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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1913)
licet because they think they have at hand the meant to extinguish a fire All home owner» should be particular ly careful to keep lamp* so far from woodwork, curtains, or other inflam mable material hat there 1* no dan ger of the direct flame ot heat set -------- ——-'■ ........ ■ ——- - - - ............. — ting fire to anything Open candle Entered as Second CU m .Mail Matter «I iwiit«. Oregon, August 26, 1911 flams* or other open flame* are par ticularly hazardous Piles of trash Published Every Thursday at Lanta, Ore., by the M t . bo>rr P tslishinu Co. or paper* or other waste in yard* H. A. DARNALL. Enrroa and M anam *. around buildings or left in cellars are especially dangerous The same i* Office Phone: Home Uli. Residence: Tabor 2>13 true of all oily rag* or waste which , j ' may lead to a fire by spontaneous HI Qllirwtma» (6rertiM0a this has been a very mild season., combustion who were so anxious about Flowers of the summer blooming a year ago to annex themselves aor*jare ’n in many, PLANT YOUR BULBS NOW. to the city of Portland. Are •va,rds’ Many people have not In raising flowering bulb* for the they reaping all the blessings house, place the bulb in a pot with a they anticipated? ' The only ’ums ant* ot^er *e8s h*rdy peren- . . thin layer of sand for the bulb to rest blessings that have come our nials. But while we have not on Barely cover the tip of the bulb With thanks for the liberal patron way yet are some street had the severe weather of our Vot now or early in November and age so jjenerously extended this bank improvements this winter. The eastern friends, it has been raw place the pot* in a trench six inches ' deeper than the height of the pots. county did that And improved enough to satisfy most of us. Cover the pots with a layer of Straw, and assuring all our patrons that we steet lighting. Mrs. Bright did Oregonians grow sensitive to one to two inches deep On top of A this add three to four inches of earth i highly appreciate the confidence, we that, and the commissioners of extremes of temperature, drop to 40 here is as chitting, if I When removing a pot from the trench fer to let her pay for it And wish all our friends and customers a quite a number of substantial not as destructive, as MTO in the winter, figure on four to six | weeks for the bloom to come tc buildings and we have our weather in some localities. maturity in the house Bring the selves to thank for that. About VALUE OF A BUCKET OF plant into the light by degrees First., the only thing the city has done WATER WHEN FIRE STARTS • place it in the basement, then, in a i moderately dark room and gradually' so far to help Lentsjis to relieve ON THE FARM bring it to its permanent place in the the people of cash. That will' In probably not one out of a thou- or, *'•**»>?« f u I probably assist materially in the sand American farmhouses or barn, is' X',rl> a" bulb, except prevention of extravagant liv peonies may be planted until Decern-1 ing. over-eating, and wasteful \ bueket of w,ter kept ia a hjn‘1-v I ber 1. Peonies should not be planted luxuries. We get a notice every . place ready for use m case of fire after November I Plant now if you UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY emergency; yet so effective is a week or so calling our attention handy bucket of water when tire start* do nnt wish to wait another year with, to some new license, an addition that the insurance underwriter* gran: your peonies LENTS STA., PORTLAND. ORE- al tax levy, etc., that reminds ia lower rate of insurance to nunu- Almost any fairly rich soil will do for bulbs A rich sandy loam is best j us that we are subject Jto the tacturers and merchant* who will keep Don’t let manure come in contici powers that be. Everv 4 little * specified number of filled fire with bulb* ®___ bucket* in certain locations in their while we are informed that <01111* building*. Frequently a cupful of one has been planning to Close water at hand when a blare »tart* CARE OF HARDWOOD FLOORS up our street cut down our a* a tiny flame is more valuable in Is Considered to Be the trees, open up a new street, do preventing fire loss than a whole fire Varnish Poorest Kind of Finish. some grading at your expense ,lre department 10 minutes later A for some other fellow’s benefit. «"«»« backet of water dashed soon The first thing to do in finishing ... ... ..... enough on blazing curtain* or dra in fact living in the City 18 .little' p<rieJi or j small blaze starting in a hardwood floor is to plane it until less than Sherman s definition of rubbish or hay will put out a fire it is perfectly smooth Refore the war. But thgn we get our water before it has opportunity to gain floor finish can he applied it is neces luxuriant crops of cowpea, anil soy Cottage Pudding, with Strawberry Articles of sary to put on some filler which so much cheaper —save about $3 headway, and thu, may be the mean, closes bean, and more still sre being seed- j Sauce—Beat to a cream one cupful j fiber are being the pores in the wood and a year on that. not on,y of $avinff a building and it, makes a good surface A coat of some cd to crimson clover bur clover,'and of sugar and one tablespoon of but material for a T7 fHrrrg (íhriatnuw âhr iflultiumuih 0>tatr Sank clothing from made in Europe wood The suit costs about fifty content, and preventing the death of The boy, are planting rye1 kind of crack filler gives the floor a vetch ter; add the yolk, of two eggs well cents Clothing made of this ma stock, but even save loss of human many I better appearance. There are and oat, and are learning the funda beaten, one cupful of sweet milk in - terial, however, can not be washed THE stock show held in Port- life. which land will be remembered as Most people rely on ■» pump or fillers and finishes A finish wood mental principle* of proper crop ro- i which a half teaspoon of soda ha, i will be absorbed partly by the the best to date. It was well wa,er up “ ‘ source of w ,‘ er when should be used, for it is much more I tation. been dissolved, and * saltspoon of; Nearly Every Child Has Worms attended and the exhibits were breaks oul K ,r‘v ,he 'xc,,en,fent durable than one which forms merely Each member of the girl,’ canning salt Stir in three scant cup, of flour1 Paleness. at times a Hushed face, „ . . ky i tollowing an outbreak ot tire it fre- really wonderful. Not only was 1]Uen,!y 1S diificult ,o 1<xlte buckets a hard finish Varnish is about the clubs ha* a garden of one-tenth of J sifted witih a teaspoon of cream of' unnatural hunger, picking the nose, an acre of tomatoes She specialize, i tartar Beat well the number of exhibits a surprise «nd the delay of two or three minute* poorest finish Lastly fold in a floor has had an application on the tomato plant for the first I the whites of two eggs beaten stiff' great thirst, ate., arc Indications of for thousands, but the quality necessary to fill a bucket at a pump of If finish worm«. Klckapoo Worm Kilter ia a and is still in a fairly good .. . . ' . . year, so before taking up her can-1 and turn into a bar or oval buttered i as well, was something to open or UP be enough to give the condition, it needs only to be wen . . . . . mold and bake in a quick oven >. If reliable, thorough medicine for the re- the eyes of people who know little fire ’ ,o .«*' ‘",o ,h< W,IU' cleaned before a fresh coat is applied ning work she has acquired a good ... ... • .. . , ■ or spread to ap oint where it i, very deal of knowledge of botanv and preferred it may be baked in indi- moral of nil kind« of worms from child- If it*is in a poor condition or has, of the quality of livestock grown Jifficult ,o iuench Serve with ren «n>l addulta. Klckapoo Wurm Killer | horticulture In most sections of vidual stoneware cups be in pleasant candy form, akis digestion, in this State. Large numbers of Every household should be equipped i never been finished, it should AU I the south the girls grow other rege strawberry sauce tone« system, overcoming constipation animals are sold at these shows with a fire bucket, provided with a treated as if it were a new floor table* than the tomato, and in addi the old finish should he removed th” action of the liver. One of the largest and most i valu-1 ,‘,M, for breeding purposes, and thus cover, filled with water, and used for fore tion they are encouraged by the De- a fresh coat is applied <« ’• tor even the most will the average in character of “° ,other purpose i. The best type of Much-worn places, especially tke partment’s agent* to can and pre- able timber trees ot the country ini delicate chiklren. Kickapoo Worm - - bucket is one with a rounded bot- i serve all the surplus fruits and vege- the tulip tree, known to livestock in the state be raised. ' tom, ~ spot just in front of the itchen stove, lumbermen Kilter makes chiklren happy and healthy, which prevent, it, sitting on the _ I tables about their home* A visit to this show will prove ,____,___ I so makes it useless for may be refilled and refinished sepa Thousands of can* of peaches, ber as yellow poplar It is related to 26c. Guaranteed. Try It. Drugstore or rately just before the whole floor the magnolias, but is the only tree by mail. Klckapoo Indian I Medicine valuable for everyone and for the ordinary r household work These ries. and beans are in pantries in the is gone over An ordinary paint brush of its kind in the world. ' Co., - Philadelphia and St. Ixiuis. buckets should be painted red. and livestock grower it is a most south where none existed a few years is al! that is necessary in applying ¡ago. as the result of the work of en exceptional opportunity. Here ! should be filled at regular intervals any of the fillers or finishes Ito replace water lost by evaporation terprising girls Large quantities of he will form some estimate of the Oak and maple are used for hard For the same reason, bucket* provided products are also marketed by the character of animal that should with cover, are better than open wood floors Maple is the better and member* be grown to produce the particular buckets and prevent dust and other also the more expensive It is used Here is an agent's report to the sort he is trying to grow. He will material from getting into the water commonly in halls, skating rinks, and Department of what bne girl sold where an extra fine finish is desired form anew estimate of quality and making it unpleasant One iuch Oak is used in most dwelling* and | after filling the pantry: Fig and peach I bucket at least ought to be provided •Mnrieeiibie' but P«»«rve«. sweet peach pickles, ginger and go home with advanced ideas It is very on every floor of the house or barn offices «rap**- small white on stock raising. It is money They "should be located near the stairs requires more care than a maple '*»"• | onions pickled, chin sauce, tomato and time well spent whether you or entrances to the building, so that floor —Industrialist ¡ketchup, green tomato pickles, stuffed are a big grower or not, whether those rushing in from the outside CORN P«PPC^,’ tomatoes, corn and okra for you have an ounce of pure bred or starting for the stairs can get MEMBERS OF BOYS’ ' soup. canned tomatoes. peaches, CLUBS AND GIRLS’ CANNING blackberries, and grape, blackberry, blood on your place. Don’t miss them without delay CLUBS WILL SOON The rounded bottom bucket* can be VISIT | and apple jelly The Department re it again. kept either in a bench with a hole WASHINGTON TO RECEIVE ports show that wonderful record* cut in it to receive the bucket, or DIPLOMAS. are being made by the girl* in the I The unsually short time that else can be suspended out of reach number of tomatoes grown on one of children, from a metal or wooden has elapsed since the last issue i Members of the boy*’ corn club* plant Quite a number have report and the girls' canning clubs will lie in ed more than six dozen tomatoes on of the Herald was delivered i has bracket. These buckets are particularly ìm- made it rather difficult to pre portant in winter when pumps or taps Washington during the second week one vine. Tn several case* more than ; December on their annual trip to 1 ton of tomatoes were grown on | pare for this week’s issue, The may freeze. As a general rule the in receive diplomas for proficient corn, one-tenth of an acre week’s social doings had al- fire risk is greatest in cold weather. production and canning from Sec-1 ready been outlined and as a'because that ’» the time when th« retay of Agriculture Houston During i conseouenee consequence newis news in is nnt not nlonti. plenti stove* and furnace* are made as hot the year 91,196 southern hoys each' POPULAR possible to keep the house warm planted an acre of corn The mem- , ful. We anticipate a well filled i if In the case of the barn, the water bers of the girls' canning clubs num-. 300 paper next week. The doings i in these buckets can be kept from ber 33,06ft The Government is not1 LES of holidays will all need report freezing, except at temperature* be paying the expenses of any of the i 300 ing and the events of the week low zero, by adding 2 pound* and 1 members The expenses incident to ■ ounce, or slightly over 2 pounds, of the trip will be borne by the different I will not be a few. ILLUSTRA TIONS It did not occur to us until the 1 fused calcium chloride to each gallon s‘ate* and counties or by commercial, of water This calcium chloride must end of the week that some of our [not be confused with the ordinary organizations For the past several years a few distant readers wot^d be de chloride of lime, the bleaching pow member* Popular Mechanics of the corn club* have pro layed a couple of days by being der The calcium, chloride is very j duced more than 200 bushels of corn Magazine one day later in issuing last I inexpensive and both keeps the water per acre, and it is thought tha\ not- ** w * wttcm so vou cam umomstano rr~ A GREAT Coetteeed Steer of th« World*» week. It was impossible to from freezing at temperature* above' withstanding the drought, there will Pro*»»» whu h you mar begin reading zero and Iso prevent* rapid evapo be some good record, this year. A at anr urn«. and which will hold your come out on time, owing to ration With this mixture in hi* fire Interest forever. You are living in the beat «ear. of th* most wonderful age, of what to matters that develop?d during buckets, the farmer, except in case of number of boy, have been striving to OouMira the greatest world in the univer««, break the record established by Jerry A resident of Mara would gladly pay — the week, and we hope with unusually low temperature, ha* al Moore, South Carolina, who. in 1910. <1 non foroneyear - s these apologies to avoid dis- ways at hi* command the mean* of oroduced 22F 3-4 bushels on I awe q>l,UUU SUBSCRIPTION ' checking the start of a fire in his tothism.igaaine.in order to keep Informed ot appointing our readers very They, in addition, expect to accom- oor progresa in Engineering and Mechanic«. barns The cost of such fire-protec plish this at a lower cost of produc- Are you reading it.’ Two milliona of your often. neigbhc-» are. and it ia the favorde maga tion apparatus on farms is so slight, tion «■»Ti, certain that several zine in thousands of the beat American horn- a. It appeals to all classes old and compared to the loss it may save, that hundred of the members member, will get y-ruiig — men and •■■omen. HIS has been a wonderful fall ro farmer should neglect this pre The "(bag tfet*»" Denartaumt <80 CMCM) yields above the 100-btishe! mark, giver r ways to do lliiugn-how to make and winter. Whether we caution Farmers’ co-operative demnnstra- n—fl srtu i«e for home and «bop, repair»,etc. At the same time, no matter how " Amateur (10 taurea ) toll« howto reach the holidays without a con* tion agents of the Department are, m « vi > ■! ■ ■ fnrniinre, eirel— oetnu, boata, good the fire-fighting apparatus on (i»IAe, inaglr., and »11 II,« tilings » boy I ovm * siderable fail of snow is not so making a systematic campaign • i.su era visit siwea« Cortes is cewrs a farm may be. the owner and hi* throughout I the south to show the sure but it is probable. Outside m,. row r^g employees should not, for that rea of a few light frosts, some very son. become careless or permit smok corn-club boys the importance of POPULAR MECHANICS CO. 1*ciime and winter cover crops Hun ]|| W Wuhlnume Sc. CHICAGO thin ice, and a few chilly days ing in barns or other dangerous prac- dreds of acres are now covered with I T