A REAL BLIZZARD.
Curious r«M * Mannar« af Enftairf In
tin Savantaanth Cantury.
' An account o f hospitality In Kaftaad
In 1828 glvte a good Man o f the msn-
aar tat which a country gentleman af
the period lived. Dinner ahd sapper
were brought In by the aervnnts with
their hata on, a custom which to cor
roborated by Fynes Moryson. who snya
that, being at a knight’s boose who
had many servants to attend him, they
brought in the meats with their heads
covered with blue capa
A fter waahlng their hands la a basin
they sat down to dinner, and Sir
James Pringle -said grace. The vtonda
seemed to have been lAentlfnl and ex
cellent—“U g pottage, long kale, bows
o f white kale;**- which la cabbage:
“brack soppe,” powdered beef, roast
and boiled mutton, a venison pie In
to m o f an egg and goose. Then they
bad chiies. cut and uncut, ahd apples.
But the done o f the feast, was tbs
most curious thing about It
The tablecloth was removed, and on
the table wens put a “towel the whole
breedth o f the table and half tbs
length o f I t n basin and ewer to weak,
then a green carpet laid on. then out
cup o f beer set on the carpet then a
little lawn sarriter plaited over th<
corner o f the table and a glasa o f hot
water aet down also on tba table; then
he there throe boy« to aay grace, the
Mr. and Mrs. W alter Hess
have a fine new graphonola
which they and their triends rn-
enjoy.
Miss Ruth Meyer remained
home from high school work
daring last week on account of a
severe attach o f tonsilitis.
Robt. W alton departed M on
d ay for Hood Rirer and he ex
pects to g o to the Alberta coun
try later. Maurice W alton may
accompany him.
Next Tuesday evening, March
18 , the church will hold a recep
tion for the twenty-two new
members gained lately. All are
welcome to attend.
lirs . M- L. Christianson w as
brought down from West Che
halem to the home of M r. and
M rs. J. D. Crater Saturday to
remain tor some time.
L ast Friday evening M r. and
Mrs. Sheldon Stubbs held a
social for a number o f the vonng
BREAKING INTO FARMING.
folks, each and all declaring tbe
Seme Advice to Thom Who Yoaru to
time passed very pleasantly.
Woo the Soil.
Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer gave
“ How can I make a startT” ask men
who have grown tired o f uncongenial
positions.
Certain things seem clear. F irst
tbe Individual most decide for himself
Jmtywhich line o f work he prefers, and
pleasant afternoon w as spent,
tbe hostess serving icecream and
eafcc.— M rs. Elisabeth Palmer, of
Springhrook, w a s also present.
L a s t Saturday evening a num
ber o f the Chehalem Center
people went over to Dundee to
hear our contestants give their
contest. Miss Edith W altoivre
damage to property and especially to
livestock. Thousands o f cattle perisb-
ad throughout the country because
their ownan ware unable to go tothafcr
assistance, and many remarkable In
stances were related of reacaaa. On
eaa New England sheep farm It 1« SSM
that 1.100 sheep, the property o f one
man. were found dealt and on# desk
o f | hundred, on Fisher’s Island, were
found buried sixteen feet In the anew.
Two o f them paly were alive, they hav
ing subsisted on the wool o f their coeo-
panlona for twenty-eight days afterth e
Storm.— Philadelphia Press
TR EES AS BAROMETERS.
held a t the Chehalem Center
On# Way to Oat Fame
school house. There will be tw o
Walter was «omet hi d g of a wag.
other classes giving a contest in One day his father said to him: -
the near future, the young men
“Bee here, my son. Ton most begin
to
think o f tbe future. What are yon
and young ladies again.
W - “ -* E s t i m a t e s
Don't wait until Fall
W a r m A i r F u rn a ce
BkiaAy, the Warm Air Hauling System not
F. H. GRIFFETH
Qualities That Maks U fa a Jay Far
Thair Pseeieacr.
. We have noticed the happiest man
many s time. He works for his living,
and he gets a good one. One thing we
nodes to he to a man o f line habits;
doesn’t squander a cent on liquor, to
bacco or getting. * He bsvee his money
and la getting ready to buy some prop
erty. He loves his home, plays with
the children, reads good books aad
keeps company with his wife. Because
of his good habits ha saves a little
which w ill give bfm a chance to make
an Investment
And then there to another thing—be
Is a reliable man. He does good work.
-He wtll not smooth over bad work. He
to honest to whatever ha does. Every
dollar be gets represents just that
much o f honest tabor. It to this, large
ly, that makes him prosperous aad
happy.
Water keeps Its own level, and so
do conduct and character and pros
perity. I f a man to mean and low, so
will tbe consequences be. He cannot
be one thing and his experience anoth
er; A low Heed, man may grew rich
and happy, but tf w ill not be fo r long.
Anybody can tel) w bafs the mutter
with n man If he to with him a day.
He win soon am If the other to a
’ spleen, a Stomach. an uplift or a hope
—Ohio. 8tate Journal.
flavins Far .a Sunny Day.
Jake Pcntlcoff was a unique charac
ter. He had a largo family, and. al
though be was reasonably diligent to
tbe use o f m t and ax on the village
When the wheat waa harvested and
thrashed to primitive Indian fashion
the growers began to market tbe grain.
The native wheat king would deliver
wheat to American Falls or elsewhere
to the vicinity for SO cents a bushel.
I f the customer went after the grain
tbe price was $1 a bushel. When ques
tioned as to the meaning o f their sin
gular business methods tbe Indians
would Invariably reply: “ Ton come to
my wlcklnp. yon heap want ’urn. Me
come -to yonr wickiup, maybe so you
don’t want ’nm at all.” —Farming Busl-
when yon grow npT*
“ I'm going to make toothpteke” an
swered the boy.
-fating to make toothpicks! 1 don’t
understand bow you'll ever become fa
mous.”
“ Why. father. It will be easy enough.
I’ll manufacture millions upon millions
England’s Oldest Borough.
o f them, and on each I ’ll stamp
Aa Salisbury Is well known as Sa-
name The toothpk-ka will be In every
body's month, of course, and so will rum. so to England's oldest borough.
my name ■ And If my name Is In every Barnstaple, as Banim. which may have
one’s mouth 1 shall be famous enough.’ been the Roman name of the town.
“ W ell, well.” said the astonished gen According to old memorials, “ the old
tleman. *T think I would do well to let name of tbe town was Abertawe. be
that boy alone.” —S t Louis Globe-Dem cause It stood toward tbe mouth of
Taw river.” Tbe Saxons changed It to
ocrat
Berndeostaple Barnstaple appears to
have been represented In tbe Wltenage-
Her Suspicion.
“ I declare for-tt,” aald A m t KreCty awt or Anglo-Bax on parliament Thus
Frawlts to Mrs. Judge Tubman. “ I It to o n » o f the oldest boroughs, if not
believe old Captain Pegglngton to ajwolutely tbe oldest in tbe kingdom.
thinking about marrying again. Burt Its broadcloth manufacture, once an
Blurt aaya the cap’n painted np bis Important Industry, baa now died out
wooden leg yesterday. Burt didn’t tell but there are. manufacturers of lace
me, but be told EMick Smart, and El and gloves, large cabinet works, tan
lick repeated tt to hto slater Prias.
neries and potteries (Barum ware).—
and Prlaa told It to Pbeeny Partiow. London Globe.
and Pbeeny told It to the sweet potato
peddler, and tbe sweet potato peddtor
Study ef Synonym».
told me not ten minutes ago. Bo 1
Little Dulcie was asked by her teach
guess It’s so.” —Kansas City Star.
er to define the word “ whimsical.” “ U
means ’odd.’ ~ she replied. “ And now.*
Reckteee Bravery.
tbe teacher went on, “please write a
-H ave you ever stopped to think how sentence containing tbe word property
many deadly germs there are on a dol-
tor U lir
Hesitatingly tbe little ten-year-old
“ Oh, yea." replied Mr. Jo boon, sigh took up a pen and after a moment’s
ing. “ but whenever I see a man with a thought wrote. “There are two kinds
Ug roll o f Mils to tala band I long to o f numbers—whimsical and even.”
share hto peril.” — Birmingham Age-
Herald.
,
Dos Carts In H t||(i)d.
Resident* o f Bnaschoten. Holland,
make use o f the Uttle carts drawn by
Tha Tree af Qanaalagy.
It to with tbe tree o f genealogy aa dogs, which are to be seen In very
with the oak of the forest—we may many parts o f tbe Netherlands, and
boast o f the timbers It has given to a have a fine breed o f tall, yellow,
stete vessel, but aay naught of the smooth haired dogs, which they some-
three legged atoóla, the broomsticks times harness three abreast
and tobacco stoppers made from the
ends and chips.— Douglas Jen-old.
Vsnies ef Brasil.
Pernambuco to called tbe Venice of
Brazil on account o f Its numerous
Stingy.
“They toll me that Blank to awfaBy lakes, riven, waterways and an im
mense coral reef with wklch nature
stingy.”
“ He to! Why. If that fellow kilted has completely encircled tbe city and
two birds with one atone he would Inside o f wlttcb all but tbe very larg
est ocean vessels anchor.
waat the stone back r —Exchange.
The reputation that to built oa clev
erness to temporary: that built o* char
acter to perinanent
lurk-to the easy chair, upholstered or
plsttfc Not for that reason does tba
health sarvtca o f our govemmsut con
demn It. but because a man with an
easy chair at hand to Hkaiy to form
the habit o f sitting to it Vrben bo ought
to be up sad around, taking .axarctaa
that he must have tf he to to keep well.
The easy chair to to blame tor much
of the'heart and kidney disease. ap-
peodtdtto aad Indigestion which af
flict the business men o f our day and
engiy so m any'of them off when they
ought to be lu the prime o f Ufe. These
diseases were almost unknown a gen
erstfcm ago. when men worked more
in the open air. Walking was the
thing that kept them well and strong
up to eighty and ninety yeere o f age.
, But now men stt as they ride to and
from work to motor or street ear*.
They sit at their work «in office or fac
tory.' About the only so called ••exer
cise” many o f them get to riding to «
motorcar. It to a “sitting down” age.
and the government warns o f Its dan-
Why It la a 8ign af Rain Whan She
Leaves Shew Thair Backs.
>
Persons who are dose observers have
frequently seen the trees when the
foliage presents a much different ap
pearance from that ordinarily men.
This to more noticeable In poplar sad
silver leaf tree«.
The odd appearance Is due to tha foot
that the backs o f the leaves are turned
up. showing the under aides, which
are. aa a rule, a lighter color than the
upper aide. Borne o f the leaves i n
such a light green aa to appear alsaoat
white when the backs show la tg *
sunshine;
This behavior o f the leaves Is due
to an unusually low barometric condi
tion o f the atmosphere, which causes
the leaves to curl a little and flip UP to
the breeze to such an extent'aa to
show their backs or under aides.
The low barometric condition pro
duces local showers, and It to always
safe to predict rainfall when the leaves
are seen to have their backs up. Deng
before the white man came to America
Indians knew o f this sign and placed
great reliance on I t Science aim finds
knowledge o f it among savage tribe* of
Asia. Africa and the Pacific Islands.
bard physical sad keen
I f he to capable o f them, especially
o f the totter, he need not he afraid to
’ NCver let him attempt to show the
native« how to farm, for without good
business management behind tt be win
find farming about tbe hardest work
with the poorest pay oa fo rth.—Justus
ceived the medal a t tbe contest Miller 1a Coup try side Mafszlnc.
“ ‘I know onedisb I can prepare
for breakfast as well as any cook
on earth,’ said my husband one
morning when the cook .was ill
and he had volunteered to help
get breakfast. He appeared with
his dish and I discovered it w as
Grape-Nnts which, of course, was
easy to prepare for it w as per
fectly cooked at the factory, but
it w as a good illustration o f the
convenience of having Grape-
Nnts about.
“ W e took up Grape-Nuts im
mediately after returning from a
five years’ sojourn in a hot coun
try. Our stomachs were io bad
condition and w e were in Door
health generally
. “ In a day or two. we liked
G r a p e - N u t s better than any
other kind of food on the table.
W e both gamed steadily in health
a n d strength, a n d t h i s w a s
caused by G r a p e - N u t s and
Post am.
“ A friend of ours had a similar
experience. She w as seriously ill
with indigestion and could find
nothing to eat that would not
give her heartburn and palpita
tion, especially a t night.
“She found that a small dish
of Grape-Nnts with cream made
her e satisfactory supper qnd
gave her a comfortable night’s
rest. In a short time aba gained
several pounds in weight.”
“ T h e r e ’ s a Reason.” Name
given by Postnm Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
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considered to have bean the greafla*t
snowstorm that ever ▼ totted this ceua-
tryt-or perhaps any other. Be
was the fall that practically all thiuiph
the New England states people were
barricaded la their heaaea. and to was
a considerable time before that eecttoe
was opened up tor traffic.
Accompanying this snow thorn were
a terrific tempest and a very low tem
pera tare. It was not only la sections,
but all over the north, and at many
places It drifted to the extent that E
may be said that “ whole villages were
snowed under."
“ I gotta* half a aack o f flour," amid
Jake on one occasion. *Tm all out
aad my fam ily las startin'."
HA)I right, Jake," said the official.
“ I f you need a sack of floor and have
no money to buy tt with we’ll get yon
a aack. But see here. Jake Thera’s
a circus comibg to town in a fa ir da ye
aad If we get you a sack o f floor ara
yon sure that yon w ill not aell It and
take yonr fam ily to tbe circus T”
“ Oh. no.” said Jake “ I already got
tat aafed np. Tea. I got money to go
to tbe clrcne” —Tooth’s Companion.
Controlling th« Tompor.
Good health to the first requisite o f a
good temper AM one knows or feels
finds expression through tbe body.
Thought win. action, are all influenced
by Its condition. Whatever Impairs tbe
Integrity of the body or disturbs tbe
harmony o f Its wonderful organization
creates discord for tbe whole being
Unpleasant feelings due to 111 health
era likely to produce corresponding un
pleasantness of disposition. Tbe dis
order. If prolonged, results in a bad
habit, thus becoming an element In In
dividual character. Deranged digestion,
vitiated blood and other Impaired vital
precease« are at tbe foundation of
much o f the Irritability, impatience, ca
price, ID temper and so called naughtl
ness o f oblldbood.—Good Health
Ginger and Pappar.
Ginger was well known In England
even before tbe Norman conquest be
ing often referred to (n the Anglo-Bax
on manuscript« o f tbe eleventh cen
tury. It was very common In tbe thir
teenth and fourteenth centuries, rank
ing next to value to pepper, which waa
then the commonest e f all spices, cost-
lag on an average about la 04. a
pound.—London Mail.
against destitution end suffering and you havt
some weighty reasons why you should call upon
us as soon as possible and start upon that road o f
econom y which all conservative people, have
teamed to travel.
XM M JÙUUUUUUUCSr.
The Best and Purest Seeds
on hand all tha t i m e __
TH E HOME OF FLOW ERS
S E A S O N A B LE C U T F L O W E R S -P la n ts in hots, cyclamens,
(fin e plants), cinerarias, primroses, ferns, fern dishes, gerani
ums, calls lilies (hardy flow ers), hydrangea, peonies. Roses
our specialty (stron g plants). Low prices.
flw>IMi2>2
would walk backward down the Stairs
she would see her intended.”
-Did It w o r tr
'
“Completely. She fell down tbe
stairs, and now she to dngagad to tbe
bright young doctor they called to.“ —
■ t Louis Post-Dispatch.
JOHN GOWER
N«*«g,0 n fB
When In Need of a Plumber
Negativ« Judgments.
Negative things often show positive
tratto. For example, tt to fairly safe
to judge s man* by tie ctmtpaey he
quita and by the things he dose mot
•ay.—Youth's Compente*.
E. L« EVANS, 501 1st St, Newbterg
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