some
what later, in 1009, the title of Lord
Delaware was granted by James I. to
the new governor of Virginia. I«ter
■till, in 1633, Charles I., among his
coronation honors, conferred the title
of Viscount Canada upon Sir William
Alexander.
Nsw York’s Millionaire Club.
There are in New York four clubs
which charge an initiation fee of >300
They are the Knlckertiocker, the Met
ropolitan, the Union and the Union
League. There is no club in New York
which has a higher initiation fee. Oue
of those charging >300 has been called
the Millionaires’ dub.—Louisville Cou
rier-Journal
LENTS PHARMACY
F. R. PETERSON & SONS, Props.
Tabor 2074
B. W. SINES
(Hnccessor to McKinley A Co.)
Hay, Grain, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Chicken Feed
and Supplies of all Kinds. Wood, Coal and
Briquettes. Meat Soaps and Grit
9326 Foster Read
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