International S. S. Lesson RURAL BNT£RPRISE An ludapaBdant'--^ul neutral—•« jnper, published eveiy Weduesday. *z Wm. M. W U U * Advertising, 20c *a inch ; no discoun tut l i m e or space , bo charge lor coni pusiuou or c jauges, *a “S'aie-te i s-araarapHa." 6c * Use. see s4 v e i u sin g d isgu ised a s n ew a UNUTILIZED POWER During one of General Grant’s cainpiugna somebody mentioned ma stubborn persistence to his wire, wbc remarked; “Mr. Grant is an obstinate man.” There are other wives who have the same opinion of their hubbies. There is another G rant now, in C alifornia, who has been obstinate The Dearborn Independent tells his story and a small scrap of th a t story appears elsewhere is this issue Mankind has always regarded hell a s being located below us. 1* ire was seen spouting from volcanoes and the hottest place conceived o f must be the locality whence that lire came. The old Episcopalian creed tells th a t Christ “ descended into hell.” Though the sun is hotter than any­ thing on earth or in earth, these ter- reBtial fires are sufficiently ardent to in flic t on the most skeptical heretic all the punishment the pharisees of the day could wish. The obstinacy of our friend G rant has carried his workings down to a tem perature of more than 600 de­ grees, and he has only tapped the surface. H e has harnessed these low ­ er fires, as F ran klin and his success­ ors have harnessed the lightning, fo r the service o f man. And now we can draw power from “ thè lake that bum eth.” Who knows th a t this subterranean power— heat is power— may replace the coal mines and w a te r wheels and oil wells In supplying m ankind w ith a rtiic ia l eaergyj California, however, need not think she has very f a r got the s ta rt of Oregon is this girne ol tapping the of Oregon this game o f tapping the infamivi fires. In the Lakeview country, wells of the same kind have been bored. The Italia n wiseacre who recently proposed to d rill into the h ea rt of Vesuvius and conduct heat thence d i­ rect to Ita lia n homes may have got his inspiration from these Pacific coast pioneers in the a rt o f lite ra lly raisin g sheolk He was halted by the fact th a t heat is lost very rapidly by radiation and cannot be piped long distances like cold gas. Rut let him turn his heat Into power where he finds it and lay wires and carry that power aa electricity and he may yet w arm Ita lia n parlors and run Ita l- The U . o f O. gathered reports from more than 2400 housewives and heads o f fam ilies on re ta il prices charged them and a court injunction was is­ sued restraining the university from publishing it. W e are not informed to the grounds fo r the injunction, but the fact th a t somebody is so much n fra id o f the publication o f the tru th as to go to court about it indicates th a t the general public would be ben­ efited by such publication. V a n d e r­ b ilt was not alone i-' the sentiment, “ The public be — ¡The winning o f u m illion or so m corporations by George Carson £ infiiogeaient of patents h r holds Is cited as showing th a t our courts eventually do justice. The suit was won a fte r lung and costly litig a tio n , th a t bankrupted Carson for the time. 1 f Ida Tarbell is correct the Bell ’ elephon« company wore out nn in­ v entor w ith such litig a tio n and rob- l rd him by it. She cites this ease where justice failed in ss a the courts. Management of Wood L o t Is Better in the East 'E astern farmers are aheail of their wwetern brethren In the- managatuent o f tbs farm wood lot. There the wood lo t Is preserved front fire sad Insects. nndKfunilsbes the owner with his fuel, Tencr posts, rails and even building tim ber for repairs. Many could Itn prove and ths average western fir m • r should do ranch better than Is rnie touisry by making a study of the aclsnce of forestry ss It applies to hie e » n small tract National Bulletin Nn. 42, Issued by the forest aervlre of the Onpsrtagent of Agriculture, gives much »ajuahle Inform ation In the care o f trees atM how eueti a useful adjunct to the farwt may bo made to yield proper return« The tnpply o f timber In the United State« Is decreasing rap Idiy »ltd an Investment In growing tre e * Ig about ss safe as government ►ond« «nd mt»eh » o re fun The pree ent snnns? Consumption of lumber tn this country .W)tif».i*WV .¿1. 111! W totorn Xowopopor Litton I Lesson for M arch 1 DaAWvrning Fairy Tai; ° H ila ry Graham PETER GNOME’S TRIP C H R IS T BEFORE R IL A TE Peter Gnome came back to F airy ­ land one evening just as the stars wore coming out and as M r Moon was peeping down over the tops of the trees. “Oh, sucb a splendid trip ss I had,’’ he said. All the Gnomes and Brownlee and Elves and Fklrlcg wanted to hear In order to have a proper perspective about I t “F irst of all I went where It was for this lesson It will be helpful If we quite warm. I wandered down to have view la their proper relations our a look at old Mother Ocean and there Lord’s trials. I m w , on the sand, the loveliest sand A. Ecclesiastical. house I have ever seen. It was rather L Before Annas (John 18:1S). we, and tt stack together beautifully, 2. Before Calaphaa and the sen- nedrln (M att. 26:57, 51H56; M ark 14:53, I must say, and on the top was a little 55-64; Luke 22:54; John 18:19-24). thatched roof made ont of seaweed. T t waa a beautiful sand hoyse. Phis was an Irregular meeting and held 'M other Ocean told me of some one at n ig ht 8. Before the Sanhedrin (M a t t who said he had seen a big space 27:1; Luke 22:66 71). This wsa held given over to her on the map, but he at daybreak and was a formal meeting. bad no Idea of how much space she took up until he took an ocfnn voyage B. Civil. and kept on going and going and still I. Before Pilate (M att. 27:11-26). The ecclesiastical powers had voted was on the ocean. “H e M id, so M other Ocean told ine, a sentence of death upon Jesus, but they lacked the right to Inflict capital that the "Open Sea' was certainly very punishment, ns this power had been enormous, and It certainly meant :aken from them by the Humans. For something. For It was certainly open this reason they delivered Him to P l­ and nothing got in Its way. “And the said the boy seemed to be ate, the Roman governor. It was In ibe early morning a fter the mock trial surprised that so many boats went on >efore the high priests and Pater’s the ocean and yet, when they were denial that they bound Jesus and de- out at sea, they saw hardly any— and dveretj Him to Pilate. It turned out, only one or two as they were leaving. “Mother Ocean was amused that therefore, that both Jews and Gentiles were guilty of the cruclllxlon of the tbe boy didn't begin to realize her great and enormous size until he took iuvlor. 1. Pilate Questions Jesus (vv. 11- a trip w ith his fam ily crossing the ocean. 4), “Then down by the bay ( I wore my (1) “A rt thou the King of the lews?" (v. 11). When the tria l was Invisible robe— my suit which Is made musferred from the Sanhedrin to Pl- so human eyes can’t see me), I ate they changed th e ir charge of watched some children playing among ilaspbeiny to that of sedition or trea- the stones. “They were playing ‘Castle’ and im. (2) Jesus' answer (v. 11). He ad- days of long ago, and It seemed a nltted His claim to being a king but beautiful game. They shrieked and (plained that His Kingdom was not of squealed with delight over It. “Theo I went along the street of a ihis world, else would H is servants little town and tbe street was named light to put Him on the throne (John 18:8, 87). H e declared that He was I orn and had come Into the world tS Hits end. (3) “Hearest Thou not how many things they witness against TliesT' (v. ¡3). The members of the Sanhedrin— ihe priests and the elder»—Joined In their accusation against Him . They brought a three-told charge (Lu ke LESSON TEXT—Matt. 11:11-61. GOLDEN TEXT— "H s waa w su sd sd for our tran sgression s; Ha w sa brulaod for our talyultlaa. '—is*. H i . PKIMAHT TOPIC— M ow W tcksd Men Tried J««U4- JUNIOR TOPIC—The Trial o<_Js s “ * INTERM EDIATE AMD SENIOR TOP­ IC—The Trial of Jssus. y o cn q PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP­ IC—Christ M slors Pllata. uary in the doll world. “And then, on niy way home. I saw . beautiful rainbow which I thought was a lovely ending to my trip ." f fled." (5) Pilate washes his hands (v. 24). This wax tbe sign that he wsa Innocent of the blood of Jesus, but guilt could not be so easily removed Tbe blood of Jesus-w a s on Ills hands (6) The i>eople’s awful choice (v. 25). T he history o f the Jews from that day to this shows how awful has been the execution of this curse upon them. (7 ) Jesus scourged (v. Ml". It -e.-iii« to have been the custom te scourge before crucifying This w as ■« terrible that sometimes the victim died ns the result of tt. Pilate stands for the man o f expediency. The oppor­ tunist Is a most contemptible man. II. Before Herod (Luke 28:7 11). The Best Man The best r a i n Is the one who withes nnd se ek s best His ability to do may be limited, hut he touches his restrie- Onus.—Presbyterian Record. In Our Prayer In prayer It It better to here a heart without words than words w ith­ out a heart.— Runyan. To Win Souls \ I f yon want tn win souls love them, seek them, go where th e j are. Halsey, Oregon Barium Carbonate Kills Harmful Rats and Mice C A P IT A L According to Kansas State college authorities, rats and mice In the United States destroy $200,000,(XX) 1 worth of food and property every year Kats are u menace to grain, poultry, household property, human safety, and human life. They ruin all kinds of food, clothing, and other property. Fires are started by matches gnawed by rats. They carry disease. Barium carbonate Is a cheap and effective control. • I t has no taste or odor, and It acts slowly on the rats. Rodents poisoned by It wander outside of buildings to die. One bushel of corn w ill buy enough barium carbo­ nate to rid a farm of rats, and no time and money Is better spent than that used In killing off these destruc­ tive and filthy pests. -■8:2). (a) Perverting the nation—guilty of edition. (h) Forbidding to pay taxes to the ■ toman government. (c) Claiming to be a king, thus bunging the charge from a religious to a political one. (4) Jesus' Behavior (v 14). H is silence under such provocation greatly istoulshed Pilate. •2. P ilate Giving a Choice Between fesua and Barebbas (vv. 15-20). (1) The offer made (v. 17). I t was the annual custom at great festivals to release a prisoner chosen by the peo­ ple. Because he knew that for envy (bey bad delivered Jesus b t gavs them the choice between Barabbaa and Jesus. A fte r several unsuccessful e f­ forts to escape responsibility the ex ixillency of letting the people choose between Barabbaa and Jesus wad re­ sorted to. Pilate no doubt thought they would choose Jesus rather than the notorious Barabbaa. (2) A message from Pilate's w ife (v. IS ). She warned him against hav­ ing anything to do in ths condemnation of Christ. (3) The choice made (v. 21). In- tluenced by tbe wanting from bis w ife Pilate wished to give Jesus another . Iiunce by having ths people chovw between tbe Innocent and tbs guilty They actually chose the notorious rlm lnxl Karabbus Instead sf Christ. (4) T he demand that Christ be ■Turlfled (vv. 22. 23). Pilate, the judge, showed greet woakBeaa In ask in g the crowd In the court room what should he done w ith the prisoner. W ith one voice they cried. “Let him be crucl- HALSEY STATE BANK ' Dr. C. FIC Q , Dentist “ PLATES T IT ” A m e ric a n E a g le Fire Insurance Co. Hay is worth ju st a9 much in storage as you might get for it in case of fire. T h i American flagle Fire Insurance com p an d J will pay you 85% of the cash value in case| of loss by fire. C. P. STAFFORD, Agent, » Planting la next to orderliness, or­ derliness Is next to cleanliness, cleun- llness— you know the rest. .* * * S o lu tion o f P u z zle No. 10. la a l iU a 'c 'f c — Any Girl in Trouble a i may communicate w ith Ensign Lee of the Salvation A rm y at tbe W h ite Shield Home, 565 M ayfair avenue, Portland, Oregon. » ••••••••••••••••« ••••••I The state fair begins Sept. 28. or for officers and attendants, both ? The state highway commission will build no new pavements this year. or Mr. and Mrs. Jess Cross were in Eugene Friday. Work is progressing again on the Harrisburg bridge. H O W TO SO LVE A CROSS W O R D P U Z Z L E W h e n t h e c o r r e c t l e t t e r s a r e p la c e d In t h e w h i t e s p a c e t h is p u a s le w i l l a p e U w o r d s b o th v e r t i c a l l y a n d b o r i s o n t s l l y . T h e I r s t l e t t e r la e a c h w o r d la I n d ic a t e d b y a n u m b e r , w h ic h r e f e r s t o t h e d e f l n l t l o a lis t e d b e l o w t h e frn a s le . * lh o s Wo. 1 u n d e r t h e c o lu m n h e a d e d “ b o r l a o n t a l ” d e fin e s a w o r d w h ic h w i l l A ll th e w h it e s p a c e s o p t o t h e - l r « t b l a c k a q o a r e t o t h e r t j r h t , a n d a n n m h e r n n d e r “ v e r t i c a l ” d e fin e s a w o r d w h le h w i l l f il l t h e w h i t e s q u a r e s t o t h e n e i t b l a c k o n e b e lo w . I o l e t t e r s m o la th e b la c k spacea. A ll w o rd s nsed a rc d ic t io n a r y w o rd s , e x c e p t p r o p e r n a m e « . A b b r e v i a t i o n « , « I n n * . I n i t i a l s , t e c h n i c a l t e r m s a a d o b s o le t e f o r m a a r e In d ic a t e d In t h e d e f in it io n s . CROSS-WORD PUZZLE No. 11 The Linn county forum meets Lacomb March 19. at The Shook family visited relatives at M c M in n v ille Saturday. f . H. Uprsuger aud wile of dhedd had a golden wedding last week. Mrs. Francis W. Simmons ol Cor­ vallis, a native of Shedd, died Wed­ nesday night, aged 27. Ths Loveliest Sand Houss. Hhoa Lana, bnt all the children play­ ing along the street were bare-legged I "They were playing by a narrow river stream and they were playing wtth a ball which constantly kept fall lag la the river. “They really seemed to enjoy see I ng tt go In for the fun o f getting It out, apd they would lean down oa tip) bank aad try to kick out for It. “Oh. one child wore shoe«, but she went In the w ater Just the snme and when ths drew her feet out she would Jump up and down and try to push tb« w ater out. I was dreadfully afraid she would get cold, but It seemed these were old boots she was wearing to protect her feet which sbe had hurt on ths stone« the week before. “Thou I passed by a long, long row of gulls sitting on the narrow ridge orviund s long building. tind on the fence In front of the building whs an­ other long row of gulls. “ It looked exactly tt though th e / were having gull school and ss though when some one sat on one leg that they were doing tide to let the teacher know that they were putting up a hung to show they could answer the question. ‘Other gulls I M w flying so beauti­ fully with thslr feet tucked nently un­ der them and I heard one say to the other: " ‘W ith all th eir great Ideas and In­ ventions I f a boat rocks the people rock too, but we are not bothered by a rough see passage as our wings carry us whn-e we wish to go.' "Then 1 saw an elephant In the zoo and It was a holiday. H e waa giving the children rides And there wax al­ ways a line watting to climb upon his bark. It was certs Inly his busy day, I said te m yself "And again I passed by Mother Ocean. Only she was very rough and angry and I M id to myself tt was *a good thing the Wave children didn't mind. “Certainly reel rhlldrva could never stand an angry a mother. It w a i rain­ ing hard, too. I couldn't Imagine that the qrean needed rain. Sbe didn't have any crops to think about or any gsrflen. And she had* all the w ater she needed Rut still It was pouring. “I passed by a house and took a peep la the window where some chll great were having a party and they had their delta wtth them. The dolls were dressed tn nil kinds of roetumet and one tn a party drees sat beside a doll tn a c»ltre jum per sad I wax glad to see that there wwy^no foolish suoh- THAT Qrowns, bridge work and fillings. It wli pay you to get ray prices oa your dental work ' Cusick bank building, Albany The first crop to be planted this year should be a crop of new thoughts • $35,000 5 yyiyyA i-iA Ti Age for Caponizing • SU RPLU S Commercial and Savings accounts Solicited Fowls hatched any time of the year make line capons, but the best age for the cockerels to be operatevi upon Is when they are from two to three months old (not over alx months) and weigh not less than a pound to a pound and a half. The size Is equally as Important as the age. June, July, August and September are the pionths generally taken for caponizing, for the reason that spring chickens arrive at proper age and weight during these months. about better farming. AND Mrs. Shotwell left for Portland Friday on receipt of word that her husband had been hurt in an auto­ mobile accident. , Norah Pehrsson, Alberta Koontz and Ellen Vannice were home from Willamette university for the week end. L. E. Blain, head of the 60-year-eld Blain clothing company of Albany, passed his 83d birthday last week and is still on deck a t the store. William Wilson, 45, dropped dead from heart disease Wednesday at his farm home, between Jefferson and Crabtree. One of his children is named Woodrow Wilson. In Lipn county are 45,000 acres capable of producing high grade flax, according to a report made to C- B. Miles of Salem, president of the Miles Linen company, by Professor Hyslop of O. A. C. h r WoMtoro N ew spaper U nion. ) Horizontsl. 1— R a in o n a !<►— F l r « t » t u t in « 11— J e v v la h u r g n n l » a t l o a to f a r t h e r t e r r lto r ln l » l« u 1>— A «««»»m «nt I A — l.onac h n t r IB — F r u t l v a l l f i — P e r lo d l i i — A r t l« f '« « « p 1 ^ —- P o l u t o f r o a i y n s i t S — R o v o t? >4“ O r e o k l o t t o * SA— T h tt« >O— I l u tn a ■ • 7 — l» ? p e r « o n a l p r n n m n t 4 — T «» tv« rd f t * — 11« eo Of o e a t r a l a a d w o a te ra K « ro p o • 1 — P r e f i« n t e a n l n * t w o < 'a « h lo « I B — I ) l « ( r » a » a lM n o l I A — H e n e d lc t lo n • T —■<' o n ne 11 o a • h — 4 *B « m e 40— P i a » 4A— Ai» l« p a te h N e w E n g rln n d « t a t e V ir o t , n o to l a G n i d i / « • m ie fi— Aaooelatlon (Abbv.) 7— A P a r a g r a p h S— A e«a el h— o f f i c i a i « la ? « ? 14— l.o d d e a a o f d a » « IB —-A p aw n in g fa • i a«r >7— O o m e a tle n to d 1 4 " C o lo r « 21— T ò e o n r t Xfi— 4 'h n m X *— P o lo t *•■—■< o n t a In e » Jh>— D m n h a r d 3 Ï — A h id e •4 — F m n t p a r t o f U « ed on prune» i|U w in te r, p .« » v 14,- 000 in wages d uring th a t tim e . L e t’s have one here in H alsey. T h e re are n a n a lo a l some poor prunes to be canned. here th a t ought Linn county was too late in apply­ ing to the North Pacific Fair asso­ ciation for a date for this year's fair. The week beginning Sept. 21, which had been allotted to 1-ane county, may be divided between the two counties. By a typographical error last week Mr. Forster's setting eggs were ad­ E lla t vertised as “Rhode Island rod." in­ 40— P a l i t « « a la f a t in a 41— B y stead of red. The number of people 43— J u ia h lo d r T >e who have asked him about this new tb . s .1 ,,1 .« w , „ (B breed within the week indicates that Sweet clover win produce m re * ________ — people read advertisements. pseture to the acre than any •ther Halsey Happenings W. W. Poland, Charles Sterling legume. and Howard Jenks were named a t a • • • 1 (Continued from p a g e 1 ) meeting of Brownsville, Harrisburg, The firmer who »ays. -J ,ton t know Alex Powers of Lebanon le ft where mv money has gt,„U|d S&O.OOO estate Kelsey, Shedd and Tangent people at keep records In 1925. 'bony Wednesday to work for the Trollingrr Brothers of Scio have adoption of the Tan gent-Lebanon A lfalfa pasture « the very first nn order for 2100 baby Chirk« road as a part of the Santiam pas» green vhtbg on the term 'n the spring. the state hospital at Scio. A re «11 highway. | « 4 rem»1 as green •H sutuaier those ockerelt detuned tor pautnts, BA— Inf errala*!« (Continued on page 6) 1 j