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Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at Lents. Oregon, August 25, 1911 Published Every Thursday at l.ents. Ore., by the M t . S cott P vmushinu C o . H. A. DARN ALL, E ditor and M anaurr . Office Phone: Home 1111. Residence: Tabor 2S13 IELD demonstration work by the Oregon Agricultural College, widening the usefulness of that institution greatly, will be You heard how these noble women realized to a much larger extent went forth in that cold Iteeetnber. brav than has hitherto been possible ing the elements. having convenMonali- if Senate bill No. 72 is passed by ties, that they might destroy th» mon the legislature. This pleasure strous evil which already threatened homes. That they should dan* so provides for the appropriation of their much after their years of endurance was money by the state and counties marvelous, but their manner of doing it to carry on co-operative field was even more marvelous and left the demonstration work among the onlookers divided between laughter and tears. Taking their knitting, their em farmers themselves. broidery, or their sewing, they swarmed The bill was drawn by the the saloons, seated themraw and Central Oregon Development watched, or prayed as God directed. All League, in connection with the el** was put aside. Their whole energy Oregon Development League and was nut into this great cause. But this not go on forever The women the Oregon State Rankers’ As could could not keep up such work. It took sociation agricultural committee. them too much away from their hotnea, It provides for a well organized and after about fifty days they went to their homes but kept on with system of field work, conducted back their prayers. Saloons were then re by experts under the direction of opened. men gathered a* before, swear the O. A. C. The demonstra ing that silly women bail done more tions in agriculture will be given harm than good, and amid curaea and in different parts of the state ribald jest.«, drank to the health of Jtlie crusade.” and the plan is what might be ■‘defunct But the movement had shown that called a system of traveling ag woman possess»« 1 a power hitherto un cognized even by herself, and there were ricultural schools. There is found to be need for many, prominent in l«oth church and who now stood ready for more this work, particularly in the society, aggressive work. newer sections of the state where When the force of this uprising had settlers are flocking in and tak somewhat spent itself, and the reaction was felt, a call was rent out from Chau ing land. They must be given a tauqua August. 1974. signed by Mrs. start in the proper agricultural Mattie in McClellan-Brown. Mrs Jennie methods suited to the country if Fowler-Willing. Mrs. Emily Hunting they are to prosper, and demon ton-Miller and others, for a convention stration work by the state col of temperance women, to be held in Ohio, in the following Nov. lege will do this and do it right. Cleveland, Eighteen states respcmded to the call. The plan of the bill is extremely Hear the call, O gird your armor on practical, meaning to p'ace the Grasp the Spirits mighty sword, demonstration work right out was their stirring battle cry. Miss Willard says of that Convention among the farmers so they will “Something divine wa- in the air. a not have to waste valuable time breath of the new dispensation The in visiting some far point It is daily prayer meetings were times of re thought friends of the agricul freshing from the presence of the Lord. was no waiting, everything was tural interests of the state will There fresh, and spontaneous. Such singing I rally to the support of the bill in never heard, the Bible exposition was the legislature and secure its bread to the soul. Everybody «aid it wasn’t a bit like men«’ conventions”, passage. F NOTS OF THE W. C. T. 0. and “all the better for that was the uni versal verdict.” At this convention the first National /"iNE of the hopeful signs of Woman's Christion Ten>|«erance Union 'J the times is the action of was organizes! Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer the Lincoln High School in form wa.« the first president of the national and held the office until 879, ing a new society for the pur society, when she was succeeded by Miss Willard pose of cultivating simplicity in who tilled the position until her death dress and persona! apperrance. in 1898 To her leadership and broad It does seem a little strange, conception of the work, the society is en- for its “Do Everything Policy” however, that the movement debtea The largest society of women in the should have originated among world, numbering in the United States the girls. Why not their moth today, approxmately 375,000, and in the ers? Perhaps because mothers world over half a million, managed en tirely by women. It covers over forty are usually more to blame for departments or work. These depart their daughters' foolish use of ments are classified under six general money and time than the girls heads. Organization, preventive, educa legal. and social. In themselves. If a girl has the tion, evangelistic, there are two branches, the right sort of advice and example addition, Loyal Temperance Legeon and the set her at home she is not likely’ Young People«' Branch. to go silly in dress or hair ar Pursuing their “Do Everything Policy" the Womans’ Christion Union stands rangement. or complection. But not only for total abstinence, but for an it is probable that the results of equal standard of purity for men and the new movement will be more women ora« Miss Willard so aptly puts satisfactory, having originated it, “a white life for two, and for wom with the girls, than had it begun ans equality in the home, the church, the state.” with the mothers. The girls and Is there an exposition, or a «tate or now feel that it is their idea and county fair? The W. C. T U. will have that they have a personal inter a booth, with temperance literature and est in its cultivation. Let us temperance drinks, and will see to it intoxicant« are prohibited from the hope that it will prove success that grounds and buildings. Is there a gather ful and that it will extend to ing of doctors, lawyers, ministers, or other shools and to other grades. chiefs, the Womans Christian Temper In this connection it is not amiss ing Union sees to it, that through of its delegates, a resolution is to note that Lents girls and their some passed favoring the tempierance move mothers might consider some ment, and pledging its support along the thing of the sort. When girls particular line of work represented. in the 7th, 8th. and 9th grades Is congress in session, or a state legis lature, there is a representative at hand, find it necessary to carry rats, with petitions, asking for prohibition, face lotions, and powder to the lietter protection of women and girls school and make application of and the better enforcement of the Sab them behind their books between bath law, The Crusade showed the women the intermissions, something must drinking man; they went to him. got be radically wrong at home. him to sign the pledge, and to “seek Perhaps the mothers consider the Lord behind the pledge.” The Cru the most valuable sentiment in a sade showed them these Ding man; they over him, and persuaded him to girl’s nature to be cultivated is prayed give up his bad business, often buying the mating sentiment. But a him out and setting him up in a more mother who is really worth while legitimate line. Sometimes placing him is the mother who cultivates the as keeper of the reading room, into they converted his saloon, home circle rather than the idea which But many times the drinker returns of family disruption. to hie drinking, and the seller to his sell ing, the former saying he could not atop a habit of so many years ; the latter of TATE senator Perkins has fering as an excuse for his fall from a bill prepared now requiring grace that somebody was «ore to sell the stuff, and it might as well I»- he a« any music teachers to take qualifica one Then said the women in reply to tion examinations. This is a the first: “Of course we must educate movement in the right direction, our boys and everybody's Ixiy«. and tin the leadership of Mr«. Mary H. we are prepared to say there are der Hunt, every state in the union has en more incompetents and imposi- acted legislation providing for the study tors posing as professional music of phy«iology ana hygeine in the public instructors, and robbing.the peo schools, with special reference to the ef of alcoholics anti narcotics on the ple of 50 cents to $1.00 per hour fect« human system. Similiar legislation has of an assumed service than in I Iteen passed by congress providing for any other in proportion to thenum- instruction in all schools under Gov ber engaged. Every person pre ernment control, and in all naval and academies tending to teach, for pay, should military To still further educate the youth in be compelled to stand a good the penicions effects of alcohol and to bacco. the Ixiyal Temperance Ix*gion searching examination. and Young Peoples Branch were organ ize«! T day then are approxiinatily Loyal Temperance Legions in Being an optimist sometimes 300,000 the U. S. an«l about 100.000 member« in develops into being an octopus. the Young Peoples’ Branch, with the numlier constantly increasing, all l»*ing trained along these lines. •‘A g xxi example before one e neigh To the rumseller's excuse they replied bor’« children it the most potent power Yankee fashion: “But suppose the peo for good. It far excels words; and a ple could be persaude.1 not to let any bad exampie destroys more than every body sell? that would be God’s answer other agency can build up.” to the Crusade prayers” and they ts-gan S with petitions for prohibition to all leg ' islativv Iswlies municipal, state, and federal, gathering up 10,000,001) or more signers. Meanwhile they were never aslt<ep They wen* constantly devising furili<*r means to protwt their homes. They would have the children learn that the Bible stands for total abstinence, ami induced the S. S. Convention to pre pare a plan for lessons on this subject As time passed these women found that not one. but three curses threatened them jointly, by the present system of civilazation—the eurae of alcohol and nicotic; the curve of gambling; ami th«* eurM* of the social sin -the deadliest of all—ami that the** Hire«* are inter woven ami interlocked ami their warfan* is against each ami all. In ISS3, Miss Willard in a visit to the Sandwich Islands. China, and Japan, saw the great nevsl of oilier nations, and at the next annual convention recom mended that a conimireioner (»appoint ed to report the next year plans for a World’s W. C. T I’. Thia was done, and Mrs. Mary Clement la*avitt was sent out. starting a work in the Samlwicli Islands. In January 1-84 she left for New Zealand, traversing a large territory. forming ten strong Unions, with Mrs Judge Ward at their head She then went to Australia crossing 1130 miles of <svan organizing in Qmvnsland. New South Wales, ami Tasmania, She re mained in Australia until autumn when she started for Japan. In that country her success was great ami th«* W.C. T. U was thoroughly «-stablished in that lami. In China and India the met with lews enthusiasm On she went to Ceylon, to Madagascar .to Africa. Mrs. L-avitt's sueceav lead to the «emiing out of other missionaries who organiztsl in Norway Sweden ami Switzerland, until tmiay al1 around II»* worhl the white ribbon is twined, all arouml the worhl the glorious light has shown. WW I. 0. 0. F. IQDGt IS I OK MU) ID HOMING MIN BORING, ORE, Jan. 21 Boring Lodge, No 234, I. O O. F , was insti tuteil in the l ive Wire hall here last Saturday night by Orient Isaig**, No. 17, L 6 O F , of Portland Sandy Lodge. No ime ill a lady, and Gresham and various lodges throughout the county were represented. Grand Master W A Wheeler and Grand Sec retary E. E Sharon were in charge of th«* ceremony. The degree work was don«* by One* t L«alge degree team At 12:!0 o'clock th«* party marched U> Ritzer’s Hall, where a supper was serv ed. The officers appointed for the local lidge for the following year are: E. F. Donahue. N G.; J W Roots, V. G.; William A. Morland, secretary; Wal- lace R Telford, treasurer; C. M. Lake, R S N G ; II A. Beck, I, S. N G.; \\ l child«. K. s V G . George Tacheron. I S V G ; Louis Kitzer, warden; J E. Siefer, conductor; Elmer S Hickey, R S. S.; W E. McVIeerv, I.G.; John Meyer. O. G.; Claude r’. Cross, chaplain The next meeting will be held in the Live Wire Hall next Saturday night at 8 o'clock to complete th«* organization of the lodge an«l ap point committees. Start an account at our bank and get into habit the ol adding to it know it is the right thing to do. every day. You If not, why not? Let us do your bookkeeping and relieve you from the work. It is a good plan to know what you sjiend from month to month and a checking account will tell you to a cent just what you save. No person ever tried transacting all his business thru a bank and re gretted it. If it will save you time it, will also save It is up to you and we cordially invite you money. your business. The small jars in which candy sometimes comes should be saved for picnic use and lunches, as they are excellent for carrying salad and sauces. Frightful Polar Winds blow with terrific force at the far north and play havoc with the skin, causing red, rough or sore chapped hands and lips, that nee«l Bucklen's Arnica halve to heal them. It makes the skin soft and smooth. Unrivaleil for cold-sores, also burns, boils, sores, ulcers, cuts, bruises ami pile«. Only 25 cents at All Dealers. The Multnomah State Bank BORING-SANDY First-Class livery and feed Stables at Borina and Sandy 1 rans|Hirtation of all kinds of Baggage to Bandy and interior points .... E. F. DONAHUE, Prop. 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