FOREST GROVE.PRESS, FOREST GROVE. OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1912.
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PRACTICAL PRESENTS
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Old Fasiiioned Cross Stitch Used
For Making Glw m ing Gifts.
T h e recen t revival o f cross stitc h
f o r n eedlew ork goes m errily on, nml
Dot th e least a tt r a c t iv e an d useful
m e a n s o f em p lo y in g th is old fashioned
a ti tc h is In the m a n u f a c tu r e o f g u e s t
Mr. Hill to Forest Grove Public
CASSEfiOLE DISHES.
C h ris tm a s Foods May Be A ttra c tiv e ly
Served In These.
C hicken cooked In th e cassero le m ay
be on e co u rse a t t h e C h ris tin a s din ner.
T h e c ass ero le d ish es m ay tie h a n d s o m e !
nh kel m ounted affairs, like th e ones
sh o w n in th e pictu re, or m erely sim ple
e a r t h e n w a r e vessels. T h e food will
ta s te J u s t us nice o u t of th e p lain us
ou t o f th e e x p en siv e dishes.
T h e cusserole dish m ay be b ro u g h t
to tiie tab le festooned w ith tin y gur-
lunds o f holly borrles.
W h e n ch ick en is served a nice w a y
of p r e p a r in g it Is In th e casserole. C u t
, th e fowl in to n e a t Joints a n d pieces,
item o v e tiie sk in am i ns m n n y o f th e
sm all bones ns possible. P u t a b o u t tw o
an d a h a lf tab lesp o o n fu ls o f olive oil
Into a saucepan. W a tc h it ca re fu lly
and as soon us It begins to sm o k e p u t
In a fe w pieces of t h e fowl a n d fry,
tu r n in g th em fr e q u e n tly un til th ey a re
q u ite w hite. D ra in th e fowl th o r o u g h
ly on b lotting p a p e r un d p u t nside u n
til it Is required.
M ake som e broth w ith t h e t r i m
m ings an d bones o f t h e bird by boiling
th e m In a p in t a n d a h a lf of w ater,
w ith a sm all onion, tw o cloves, a little
piece of mace, a stick of celery c u t up,
a fe w s p r a y s of parsley un d a thin
slice of baron.
Cook an o un ce a n d n h a lf o f flour
w ith on e ounce of b u t t e r w i t h o u t let-
AN OPEN LETTER.
C itizens of F orest G rove
The News-Times devoted nearly all its editorial space last week
and the week before to my humble self. It dismisses with many
personalities my well intentioned effort to place important facts in
your possession, where you could make comparison. You are told
that my pagein the Forest Grove Press of Nov. 28, is only a “ long
winded article,” which should be dismissed because only $25
was allowed for porch lights. NOTHING was allowed for porch
lights in the report by council.
I know that the city book-keeping is a complicated thing to
read. Consequently it is far from my intent to imply that the
report of the City Finance Committee was purposely jockeyed to
make a fine showing. Nothing has been said to provoke the
venom slowly creeping into this matter. My company sells elec
tricity, I am in the Grove solely for the purpose of securing busi
ness in a business manner. There is no desire to make this a
political affair. If necessary that can be done, but it is quite need
less. Neither myself or my company have the power to deprive
Forest Grove of a PROFITABLE electric plant, but we have the
power to solicit business in the Grove and to offer a profitable
contract to its citizens.
We are now more than ordinarly certain that your city electric
plant is not making the profit normal to the business, and would
suggest a thorough auditing of the city accounts before they
become too iuvolved to straighten out. I should personally con
tribute most generously to the expense of a thorough audit cover
ing several years.
C. W. H ill .
Kindly permit me a few comments upon the editorials which
are referred to in my letter above.
o f th e . L A M B
MADONNA
P ROM
PAINT INC
RAPHAEL.
G tli K T T O W E L IN CllO BS H T IT C II.
to w e ls fo r C h r is tm a s p resen ts.
Tiie
illu s tra tio n
shows a
very d a in ty
m o d el w ith q u a i n t b n sk e t design c a r
ried o u t In dull blues, t a n s a n d pink.
,rA fan cy w ork b ag in c r e a m y linen
(With little flowers o f cross siiteli
a c ro s s th e lo w e r en d o f It fo r a b order
a n d th e o w n e r 's in itials In cross stitc h
a b o v e w ould be a n a p p re c i a ti v e g if t
f o r th e housew ife.
Not a W h ite E le p h a n t Gift.
' One o f th e m o s t useful p r e s e n ts for
n busy w o m a n is a sim p le m e n d in g
bag. A m o re e la b o r a te p r e s e n t tuny
becom e a “ w h ite e le p h a n t,” w h e re an
e v e r y d a y necessity o f th is k in d will
p ro v e Its w o r th rep eated ly . A useful
g if t fo r a busy m is tre s s o f a house
ho ld Is t h a t o f a c re to n n e pocket, s u s
p en d ed from a folding w ooden fra m e ,
a f t e r th e m a n n e r o f a c a m p stool.
T h e f r a m e c a n a lw n y s lie p rocu red
easily an d o n ly re q u ire s sntlloieut c r e
to n n e o f a d a in t y p a t t e r n to form the
n u c le u s o f a n em in e n tly se rv ic e a b le
se w in g kit. W h e n not tn use It c a n lie
folded u p a n d placed III a corn er,
w lille It lias a d is ti n c t a d v a n t a g e o v e r
(la1 o r d i n a r y s e w in g hag, in t h a t when
t h e f r a m e is e x te n d e d tin* w h ole of
t h e c o n te n t s a r e visible a t once.
T h e c r e t o n n e sh ou ld lie g au g ed on to
tlic fr a m e , w ith a h e a d in g o f a b o u t an
Inch e x t e n d i n g ab o v e t h e rods, while
in n e r p o ck ets for t h e s e w in g a d d e n d a
ca n lie a d d e d to suit In dividual ta s te
T h e rou n d o r s q u a r e wooden boxes in
w h ic h cry s tallized f r u its a r e bou gh t
ca n b e t r a n s f o r m e d Into tilin gs of
b e a u ty , w ith th e help o f a y a rd or so
o f creto n n e. Very fine c r e t o n n e should
lie used, a n d th is sho uld lie p a s te d on
tiie box.
An E x trem ely Useful Offering.
The h o u s e w if e w ho Is c a re f u l of her
h a n d s o m e m a h o g a n y d in in g t a b l e will
lie c h a r m e d to receiv e on C h ris tin a s
m o r n in g n set o f linen ta b le mat>
T h e n u m b e r is only limited by tb e
The Greatest Gift of A ll
Rev. C. //. Hilton
N I C K E L M O U N T E D CA N H E l to L K D I S H E S .
tin g It brow n, th en ad d by d eg rees th e
ch ick en bro th an d, w hen th e s a u c e is
sm oo th a n d th ick, th e liquor from a
sm all J a r or can of m ushroom s. S ea
son th e s a u c e w ith s a l t a n d p ep p e r; s t ir
in a tab lcsp oo nful o f to m a to ketchup,
tw o te a s p o o u fu ls of t a r r a g o n v in eg ar
an d sufficient b r o w n in g to color th e
j s a u c e a n d a few dro p s of carm in e, b u t
not en o u g h to m a k e it red.
P ut th e pieces of c h icke n Into a c a s
serole a n d s tra in th e s a u c e over.
Cover w ith b u tt e r e d paper, p u t on
th e lid o f th e cassero le an d place It In
| a m o derately hot oven fo r tw o an d a
h a lf hours. H a l f an h o u r befo re th e
| chicken is to be serv ed ad d tiie m ush-
1 rooms an d the last t h i n g lie fore se n d
ing It to ta b le a squeeze of lemon Juice
If th e s a u c e seem s to need IL
FESTAL
G r a p e f r u it C o c M atl W ith M a ra s c h t-
no C h e rrie s.
llo a s t T u rk e y . G itilet S a u c e .
M a sh ed P o ta to e s .
G re e n P e a s .
C ra n b e rry Sauce.
P in e a p p le Ice.
t.n d y F in g e r s M at ro n s G lace.
Coffee.
L I N E N T A U I . K MATS.
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WINTER FRUITS.
A rtistic A r ra n g e m e n t of These Makes
A ttr a c tiv e Table Decorations.
F ru it m ak es a c h a r m in g decoration
for the c e n t e r of th e C h r is tm a s tab le
d r a p e s , apples, w in te r pears, oran ges,
b a n a n a s an d p ineapp les m a y be used
for this purpose. T h e fancy b a sk e ts
of braid or w ick er can be tilled with
th e fr u its a n d m a k e not only a t t r a c
tive Imt usefu l centerplces.
T h e once despised e p e rg n e o f fruit
has com e h a c k to t a k e Its p lace a s a
c e n te r dish, an d even t h e c ru e t stan d
Is receiving som e ap pro v al. C om bina
(ion fr u it a n d flower d is h e s of c u t c ry s
a
tor's g e n e r o s i t y , b u t n s a rule th e
c o n s i s t s o f n la r g e m a t f o r t h e m e a t
tie r u n d f o u r o f t h e p r o t e c to r s for
u n d e r v e g e ta b le dishes.
0 m a k e t h e s e m a t s t w o p ieces of
vy w h i t e lin en a r e r e q u i re d for
li p ad, w h ic h Is b u t t o n h o le d togetli
•xcept n t o n e e n d . w h e r e un op en
Is left III w h ic h to slip a s b e s to s
s c u t a trifle s m a l l e r t h a n t b e out-
linen c o v e r i n g
T h e d if fe re n c e in
c i t h e linen a n d t h e n sb e s to s m a t s
inployed to fo r m a liordcr. w h ic h In
1 is o u tl in e d w ith a row o f m a c h i n e
hlng.
iese m a t s m a y l>e o f colored linen,
w h ite Is a s a f e r cho ice u n le s s o n e
ws t h e c o lo r s c h e m e m o s t afl> : .. t
he p e rs o n to w h o m tb e p r e s e n t is
e g iv en .
FARE.
This is the season that we call
Christmas, and makes us think
of the Christ through whom we
receive the idea. Bethlehem, a
village of ancient Judea in Pal-
estine is for the time, the capital
of Christendom, Nineteen cen-
turies ago there was horn in a
stable attached to the village inn,
in that obscure town, a child
whose najne was Jesus, a name
which to-day throws its halo
over the town where he was
born, over the land in which he
lived and wrought, and over all
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msKKT o r riitiiT.
lal m o u n te d In silv er or silv er gilt nre
being resto red . In th e p ro p e r ph rase,
to g ra c e t h e festiv e board.
A c e n te r d is h w ith n series of sm aller
dishes r a d i a ti n g from It Is a h a n d s o m e
device, an d s o m e tim e s t h e r e Is a c e n te r
• pel gne w ith flower d is h e s a n d cand les
united to It by c ry s ta l ch ain s.
I im p an d c an d le s h a d e s w ith p ris
m atic p e n d a n ts a r e f a s h io n a b le again,
and c a n d e la b ra of th e s a m e genre,
once releg ated to t h e sto rero o m , a re
now bro ugh t out ns th e th i n g s of b e a u
ty t h a t th ey a re a n d reflect th e light
o f elec trh ity a s o f yo re th e y sent b ack
th e golden flicker of m a n y candles.
(,'hained d eco ratio n s a r e very f a s h
ionable. an d lam p sh ad es, c a n d le s tic k s
an d flower holders a r e m a d e to m a tc h
am i w holly In cry s ta l o f slim a n d
grni efu l d esign . T ulip sh a p e d bo w ls
for flowers an d a n ti q u e go b lets for
fr u it uro p r e t ty d eco rativ e detail».
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Jesse’s root, and what a change
has come into the world. Where
before was woman, the bonded
victim of man’s lust the trans-
ient plaything of his capricious
passions, is woman now tiie con-
stant queen of his household and
the faithful partner of his blood,
Where before the perplexed life
of man sank down to a hopeless
death now shines the brightness
of an immortal future to make
glad the rejuvenated course of
human life, and to transform the
void grave into the vestibule of
an unalloyed beatitude. For the
star of Bethlehem has waxed to
a steady brilliance forever over
the nations, the life and light of
the world.
Do we stop to give real
thought to what Christ’s coming
has meant to the world. Sup-
p ise he had not come ? Strip
from your home its comforts
born of our Christian civiliza
tion
Lay bare the floor, and
destroy most of the furniture.
l'ldi tilt* lovely pictures ¡'mm the
wail, and throw your books into
the ash-barrel. Huddle in semi-
darkness around an insufficient
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e
. • Clothe mother, s i s t e r ,
tbe intervening centuries. The wife- daughter in the garb of
child whose mother was a Gal- d e p r e d a t i o n . Lay on their
ilean peasant woman and whose l)acks unnatural burdens and
reputed father was a village car- sink into their souls unnatural
penter, has become tbe greatest lt>ars* With one sweep of your
ruler of all the time. Neither hand abolish the righteour courts
Augustus Caesar, Charlemagne, a"d
satet y for citizens,
or Napoleon Bonaparte ever Abolish the free press, the
reigned over so mighty an em- liberty of patriotic speech; erase
pire as that over which Jesns from the soil our public schools,
Christ rules in the year of our Public libraries, museums, art
Lord 1912. Theirs were empires | pdleries, and parks for the
created and held together by People. Blow to atoms every
force. His was created and is hospital, insane asylum, and
held together by love. Theirs home for the orphan, the old
crumbled to pieces and fell to ai,d tbe poor,
rise no more. His kingdom on- ^ut thank God. He did come,
dureth forever, and the scepter 11 was impossible that He should
of his dominion is an everlasting not come, l or all ages it had
scepter. Millions of men and been fixed that He should come,
women would gladly lay down For love divine is older than
their lives for him rather than creation, and the cross has
renounce their faith in him or foundations deeper than time it-
their allegiance to him.
self. Thus in giving gifts to
For two thousand years now our friends and loved ones, we
civilization has been nourished on should remember first of all
the sap of the vine sprung from God s great gitt to man.
Mrs. N. B. LaCourse, Misses
Carrie and Ruth Austin and Mrs.
F. A. Moore were 1’ortland visit-
ors Tuesday.
J. N Hoffman, former man-
ager of the Press, has re-opened
his law office in the Hoffman
building and will engage in
active practice from now on.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McLear
and son Lowell visited with Mr.
and Mrs. I). N. Morris last
Wedneday.
Mrs. S. Martin, of Scoggins
valley, who has been visiting in
Portland the past two weeks,
stopped with friends in the
Grove this week, enroute home.
Forty-seven arc lights in Hillsboro equal in lighting effect,
four-hundred and twentvtbree incandescent lamps. Forest Grove
has eighty-six lamps and no arc lights.
Hillsboro does not charge $1.50 for a porch light. All lights
are on a meter and the average cost per residence for ALL lights
including porch light is UNDER $1.05 per month. Many are
under the Minimum of 75.
A porch light burning from dusk until daylight costs $1.44 for
sixteen hours at 12 cents K. W. Ten hours of this is wasted by
the house holder and is only PARTIALLY useful to the people
who use the street.
One-hundred porch lights represent abont one sixth of the
residences in the Grove. Would it not be good to stop the WASTE
on 100 porches and light the streets better.
Porch lights burning from dark until bedtime average under
thirty cents per month on meter. When tbe light is out callers
know you have retired for the night and you have the satisfaction
of knowing you are not a party to the waste of electricity.
Hillsboro can justly charge a high flat rate because anyone can
have a meter free on request. Forest Grove charges a high flat
rate and the citizen must save himself from overcharge by
BUYING a meter.
The Washington-Oregon Corporation spends more money in
Hillsboro than the City Electric Plant in the Grove can earn in
actual profits.
The payment by Hillsboro represents their entire responsi
bility. In return it receives light and taxes upon our plant. It
profits from the money we spend there. It gains by contact with
a larger business field.
The ELEMENT OF RISK in the electric business was illus
trated by tbe TWO accidents which destroyed our plant in Forest
Grove and in Cornelius. The same thing can happen to your ctiy
plant. If it does what becomes of lighting and profit?
The loss of TWO plants in three days is most unusual. YET
THE INTERRUPTION TO SERVICE was not serious. Current
was restored with only a few hours interruption.
If we are handling a larger proportion of the business in the
Grove these accidents would have cost us less in damage and in
terruption for the reason that our plant would be larger and men
closer to the trouble.
C. W. H ill , for the Washington Oregon Corporation.
adv.