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HOI R
RECIPES FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Dry Farming in the Great Basin
H o n e y G in g e rb re a d .
II ru t one I'upful of honey and half
a c u p fu l o f b u t t e r to g e t h e r ; .¡net be­
Problem* Vary With the Location and Result* Front Scientific
f o r e it b eg in s to boil, rem ove from th e
f i r e a n d ad d h a lf a c u p fu l o f sour milk,
of Known Principle* Bring Wonderful Results
tw o w ell-beaten eggs, tw o cu p fu ls of
flo u r, h a l f a te a s p o o n fu l each o f c in ­
n am o n, s a lt an d g in g e r , an d one and
flm. plants th a t ».II »«»"I“ them selves
S tu d e n t s of histo ry 25 y e a r s ago I th is in s ta n c e w heat had been grow n
t h r e e f o u r t h s te a s p o o n fu ls of sod a.—
the soil th a t exper i ment s are now
or. an ir r ig a t e d t r a c t for sev eral
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g
h
t
t
h
a
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b
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b u n g carried on. So well has when
■ sotiri riv e r and th e Rocky moun y e a r s w i t h excellen t results. Iu the
adapted itself to these d is tric ts I ha
turns th e r e stre tc h e d a m ig h ty plain sum m er of 1835 th e ‘w a te r failed, and
L og C ab in Sandw iches.
m s t a m e s arc on record where a stool
Select larg e lo aves of bread, cut oft peopled only by w a n d e rin g h erd s of th e fa r m e r s were c o n fr o n te d w ith the of w heat hud roots six feet long. Ih us
bo tto m cru st, th e n slice iu th in even I nil alo an d th e sm aller a n im a ls o f th e IHtssibility of no crop. An a t t e m p t to does N ature, when properly -neour
w h e a t on th e ir r ig a t e d
laud
slices a lo u g t h a t side of loat.
Now I rairie. School histories of t h a t period raise
aged, provide the necessities of its
failed
a
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as
p
la
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on
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as
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p lace to g e t h e r tw o slices at a time,
creatures.
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A
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erican
desert,
and
p
ic
tu
re
d
th
e
and tr im o f f all c r u s t evenly, spread
Experim ents in these »"*«<*» have
n
ev
er
been
used.
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t
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g
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a
t
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w
aste
t
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a
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er
would
be
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to
w ith b u t t e r ami a n y desired filling,
proven th a t the continuous c u ltiv a tio n
i
prise
o
f
th
e
fa
r
m
e
r
s
,
th
e
w
h
e
a
t
on
use.
And
w
hile
t
h
a
t
sam
e
idea
still
th en c u t across into strip s ab o u t one
the d r y land drew r a n k an d h e a lth y ot t h ose dry lands has had little e f
an d o n e-h alf inch es w ide, place in log prev ails in th e m in d s o f a few who
w hile t h a t
ou th e ir r i g a t e d piece feet upon th e q u a n tity of humus and
have
not
seen
th
e
w
o
n
d
e
rs
developed
cab in fash io n on plates.
nitrogen m the soil. Mnny t r a c t s have
on th e sag eb ru sh plains, th e go vern was w ilte d and s t u n te d . T he e o n ti n u
mis w a t e r i n g of th e soil hnd d e s t r o y e d been examined where c u ltiv atio n has
m
ent
has
seen
fit
to
sen
d
its
e
x
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M ex ican Chowder.
it- w a t c r r e t a i n i n g p o w er an d the I r e n carried on continuously fo r 4-'«
One pin t boiled M exican beaus, tw o p e rts in to t h i s v a s t c o u n tr y to deter- j
m o istu re e v a p o r a t e d to o ra p id ly . From v-cars without aav appreciable decrease
mine
th
e
best
m
enus
o
f
p
ro
d
u
cin
g
a
q u a r t s b eef sto ck, one fo u rth pound
th e n on d r y fa r m in g w as a su ccessful iu the amount of th ese essential
noodles, one h a lf cup diced cele ry, one crop w ith o u t th e aid o f ra in fa ll, h i t h ­
elem ents in crop production. In f s r t ,
r e a lity .
e
rto
co
nsidered
ess
e
n
tia
l,
an
d
to
i
n
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tablespoon minced parsley, one fo u rth
I t w as not u n til th e 'this, h o w ever, an increase is noted in many cases. A
duce s e ttle rs to e n te r a n d possess th e
cup m inced onions, s a lt an d pepper.
t h a t th e s t a t e s beg an to t a k e up th e summer fallow every fourth year, how
Cook th e noodles, cele ry and onions in land. W hile much o f t h e c o u n tr y
w est of th e Missouri r i v e r w a s i n ­ m a t t e r of e x p e rim e n ts in d r y fa r m ever, has been deelared by ex|u>rts to
th e l»>ef stock. Add beans, let become
cluded in th e old con ception o f th e ing. C olorado leading in 1894. Now be necessary, while fall plo w ing and
very hot, season to ta s te , an d serve
g re a t A m erican d e s e r t, t h e p a r t most e x p e r i m e n t a l f a r m s a r e to be fo u n d in a careful atte n tio n to the mulch on
w ith corn b read .— I. C. B. Allen.
p a r t ic u l a r ly r e f e r r e d to w a s th e sage-1 all o f th e g re a t d r y fa r m s t a t e s a n d top will give the farm er the a d v a n ta g e
Application
H o n ey M u ffin s .
S ift tw o cu p fu ls o f flo u r w ith tw oj
level te a s p o o n fu ls o f b a k in g pow der I
an d h a lf a te a s p o o n fu l of salt. Rub in
tw o level tab lesp o o n fu ls of b u tt e r , add
tw o w ell-beaten eggs, tw o -th ird s of a
cup fu l o f honey an d fiv e tables|K>on
fuls o f milk. Mix well a n d pour iuto
well b u tt e r e d m u ffin pans, fillin g h a lf
full, an d b a k e in a m o d erate o v e n __
Elma Io n a Locke.
F a v o r i te Cake.
S if t 1 cu pfu l o f su g a r. 2 te a s p o o n ­
fu ls o f b a k in g pow der, 1 *9 eups of
Hour, an d U. te a s p o o n fu l sa lt in a
bowl. Add
cu p fu l o f sh o r te n in g
an d work in to th e in g r e d ie n ts as in
m a k in g pie cru st. B e a t 2 eggs and
add g ra d u a lly w ith 1 cu p fu l o f milk.
M ak e in to a stiff b a t t e r . S p re a d a b o u t
*•••
inch
deep
in
b u ttered
pan,
sp r in k le w ith g r a n u l a te d sugar. B ake
one-half h o u r in m o d e r a te oven. If
d esired m ay he iced w ith chocola te
o r o ran g e an d n u t icing. M akes a
d elicious c ak e.— Miss T ille H arem ski,
De Pue. III.
T rie d a n d T ru e Cookie Recipe.
T w o -th ird s eup b u t t e r or la r d mixed,
1 cup su g a r, 2 eggs. % cup sw eet
milk, 2 te a s p o o n fu ls b a k i n g pow der,
flavor w ith v an illa, lem on or n u t ­
meg. F lo u r enough to m a k e stiff b a t ­
t e r —j u s t as stiff as can be s tirr e d
w ith a spoon. F lo o r t h e h oard well.
P o u r o u t h a l f th e do ug h on bo ard,
s p r in k le flour on to p of dough an d roll
o ne-eig h th in ch th ic k . C u t o at, place
in th e b a k e p an w ith a p a n c a k e
tu r n e r . S p r i n k l e e i t h e r red, w h ite or
blue s u g a r on top. T he recip e can be
d o ub led , as th es e cookies k eep well.—
A u n t Lou.
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C r a n b e r r y an d R a is i n Pie.
Seed a cu p fu l o f r a i s in s an d chop
th e m fine. C u t in to h a lv e s 2 cu p fu ls
o f c ra n b e r rie s , an d mix th e m w ith th e
m in ced raisin s , a d d 2 e v e n c u p fu ls of
s u g a r , a cu p fu l o f w a te r , 2 table-
sp oo n fu ls o f flour a n d a f e w dro ps of
lemon ju ice. L in e d e e p pie p la t e w ith
puff p aste, fill each w ith t h e m ix tu r e ,
p u t on a th in u p p e r c r u s t an d c u t,
slits in t h i s fo r th e e scap e of th e
steam . B ak e u n til a golden brown.
W hen cold serv e w ith s u g a r sp rin kled
li g h tl y o v er c r u s t.—M rs. Bessie O g­
d e n . 26 S o u th K lin e s t r e e t . O klahom a
C ity , Okla.
The Real Culprit.
T h e D uke of S u th erla n d , at a din
ner in N ew Y ork, p raise d a rd e n tly
th e icy and delicious w a te rm e lo n
“ I b e tte r u n d e r s ta n d n o w ,” he said,
"a sto ry th a t I heard on th e voyage
over.
“T h is s to r y was told m e by an in ­
te r e s tin g S o u th ern er. H e said a col­
o re d p r e a c h e r in his tow n cried veh e­
m e n tly one A ug u st S u n d ay in the
c o u rse of his se rm o n :
“ ‘B reddern and sistern, Ah w arns
y o ’ a g a in st de heinous sin o ’ s h o o tin ’
craps. Ah c h a r g e s y o ’ a g a in st de
brac k rascality o ’ liftin’ pullets. But
ab ove all else, b re d d e rn a n ’ sistern,
A h d em o n ish e s y o ’ at d is h e r season
a g a in s t de crim e of m elon ste a lin ’.’
“ A b r o th e r in a back seat m ade an
o dd sound w ith his lips, ro se and
sn a p p e d his fingers. T h e n he sat
d o w n again with an a b a sh e d look.
“ ‘W h u ffo , m ah frie n ’,’ said the
p r e a c h e r sternly, ‘does y o ’ r 'a r up a n ’
sn a p y o ’ fingahs w hen Ah speaks
o ’ m e lo n s te a lin ’?’
“ ‘Yo, jes r em in d s me, p a h s o n ,’ the
m a n in th e bac k seat a n s w e re d q uic k­
ly, ‘w h a r A h lef’ m ah knife.’ ’’—C o u n ­
t r y G en tlem a n .
Field o f A lfa lfa , Showing Abundant Yield Under the 'Dry-harming Process
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Soda Crackers arc c\.
tr e m e ly s e n s i t i v e to
moisture.
Before the advent of
Unecda Biscuit the only
persons who ever tasted
fresh, crisp soda crackers
were the people in the
bakeries.
N ow t h a t w e h a v e
Unecda Biscuit—we have
perfectly baked soda
crackers—perfectly kept.
No moisture can reach
them—no contaminating
influences can effect
their flavor—their good­
ness is imprisoned only
to he liberated by you,
for you, when you open
the package. Five cents.
N A T IO N A L B IS C U IT
COM PANY
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N atu ral F le sh Tints
brush la n d s of th e g r e a t b a sin , whose
Irnrren a p p e a ra n c e g a v e a n y t h i n g b u t
th e a ss u ra n c e of p r o d u c t i v i t y , an d
whose tilla g e now is a m a t t e r of w o n ­
d e r m e n t to th e a v e r a g e m an of th e
ra in -so a k e d E ast.
T he p ra c t ic e of d r y f a r m i n g p ro b a
blv had i t s inception w ith th e gold
rush in to C a li f o r n i a in 1847. M en who
crossed t h e p la in s d u r i n g th o s e d a y s
of meager tran sp o rtatio n
f a c ilitie s
k new well th e n a tu r e of t h e c o u n tr y
th ro u g h w hich th e y passed a n d some
o f them w e r e o b s e r v a n t enough to
recognize th e po ssibility o f p ro d u r in g
a crop w ith o u t w a te r. T h e e x t e n t to
which d r y f a r m i n g was c a rr ie d on.
how ever, w as not g r e a t , f o r th e set
tie r, quick to realize t h e v a lu e of
w a te r, siezed upon th e s tr e a m most
a v a il a b le , d i v e r t i n g its w a te r s to his
fields b y m ean s of c a n a ls a n d pro d u c­
in g a s t o n is h i n g results. S u ch , too, w as
th e e x p e rie n c e o f th e M ormon im ­
m i g r a n t in th e e a rl y ’50s. In d e e d ,
t h e t r u t h a b o u t d r y f a r m i n g is r e ­
la te d to h a v e been d is c o v e re d in th e
M alad ri v e r case in U ta h in 1855. In
th e y h ave successfully d e m o n s tra te d
t h a t by a p roper m ethod of ti ll a g e
p ra c tic a lly th r e e -fo u r th s of th e m o i s t­
ure can be re ta in e d an d a larg e |a-r-
e e n ta g e of it ca rrie d o v e r from one
season to t h e next. T he a r e a o f d ry
f a r m in g is b ein g a n n u a lly e x te n d e d by
the in tro d u c tio n of d ro u th r e s is t in g
cereals.
The c h ie f basis fo r th e difference
oi* m eth o d s to he em ployed in th e
h a n d lin g of d r y land lies in th e d e p th
or* th e soil and th e sulwoil. I t has
been found t h a t in th e sagebrush
c o u n tr y th e to p soil is very deep,
w hile in th e Mississippi Valley a de
cided line o f d e m a rk a tio ii is noted be
tw e e n th e to p soil and the subsoil.
It. is a g e n e ra l rule th a t the roots do
n o t p e n e t r a t e beyond the subsoil,
hen ce th e necessity of long-rooted
p la n t s in th e d r y f a r m in g areas, where
no line of d e m a r k a ti o n is ap parent.
The
ro ots
of
th e
sagebrush
are
fo u n d to e x te n d to g re a t dep ths and,
b ecau se of t h e i r woody filter, do not
d ecay re a d ily . H erein lies the secret
o f th e d r y f a r m i n g plan t, and it is to
Mothers W ill
th o u g h t to th e fam ily conditio ns than
does th e w e a lth y . He suddenly finds
him self w ith a large fa m ily and with
insufficient m eans of s u p p o rtin g them
a n d his o n ly rem edy is to p u t them
t i work. T he child th u s robbed of its
ch ildhood becomes d w a r f e d in mind
an d bod y u n d e r the life s a p p in g toil
ir. s t u f f y sw eatshop or d a m p coal
min
F ra n c e s t a n d s as th e one prom in en t
ex a m p le of th is gTeat n a tio n a l m e n ­
ace. T h a t once co nquering n atio n is,
m ore t h a n a n y other, th r e a te n e d w ith
e x tin c tio n . Millions of d o llars have
been sp en t to m ake p e rf e c t hig hw ays,
y e t th e t r a v e l e r m arvels as he motors
o v e r th e peerless ro ad w ay a t th e in ­
f r e q u e n c y of children along th e way.
T h e ch a n g e has been very rap id d u r
in g recen t years . In 1902 th e excess of
b i r t h s o v e r d e a th s w as 84,000; in 1906
it was 27,000; th e follow ing y e a r th e
d e a th r a t e passed th e b ir th rate, and
in 1908 th e l a t t e r fell 20,000 short.
T h e sh o r ta g e is in creasin g ann ually,
w hile across t h e b o rder in G erm any
t h e p o pulation is gro w in g by leaps
a n d bounds. .So s t a r t l i n g is th is d is­
t i n c ti o n t h a t it is freely predicted
t h a t unless th e o th er n a tio n s aw ak en
to t h e i r c o n d itio n , th e w orld will fall
in to con tro l o'f th e G erm an an d the
Slav.
L in coln
prophesied t h a t by
t h i s tim e th e population of th e U nited
S t a t e s would be 200.000,000. B ut he
w as b a s in g his prophecy on th e b ir th
r a t e an d in crease in population as he
k n ew it. We h ave not reach ed th e
100,000,000 m a r k . Y et we would e a s ­
ily h a v e fulfilled Mr. L i n c o l n ’s hopes
b u t fo r t h e t u r n th e b ir th r a t e has
t a k e n in t h e last generation.
Be Pensioned
( Continued from page one )
open to welcome th e w o m a n d riv e n
to d esp e r a tio n by th e p a n g s of h u n ­
ger an d cold. A nd if she is em ployed
fo r th e m a jo r p o rtio n of t h e d a y she
is h a r d l y in c o nd ition to a c c e p t th e
ris k s and re s p o n s ib ilitie s of m a t e r ­
n ity .
Y et th e f a l l i n g off o f b i r t h r a t e is
n o t confined to t h e poorer classes. S t a ­
t u tics in E n g la n d show t h a t a m o n g
th e well-to-do, t h r i f t y class o f arti-
zans, t a k i n g 10,000 m em b ers of t h i s
class a s a basis, th e n u m b e r of b ir th s
fell from 2472 in 1880 to 1165 in
1904, w hile
a m o n g th e
e x tr e m e l y
w e a l t h y f a m ilie s t h e a v e r a g e n u m b e r
of c h ild re n to each f a m il y w a s 5.2
p r i o r to 1870 a n d only 3.08 since t h a t
y ear. V e ry much th e sam e r a t i o e x is ts
in A m erica, t h e lo ve o f ea se a n d t h e
m i g r a t o r y d isp osition o f t h e w e a lth y
t e n d i n g to i n t e r f e r e w ith t h e r a i s in g
of a fa m ily . I n f a c t , t h e size of
w e a lth y fa m ilie s is f a r less t h a n t h a t
of th e poor. A nd w h y f M o t h e r lo ve is
n o t obsolete, n o r a r e p a t e r n a l i n ­
s t i n c t s d ead. T h e re can b e b u t one
a n s w e r ; t h e poor m an g iv e s less
Sh ak e
th is space
in to yo u r m em ory
a n d w atch
it
D evelop
A t th e o p e n in g of th e n in e te e n th
c e n t u r y T ho m as R obert M a lth a s be­
cam e a la r m e d a t th e a p p a r e n t t e n ­
d e n c y of p o p u la tio n to increase in a
h ig h e r r a t i o t h a n th e m eans of s u b ­
sistence. He prophesied th e p auper
ism o f E n g lan d unless th e enorm ous
in crease in b i r t h
r a t e should be
s to p p ed , w a r n in g th e n atio n a g a in s t
over-p o p u latio n
c o nditio ns
such
as
p re v a i l in In d ia .
A nd w h y should not th e B ritish
g o v e r n m e n t u n d e r t a k e to re p a ir co n ­
d it io n s t h a t te n d to m a k e h e r a v a n ­
is h in g race. Societies a r e form ed fo r
th e p ro te c tio n a n d p re s e rv a tio n of
v a n i s h i n g species of an im als. Is th e
h u m a n species less im p o r t a n t t h a t
som e step s should not be t a k e n to
k e e p a n a tio n from d e c a y !
of three farnm in one, ow ing to the
great depth of the soil in iuo»t of the
dist riete.
The soil is not uniform , e ith e r in
depth or p ro d u c tiv ity , in th e e n tire
d rv farinin g a re a o f th e West.
In
f.ict, so varied is it th a t g o v ern m en t
expert» have »ent out a W artung th a t
“ no definite ay»tem of dry fa rm in g
l.a» I>een e»taldi»hed th a t i» of gen
erat ap plieation t« the e n tire dry
farm are a of th e ro u u tr.v .” B epth and
i olli|Mi»ition of th e »oil h ave lieen
fonnd widel» at v a r i a u r e in »everat
»eetion» an d no »et g eneral rille» ean
I m - followed
w ith snersa». But with
the faeilitie» i i o w a t hand in almont
e \ e r v »eetion. adx iee i» a v a il a b le th a t
w .l| gnide the »ettler in the proper
hand ling of hi» p a r t ie u l a r pieee of
land. The abilit.v o f plant» to absorb
v.ater an d re»i»t T ranspiration a re vi
tallv im p o rtan t to th e dry f a r m in g
Problem. The p e r e r n ta g e of elay and
»and III the »oi| will h ave milch to du
w ith it» c a p illarv power». For thi»
reiison r ach individual »eetion must
rereiv e it» own ind iv idu al »tndv.
A n Open River
for the Northwest
( C ontinued from page one >
prim*, »'nee both arc v ita lly iut«re»t«d
i*‘
dev elo pm ent.
W ith the plant
com pleted it i» estim a te d pow er can
be fu r n ish e d a t th e very low fig u re
of $9 per hor»e pow er per an n u m , le»»
There is in » improving on Nature. Wlien art man
to depict beauty, tin* nearer to Nature's own eoli trim (
gets with its flesh tints, the more sueeoHaful is tin* rm
ization. This shows that only natural beanti is retili
effective. This was the prompting idea in the invention..
Pears’ Soa
a hundred and twenty years ago. It it* a soap comps
wholly of such pure emollient and detergent ingredi«
as the skin naturally and freely responds to.
Pears never spoils the natural flesh tints. It im­
proves them, by keeping the skin soft, fine and pure It*
influence is so kind, beneficial and refining that it* u»
means the preservation of the dainty pink and whited
a perfect complexion from infanev to old age. Pear**
in accord with Nature first and last.
The skin is kept soft and the complexion
beautiful by using Pears, which maintains the
soft refined daintiness which is N ature’s alone.
The Great English Complexion Soap
t h a n one t e n t h of th e p re s e n t cost of
p o w er in th e C ity of P o rtla n d .
Al
r e a d y th e plan ha» been com m unicated
t> E uro p ean c a p it a li s t s w ith th e re
s u it th a t a c o p ro ra tio n for tho manu
f a c t u r e o f f e r tiliz e r is re a d y to t a k e
240,000 horse p o w er per an num a t *9
IK-r horse |K»wer. T he balan c e would
f in d n ready m a r k e t in th e N orth
west.
A n idea of the en o rm ity of th is
p r o j e c t ean tie had from the f a c t that
. 100,000 horse pow er is ap p ro x im a te ly
one te n t h o f th e developed w a t e r p o w e r
th « ,
S ta t e s . A t p re s e n t tho
(urgent p ro je c t in o p eratio n is t h a t
on th e M ississippi a t K e o k u k w ith a
c a p a c i t y o f 200,000 horse power. W h a t
t h a t p ro je c t has done fo r the people
of th e Mississippi valley th e proposed
p ro je c t will do fo r th e N o rth w e st. I t
i» not d i f f i c u l t to p ic t u re a g ig a n tic
pow er p la n t t h a t would fu rn ish power
foi an in t e r s t a te railw ay. I t is ea »y
to im agine g re a t tr a n s c o n ti n e n ta l rail
wav» t e r m i n a t i n g a t th e pow er p la n t
from which p o in t ocean going veasels
won d c a rr y th e i r cargoes to tho ports
o th e O rien t, while inland bound b o a ts '
would d i s t r i b u t e th e p rodu cts of the
w orld to th e f a r t h e s t con fines of the
tu e n t N orthw est.
And as fo r the
lim it to th e n u m b er and v a rie tie s of
p ro d u c ts t h a t could he tu r n e d out
from a single g re a t f a c t o ry a t the
pow er p la n t th e r e i» no limit
T he jieople o f th e Northwest must
rise up as one man in b e h a lf of these
projects. T he h e r i ta g e of t h e N o rth !
w e st lies in » successful carrying out
ot th es e schemes. I t is to th e in te r
ost o f the s t a t e s th a t feed in to t h e '
g r e a t basin of the Columbia to p r o ­
v id e fo r th e i r fnture welfare and t h a t
of t h e i r posterity. T he wealth is here
the power is here, th e resources are
here. T hey must he developed
T he
Call o f th e Bell
It is music to .Johnny’s ears if he starts the day
a warm, nourishing breakfast of SHREDDED WHEAT
and it’s so easy to get him off to school without fu*«*
worry because it’s ready-cooked and has in it everything
he needs for study or play. I t ’s the whole wheat. cookM
slm dded and haked to a crisp, golden brown.
Simply heat the biscuits in the oven a few inoinW*^
icstoK crispness, then pour hot milk over them, J*dd-
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The Shredded Wheat Company
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y