RURAL PAGE
Gray’s Crossing.
There was a very lntereeting meeting
on Friday evening tn the Woodmere
school auditorium it being th« purpose
of selling Thrift stamp«. Dr. Lindsley
made an address after which 24 boys
and 24 girls of the 8th and 7th grades
sang several patriotic songs with the
aid ol their able musical instructor,
Miss McDonald, one of the teachers of
the school.
The Douglasee have moved back into
their own house on 82 St. 8. E. after
spending the winter in Rev. Nelson's
bouse on 86th St.
Mrs. Keller, of 82 St. and 64 Ave. has
been confined to her home for some
time with a bad cold.
The dance at Woodmere school Satur­
day night for the benefit of the Red |
Cross was a great success. Something
like fifty dollar« was taken in.
All
present enjoyed them selves to the full­
est extent and went to their homes re-
joicing.
W. 8. Sanders is improving and ex­
peels to have the plaster cast off li is
foot soon.
Mrs. W. 8. Bennett is getting along
finely and all wish her a speedy recov­
ery.
Dick Hill came over from Vancouver
on Sunday to his home on 83rd St.
Cherr) ville
Easter Sunday the last day of the
month.
Plant your potato««—the early ones—
on Good Friday.
The month of March, on the whole,
has been quite respectable for March.
Notwithstanding the high price of
grain and seeds of all kinds, a large
area will be planted this year and lots
of old meadows will be ploughed.
A Nursery near ^andy is being con­
verted into a field for grain and the
young trees comprising many choice
kind« like Delicious Apple, Pineapple,
Quince, Bartlett Pear and Bing and
Lamuert Cherries are being thrown into
the scrap heap or given away. No finer
proposition exists than to set each trees
out just now. Public opinion, always
unsafe guide, is against the fruit
business.
It is written that when the Creator
created man he pronounced him good
and later, after He saw how he acted
He repented that He ever made Him.
This is merely the opinion of some old
writer and is a sad reflection on the
wisdom and foresight of the Almighty,
but He must seriously iepent that He
ever created this outfit that are butcher
ing one another, more especially the
ones who started it.
8teve Mitchell, the veteran moun­
taineer who lives up near Zig Zag, was
in town last week and »aye bis son
Arty is on the battle ship, Chattanooga,
that acts as convoy to our transports,
and that his son Roy is with the U. S.
marines and now holds the world’s
record as a machine marksman with a
gun having bit the target 297 times out
of 310. Lees than a year ago this young
mountaineer was up here in these wild
hille and now he wears a medal from
the War Department certifying to hie
achievements. They drill—in the most
rigid manner—many years the soldiers
ol the German army and spend endless
days teaching a lot of geese the goose
etep and still one of our boys beat«
them to it in eix montbe.
1
Mrs. Miller, at the hotel, has a|
rooster two months old that has already
liegun to crow?
Can you beat it?
Probably crowiDg over our boys in
France.
Now that Billy Kent, Labor Com-
miseioner, has given the Non-Partisan
League a clean bill of health after in­
vestigation, what are some of these
dirty bought up papers going to do for
something to lie about?
Belrose-Gllbert.
The Indies’ Aid of Bennett Chapel
met at Mrs. J. L. Johnson’« Thursday,
28th. The committee consists of Mr«.
Hagarth, Mrs. Loe, Miss Sherman and
Mrs. Johnson.
E. Gale intends to have a well
bored, it’s for water, not ga«.
Chicken thieves who had been operat­
ing in this vicinity were apprehended by
Deputy Sheriff Rexford. They had
about 120 chickens in their possession
and ha<l sold others to commission
houses on Front St.
A patriotic program was given at the
school house la« Monday evening to
pave the way in the district for the
Third Liberty Loan.
Pleasant Valley.
Professor R. H. Searl « a» taken serious­
ly ill last Thursday. Mr. Searl was re­
moved to bis home at Montavilla Satur-
'lay, the entire community wish for his
speedy recovery. Mrs. 8wane of Port-
land is teaching in his place.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor and Mrs.
Webberly of Portland spent the day
Monday with Mr. Taylor’s sister, Mrs.
Charles Hodson.
Mrs. M. J. Jewell and Mrs. G. H.
Sager spent last Wednesday at the hom
of their brother, .Mr. Edgar Richey of
Sellwood.
Miss Hasel Burke is visiting in Port­
land with friends a few days this week.
Geo. Robinson, of Portland spent
Sunday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Will Richey.
G. N. Sager, ol Galee Creek, Ore. vis­
ited at home over Sunday.
Quite a numtier of Grangers from
Pleasant Valley attended I'otuona at
Lents and report having had a very fine
time.
Mrs. Skinner, of Portland was looking
after her farm liere last Saturday.
Come to Pleasant Valley church
special service for Easter by Rev. Ford.
Topic. “Christ the Conqueror.’’ Speetal
music.
ALL LOOKED ALIKE TO HLM
Mr* Newrlch’s Footman Helper Pos­
sibly Didn’t Know There Were Any
Other Kind of Cards.
Str Cecil Spring Rice, the retiring
British ambassador. la one of the most
Democratic diplomatists ever accred­
ited at Washington. In fact, he Is very
much like his predecessor. Viscount
James Bryce, and has no patience with
the new rich and other artificially gthl-
ed society. Although story telling Is a
luxury for the overburdened diplomat,
a story he told some time ago is tluieiy.
In that it Is applicable to the war mil­
lionaire«, of which every warring na­
tion seems to have a big quota.
Sir Cecil’s story Is about a Indy
whose husband mnde n fortune In rub­
ber, and in due time had reached the
outer edge of society so as to be
permitted to make a few calls, which
were better received If made by card.
On visiting days, she bedecked herself
and her motor, and the round through
the streets was always a question of
hours.
On one occasion, however, the foot­
man being sick, she broke in the help­
er. not having time to secure another
footman. While on her way Mrs. New-
rich discovered that she had left her
visiting cards at home, and thither
she hastened, sending the new foot­
man to fetch them, after which they
continued on their mission.
It was quite dark when they reached
the residence of a foreign minister,
and the lady ordered the foot num to
leave three cards at the door.
“Can’t do It, madame,” be said bow­
ing.
“I’ve only got two left, an ace and
a deuce.’’
Make Victory Bread
Try one of them» breads the next lime
you l>ake. Theas» radpea are Iroiu a
bulletin issued by the U. 8. food ad­
ministration. Each recipe will make
three gi>od-siaMl loaves.
Handle ami mold them» bread doughs
with greater care than white bread. If
the doughs stick to the bands when
kneading down, add more Hour at thia
time.
Always keep the dough at at eveu
warm temperature taliout 75 degrees
F.)
If you have a gixxi rule for bread, use
it, but in place of part of the white flour
nee one of lluee other grama—either all
or part of the time.
If dry yeaat is use. I. a sponge should
lie made al night w ith the liquid, the
yea«, and a |>art of the while Hour.
Potato Yeast Bread
This broad is »«specially valuable N‘-
cause of the body-regulating sulwtaiieve
which it contains.
One or two cake« compressed yea«!,
one cup lukewarm water, four teaspoons
•alt, threw tabhapooneour* syrup. lli roe
and one-half oupe uiaahad potatoes,
erven cup« flour (more or leaa may 4>e
needed.)
Mix aa follow«: Soften the yeaat in
the liquid and then add (I) salt, (2)
ayrup, (8) potato and (4) enough flour
to make a stiff dough. Mix ami knead
thoroughly. let rise three and oue-half
hours, or until double in bulk. Knead
or cut down the dough, add the remain­
ing flour, and let rise again until double
in bulk (about one and one-half hours.)
Shape into loaves. Let rise in pane
until double in bulk. Bake 50 minute»
to one hour.
Corn Meal Yeaat Bread
One quart water, one or two cakes 1
compressed yeast. three and one-hall '
tea»|»oon» »alt, three tablespoon« corn |
ayrup, one and one-half cups corn meal
and eight cups dour.
Mix aa follows: Soften the yeaat in I
one-half cup of the water < lukewarm.)
Heat the real to boiling, then stir in the
cornmeal Let it boil up once, Cool,
add the salt and syrup, and" when hike-
warm, add the »oftened yeaat. Then
add the flour to make a stiff dough.
Follow the direct ion» tor knemhng, ris­
ing and baking, given for potato bread.
llatmeal Yeaat Bread
One quart water, one or two cake«
«MMupreased wsM, four teaspoon« salt,
three tablMpoun* molasses, th reo eiqia
rolled oats, eight cupe flour.
Mix as follow«: Soften th« y«<aet In
ouo-half cup of llw water (lukewarm.)
Ileat the teat to boiling, than stir in the
rolled oats. Let it boil up once. Uool,
add the aall ami syrup and when luke­
warm, add the softened yeaat. Then
add the flour to make a stiff dotigli.
Follow the directions for kneading, rising
am*, lurking given for potato bread.
Use of Cement Increasing.
Mined I
The makings of a small panto w«rv
present at a downtown dairy lunch a
few days ago when a quantity of gas
expl«Hle<l with a uolae like a German
bomb, and the lid of the coffee pot as
cended to the celling. At first nil
thoughts naturally turned to the war,
and to the probability of the building
being mined, and a few of the custom-
era rose and were about to search for
a means of exit.
Little damage was done, but a wait
er who was observed In the act of
trying to climb over the counter, was
blushing furiously ; and the waiter who
was doing business with n lighted match
Just prior to the exploalou remaluud
for some time paler than usual.—In
dlanupolls News.
ATEST
ADIE'S
ENTS
We are determined to $row in business by deserving toérow.
Vol. 1.
592.3 92nd St.. Portland. Ore.
March 28. 191«
No. 8
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WHERE TO
and remember—do not buy them down town. For-------- sake buy them in
Lents at your local bank or at the postoffice, so that Lents will get credit for
the Bonds purchased by Lents people.
If you can’t shoulder a gun shoulder a hoe. We have them and everything else for
the war garden, even the seeds or well rooted plants.
The beet practical way to protect
bread from mold is to keep it in a dry,
air tight box.
The squirrel does not know how to
can, but he stores his fool for the lean
season.
Learn a lesson form the
squirrel.
Our
“Anniversary Sale”
April
War and Business
War Prices Then and Now
Our country is at War! Hundreds of thous­
ands, yes—even millions of men formerly engaged
in industrial pursuits, will be called upon to leave
their jobs and fight.
These men, the Nation’s
heroes, will risk their all. Theirs is the highest
duty.
With this force under arms, the business of
the Country will lack men. The carrying on of
trade in the usual way is a matter of the greatest
importance to a nation at war. If business con­
tinues in good volume, the United States will be
all the more able rigorously to prosecute, and
successfully to terminate, the struggle.
Every soldier, every sailor, every member of
the Country’s fighting forces, is making a tre­
mendous sacrifice.
The men who stay behind,
the men who remain in industrial occupations,
also have an important work to do, a sacrifice to
make.
More business will have to be done, and with
far fewer men to do it. Everyone who stays at
home must be ready cheerfully to assume some
small portion of the extra burden. Every man
should “do his bit”—and smile while he is doing
it.
1866*1918
Assertions have been made in the past
few months that prices now have reached
an unprecedented height, and that there
has never been in the history of the
country times like those we are facing to­
day. In a measure, this statement is
true, as anyone familiar with conditions
during the last half-century must realize,
but there are very few men in business
today who know from personal experience
just what changes have taken place dur­
ing the last fifty years.
A Letter To You From W. P.
Fuller & Company
The cost of raw materials mounts steadily Up-
ward. As a perfectly natural consequence, the
selling prices of our manufactured products have
continued to advance. We dislike the frequent
changes in price just as much as our customer,
but we are helpless in the matter.
When we
have to pay more and more for pig lead, zinc
oxide and linseed oil, we have to charge more and
more for our mixed paints.
Under these cir­
cumstances, the only alternative to higher prices
is lower quality; a cheapening of our product.
This we will not do. No matter what happens to
the raw material markets, as long as the pioper
and usual ingredients are obtainable, so long will
uniformity be maintained.
With prices at present levels the unscrupulous
manufacturer is sorely tempted to adulterate. We
can only warn the consumer and urge him to
avoid the snare of an abnormally low quotation.
Let this soak in and remember that 35 of their
competitors were just in court for unscrupulous
business methods.
GO
FISHING
How To Got There
LIBERTY BOND DRIVE NEXT W
The tendency In airplanes has been
to run to two t 'trenies—for fighting,
as small and fast as possible; and
for bombing, as large and powerful
aa possible. In a three-seated, one
passenger sits out in front mounted
in a machine-gun turret. The pilot
comes next. Immediately behind the
motor, while the second passenger sits
behind him mounted in another ma­
chine-gun turret.
This airplane Is
capable of carrying many bunded
pounds of explosives and, being very
fast and heavily nrmed. generally ac­
complishes its mission.
The German albatross Is capable of
a horizontal «peed of 300 kilometers
(about 187 miles) an hour. It Is a
single seater and carries three ma­
chine guns, which, being controlled by
the motor, shoot automatically and si­
multaneously through the propeller.
The sight of these weapons converges
at approximately 50 yards In front of
the airplane, making the chance of
hitting the opponent three times as
sure. The motor is equipped with an
electric self-starter. It has also elec­
trical devices for keeping the water
warm In the radiator while flying at
great heights. The wing surface Is
less than 20 square yards.—Scribner’s.
Silage is the best roughage for fatten-
ingany claw of cattle.
When something «■«•me drudgery,
think of the trenches.
u -
ARDWARE
We are going to start a drive next week ourselves.
5th to 11th inclusive.
Patriotism is not pe««imism.
A Proverb Disputed.
“Misery loves compnny.”
“1 don’t believe It. I can’t so« that
|H<oplu are any moro contented and
coiupanlouablo during a cold wav«
than they are at other time«."
OME
German Albatross Is Probably the
Most Powerful Machine That Has
Yet Been Developed.
Showing War’s Privations.
Thu popularity of cement ns a build­
ing material nmy lie shown In figurea.
In a |H-rlod of 15 years the cement
output In the United Ntetaa haa In­
creased from 17.000,000 barrels to IK),.
(MMl.tMMI. This la an Increase of over
000 per cent. With steel n product
which It la extremely difficult to aw
cure ut the present time, them la a
great deinnml for cement to repine«
atwl to aouiu extent,— Milwaukee
Journal.
ARDWARE
USTLING I
ARDWARE
ENTS
ENTS
DEADLY WEAPON OF WARFARE
In such sorely pressed neutral coun­
tries an Sweden the wnr has resulted
In rich and poor alike being subjected
to many restrictions heretofore un­
known. An Illustration of this—not
without its humorous aspect—Is found
In a Swedish wedding Invitation re­
cently received In the United States
by friends of the bride and bridegroom.
The latter were members of two
wealthy families In Stockholm, and the
handsomely engraved missive Included
an Invitation to a banquet at one of
the finest hotels In the Swedish capital.
It was in a notation at the bottom
pnge that the hand of war manifested
itself, in these words: "Please bring
your bread cards." This meant, of
course, that well-to-do hosts at a wed­
ding could not provide their guests
with bread, except In restricted
amounts and In the manner prescribed
by law.—Popular Mechanics Magazine.
M«ke Qlee From Whale Pat.
A commute« of expert« appointed
by the Norwegian government to en­
deavor to find a method of obtaining
edible fat* and oil« from wlmle blub­
ber and fiah report! that Ila experi­
ment a have bum aucceeefuL Whale
fat with a mixture of other fata can
also, It la twlleved, be Moil for making
margarine. Norway liaa already two
whale oil refiner!««. and th« atat« has
begun negotiation« for the purchase of
uuu of these.
We are in receipt of a list of prices
which was issued just at the close of the
Civil War, August 2, 1866, at a time
when the industries of the country were in
the throes of rebirth and reorganization,
and the comparison with existing condi­
tions will be found of deep interest, even
to those who have made no study of the
wide range of commodity prices in the
United States:
Wholesale Retail
IKWi
19 IS
Raw Linseed Oil, gallon ..... »I .'i •
»1 84
1.8«
Boiled Linseed Oil. gallon ..... 2.00
2.00
Cantor Oil, gallon............... ..... 3.10
.90
Turpentine, gallon ........... ...... 1.20
White Lead, pound............ ........... 19
.12?$
.04
Venetian Red, English, lb. ..........
.20
lampblack, pound........................ 2Ü
While, naturally, there is no absolute
basis of comparison, owing to the changes
that have been brought about by improve­
ments in methods of manufacture, devel­
opment of new sources of supply, etc.,
nevertheless there is abundant food for
thought in the comparison as presented.
It is interesting to note that two ol the
commodities which overtop even the high
prices of today are linseed oil and white
lead, both of which have been generally
held to be present at almost, if not quite,
record quotations.
We enjoy fishing ourselves and are
always willing to give expert advice to
anyone interested am! it might be pos­
sible that we go too. Wa have a large
supply of
TYEE BRAND
Salmon eggs ami th« kind of tackle that
gets the big ones.
Unneceaaary Warning.—“Thia a«cme
to t>e a very dangerous preci pice,'' re­
mark«! the tourist. ”1 wonder that
they have not put Up a warning-l*>ard 1”
“Yea," answered the guide, “It la
dangerous. They kept a warning-board
up for two years, but no one fell over,
to it was taken down.” — llarper’a
Magazine.
Pacific Rubtwr Paint wears longer,
looks (letter, and coats less.
Your share of the thrift stamp sale Is
$2u.(i0 regardless ol your age—"ARE
YOU IM>|N(i YOUR BIT?” Tell your
mail man you want to buy a thrift
stamp every <lav and then DO IT.
Pitied Ilia Widow.— “That fellow
was an impudent fraud. How did he
manage to wheedle money out of you?”
”Oh, J"hn, lie told me such a sad,
pitiful tale about bis poor wife who was
a willow with six little children I”—
Baltimore American.
Results Wanted
—then use “Growtnore.”
It will
sure grow more. Ask for free txxik —
to use on anything.
It will make th«
grass grow green—sure it will.
Taking No Chance.—Actor—“I say,
old man, I wish you’d advance me $6
and take it out of my first week's
salary.”
Manager—“But, my dear fellow, sup­
pose it happened that I couldn't pay
your first week’s salary, where would I
be?”—Boston Transcript.
Just Arrived—Nearly a ton of Kalso­
mine—all tints.
Hubby Was Too Quick —“Hubby,
you know that letter I said I gave you
to mail?”
“Yes, my dear; I assure you I mailed
It.”
“No, you didn’t. I didn’t give it to
you. I thought I gave it to von, but I
gave it to father.”—Dullsville Courier
Journal.
Cabbage Plants.
We have a good stock of hearty
plants on hand ami now is the time to
plant them — with a little “OROW-
MORE”—and they will grow more.
Anglers Club News
The Multnomah Anglers Club re­
considered the resolution on salmon
egg fishing at their last meeting with
the result that it was repealed. You
may now belong to the Club and mm
any kind of bait yon wish.