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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1925)
R U R A L ENTERPRISE FUR-TRIMMED CLOTH COATS- APRONS OF GAY CRETONNE H E p re s e n t season will long sta n d out In th e m em ory of th e w orld o f fashio n a s re co rd b reak in g In the m a tte r o f stu n n in g d o th c o ats trim m ed w ith fur. S ty lis ts have covered th em se lv es w ith glory in th e designing of th e cloth co at w ith Its fu r trim , prov in g conclusively th a t It can be every Inch a s han d so m e a n d even m ore p ra c tic a l th a n an a ll-fu r g arm en t. It Is a t th is tim e o f th e year, when win te r m erg es Into inldseuson. th a t the a d v a n ta g e s of th e cloth coat over the one all o f fu r. Is re a lly a p p rec ia ted . Boon a s th e te m p e ra tu re begins to T A M IL Y B U D G E T SAVES W O R R IES th e re Is n o th in g q u ite so effective a s a dashingly gay piece of cretonne. If you w ould prove th e efficiency of creto n n e lu th e m a tte r of dispelling th a t feeling of gloom which so tak es possession of one w hen th e sky is leaden and m id-w inter snow a n d Ice envelop th e e a rth a s fa r as eye can see, try th e follow ing e x p r im e n t : Secure from y o u r n e a re st dealer th re e y a rd s, m ore or less, of the floweriest c reto n n e to be had fo r the buying. Out from th is cheery m ate rial a q u a in t " c o v e ra ll" apron p a t tern e d a f te r th e m odel show n in this H O T P U D D IN G S FO R DESSERT S A TIS FY Spending on Paper Gives Cottage Pudding Is an Ac Feeling of Security. ceptable Conclusion. (P re p a re d by th e I ’ n tte d S ta te s D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r ic u lt u r e ) <Pr* P * r« d by t h * U n ite d S la t» « D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r le u H ir e ) T he U nited S tate* governm ent Is Hot puddings for d e sse rt w ere more w ondering how it ever got along with- ; p o p u lar a g eneration ago th an they are out a budget, a n d the hom em aker who now—p a rtly because m any of them has trie d such a spending plan for took m uch tim e to p re p a re and cook the fam ily incom e feels the sam e way. anti p a rtly w ith our new er knowledge T h is schem e of spending th e incom e of diet, a rich heavy pudding is con on p a p er first gives a sense of financial sidered In a p p ro p ria te a t th e end of a security. It is th e only way to m ake rich heavy meal. B ut w hen for some su re th a t every m em ber of the fam ily good reason the o th e r courses and will get his Just sh a re of the fam ily dishes of a meal have been less satisfy income, th a t all necessary expenses Ing th an usual, a good p lain hot dessert can he m et. and th a t a fa ir portion such a s co tta g e pudding m ay he a will he saved for fu tu re needs. Such very a ccep tab le conclusion to a din a budget is com paratively easy to ner. P e rh a p s sm aller th a n ordinury m ake and fa r e a s ie r to live up to portions h ave been served - o r one lias used up a num ber of lefto v e rs—or there may h a v e been unexpected com pany. n e ce ssitatin g a change in menu W hatever th e reason for choosing It. I cottage pudding is appetizing and fill i mg. and is one of tiie easiest d esserts I one can have, for it can b e put in tiie I oven about the tim e th e first p a rt of I the m eal is served, and will he ready to ta k e out in about h a lf o r th ree-q u ar | ters of an hour, depending on the kino i of pan in w hich it is rooked. It is th ere fo re a good “ last-m in u te” anti em ergency d essert, served e ith e r plain or varied in m any w ays. T he recipe below is given by the U nited S ta te s D e p artm en t of A gricul tu re : C ottage Pudding. 1 c u p f u l m ilk 2 1-3 c u p f u ls id f te d s o f t w h e a t flour. to 1-3 c u p f u l fa t. 1 egK 3 t e a s p o o n f u l e b a k i n g p o w d e r. 2-3 c u p f u l RUgnr. ‘■a te a s p o o n f u l s a lt . H te a s p o o n f u l f la v o rin g . M aking a Fam ily B udget Save« W orries. thnn runny fam ilies think, until they have trie d It. T he bureau of home econom ic» of the U nited S ta te s De p a rtm en t of A g riculture give« these suggestion» to r d ra w in g up th e fam ily b u d g e t: F irst, list all th e p u rposes for w hich m oney m ust be spent. Include every ex|»eli(liture from tax e s to shaving soup. If you can, and by no m eans fo r get Ravings. Only by considering ev ery use to which th e fam ily Income m ust he put can a balanced budget be m ade Get tile co-operation of all the fam ily in ti l l s if possible and c le a r up any false id ea s ab o u t w hat a budget really is. M ake the |i«t of exp en ses d etailed. M ODELS FOR M ID SE A SO N W EAR rise w ith “ Ja n u a ry th a w ," th e heavy f u r co at loses In favor, being ac co u n ted burdensom e. T h en it is th a t th e cloth c o at a s s e r ts its p ra c tic a lity —w hich ail goes to show th a t ttie p u rc h a se of a sty lish fur-trim m ed cloth co at Is a very w ise investm ent T h e flaring hem line is becom ing th e ru le r a th e r th a n th e exception in th e m odern cloak versions. Som etim es th e flare rip p le s all aro u n d th e b o t tom o f th e coat, h u t m ost g en erally It o c cu rs a t th e fro n t or Hie sides. It Is th e »ide flare tre a tm e n t w hich ind iv id u a liz es th e c o ats in th e picture. F a v o re d m a te ria ls fo r coats p ra c tic a l to w e a r until th e coining o f su m m e r Include p inpoint bolivlus, suedes. I picture. Sew deitl.v to g eth e r, heau tl- fying the ap ro n w ith flnishlngs mid 1 pip in g s of black sa tin , lo r it is fusli- i io n 's la te st whim to trim c reto n n e i w ith black sa tin . If, a s you stu d y and enjoy the colorful c reto n n e w re u th s and bouqOets, you a re not In sp ired to sing of "tiie flow ers th at bloom in Hie spring," p e rh a p s th e c u re is not ! com plete. In w hich In sta n ce it w ould lie wp II to re p e a t th e process, m ak- ; ing tw o a p ro n s in stea d o f one— for | now Is the tim e to stock up on p lctu r e sq u e bungalow aprons, p re p a ra to ry to th e com ing sum m er m onths to lie spent In one's c o u n try home. By tiie way. a c reto n n e ap ro n m akes a lovely v a le n tin e gift. One could H ot Pot of Mutton and \ Barley Is Easily M ade T h e U nited S ta te s D ep artm en t of A g ric u ltu re give» Hie follow ing d irec tio n s for m aking a hut pot of m utton and h urley : 1 p o u n d m u tto n Mi c u p p e a r le d b a r le y 1 ta h le a p o o n fu l s a lt 3 o n io n s C e l e r y to p s o r o t h e r s e a s o n in g h e rb s 4 p o ta to e s C ut th e m u tto n Into sm all pieces, and brow n w ith th e onion in fa t cut from tiie m eat. T hia will help m ake the | m eat te n d e r and im proves th e flavor. P our th is into a covered saucepan. Add , tw o q u a r ts w a te r and th e barley. Sim m er fo r 1% hours. T hen a d d the po ta to e s cut in to q u a rte rs, seasoning herbs, and seasoning, and conk one-half hour longer. T h is recipe will serve five people. Rice can be used in place of barley. V IR G IN IA W OMAN Mix and sift to g eth e r th e dry Ingre clients. T he eggs a re b e aten slightly and adde<1 to th e o th e r liquid Ingre dients. w hich a re th en s tirre d gradual ly into th e dry. T h e m elted fat is added last to the h a tte r, r a th e r th an m ixed w ith the liquids. Bake in a fairly hot oven (ab o u t 390 degrees F a h re n h eit) if muffin pans a re used to m ake individual se rv in g s; o r nt a m ore m oderate te m p e ra tu re (ab o u t 365 de grees F a h re n h e it) in a th in loaf. C o ttage pudding is usually served hot w ith a sa m e , which may tie hot or cold. It m ay he h ard sauce, w hipped cream , c hocolate sauce, a canned or stew ed fruit sauce, or one o f the slight ly thickened hot sauces such as lemon, orange, raisin, or vanilla, w hich some tim es have egg or co rn starc h as the thickening agent. Sm all am ounts of canned fru it may he utilized to a d vantage in such a sauce, as. for ex am ple, som e leftover canned pineapple or peaches. A cupful of nut m eats, seeded raisins, su lta n a s, dried c u rra n ts, or d a te s m ay he added to plain cottage pudding h a tte r to m ake a more elab o ra te dessert. E xcept for tiie su ltan a s and currants any of th ese should he chopped into convenient pieces and lightly floured. They a re added when th e b a tte r Is mixed. A chopping howl Is m ore sa tisfa c to ry for prep arin g the n u ts or fru its th an a m eat grinder. C hopped dried figs, e ith e r Just as they come, or stew ed and d ra in e d of all liquid, m ay he added if liked, or stew ed fig sauce may he used w ith n p lain pudding. C anned blueberries (a lso fresh b lu eb e rrie s and black b er ries In season) and canned c h erries are o th e r fru its which may be added. MAKES IN E X P E N S IV E SIN K Giant Statesmen. Present and Past Sure Relic/ *It is Im possible to m ake a Just com parison betw een se n a to rs of today a n d those who loom larg e in senate history. It is m uch like the a tte m p t to m ea su re m odern law yers a g ain st the legal g ia n ts of th e past. We select a few g re at nam es and forget th e a b u n d a n t m ediocrity. Two thin g s a re c e r tain. O ne is th a t the problem s with w hich se n a to rs m ust now adays w restle h av e not d ecreased In num ber o r com plexity. T h e o th e r Is th a t th e se n a to rs to whom th ese problem s a re p re se n ted m ust divide th e ir tim e betw een th e task of solution and th e political w ork e sse n tia l to su ccess In open p ri m aries a n d in s ta te w ide elections. “T h e re su lt is th a t se n a to rs a re m uch m ore closely In touch w ith the life of th e ir c o n stitu e n ts and m o rs re sponsive to th e ir will. W h eth er in th e end th is m akes for b e tte r govern m ent and so u n d e r sta te sm a n sh ip is a q uestion w hich each citizen m ust an sw er according to his conviction. At p re sen t it is a p urely academ ic ques tion. T h e open prim ary and the sta te w ide election w ere ne ce ssa ry p a rts of th e m odern rev o lt a g ain st abused au th o rity . It is too soon to affirm w h e th er or not th e change Is sa lu ta ry a n d p e rm a n en t. H ow ever th is m ay be. It Is c e rta in th a t th e se n a te is no longer M ount Olym pus, but It Is also tr u e th a t P e nnsylvania aven u e Is a very d iffere n t th o ro u g h fare from Main street.*’— S e n a to r G eorge W harton Pepper, in th e Forum . B ell - a n s H ot w a te r S u re R elief ELL-ANS FOR INDIGESTION and 754 P k l iS o ld Every w here FOR O V E R 2 0 0 Y EA R S haarlem oil has been a world wide remedy for kidney, liver and bladder disorders, rheumatism, lumbago and uric acid condition*. HA A RLEM OIL Ç A P 9 U L EL S correct internal troubles, stimulate vital organs. Three sixes. All druggists. Insist on the original genuine G old M edal . Los Angeles Newest W atch C u tlc u ra Im prove Y our Skin. O n risin g a n d re tirin g gently stueur th e fuce w ith C u tlcu ra O intm ent. W ash otT O intm ent in live m inutes w ith C u tlcu ra Soap nnd hot w ater. It is w onderful w h a t C u tlcu ra will do fo r poor com plexions, dandruff, Itching a n d red, rough hands.—A dvertisem ent. Main Street bet. 6th & 7th 7 0 0 ROOMS 300 toilet 200 vate w,'h’’ri: $2*° b a th F in d th e T a ra n tu la "T h e re 's one exciting annual event th a t occu rred in my old Imine town th a t I m iss very m uch since I’ve moved to th e city," d eclared a (Hail sto n e a v en u e salesm an, ”—th e discov e ry of a ta ra n tu la on a hunch of h an n n as by Hie leading grocer. As a th r ille r fo r th e e n tire populace th a t tow ered over any o th er happening W ith tiie discovery th e town m arshal o r Rome o ttie r hero m anaged In some w ay to get th e huge sp id er into a hot tie w hich w as corked up and placed on disp lay In Hie gro cer's window. E v ery one tu rn e d out to insp ect the c ap tu re, g irls scream ed and women sh u d d e red .”— D etroit News. C o n s tip a tio n g e n e r a lly In d ic a te « d is o rd e re d a tn m n c lv li v e r nnd b o w e l« W n i r h t 'a In d ia n V e g e ta b le P ills re s to re r e g u la r it y w ith o u t g r i p in g . 373 P e a r l H t.. N . Y . Adv. N a tu r e ’s b a la n c e $> i0, w ith GOOD 'G A RA G T You Can Play Tunes *t o nce o r It w i l l « oat you n o th in g W ill I NStSlSSS P la y e r In c lu d in g in u s lr a n d d ir e c tio n s . No k n o w le d g e o f m u s ic r e q u ir e d . N o ex pe n a iv e lesson« P la y e r fo r I ' k u l r l e . »3 0«. B a n tu >1 (»0. G u i t a r »».00. M a n d -lln »BOO Wo know y o u can p la v , ho d o n 't d e la y , b u t w r it e to d a y A R T I I P R A P E X . B I0 % K a a t F i f t h « » re s t. L O S A N d K I .K S , G A 1 I F TO L A D IE S O N LY W h y WNsta d o lla r « p a y in g h ig h p ric e « fo r cm n p ic I Io n p o w d e rs , lo tlo n a , to ile t » m id « , e tc ., w h e n you cun m a k e th e m a t h o m e a t o n e - t e n t h th e m a t ? S end a t a m p fo r l i t e r a tu r e T P o w e ll, B ox 413. B e r k e le y , C a l i f MORTON [ HOMELIKE | | REASONABLE | HOSPITAL O u r expert doctors and surgeons, excellent food, and quiet surroundings bring you real health. 1055 PINE ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. A b a lan ced aquarium consists of green pond weed, e ith e r flouting or rooted, a few snails, tiny anim als know n ns w a te r fleas nnd tlsli. The n nim als e at tiie p lan ts anil give off org an ic w a ste from which the p lain s m ake th e ir food. T he p la n ts give o(T oxygen to tiie a nim als and th e anl- t iu I s give rn rb o n dioxide to the plunts. T hu* tiie lialunce exist». fLEAR YOUR SKIN V* o f diahguring blotches an d irritations. Uso Resinol KEEP EYES W ELLI BATHE EYES W hen you get a piece of tills earth , w ith D r. T h o TIRED n p a o D ’• M y » *a i» r . keep If. it cannot be Htolen, doesn't r u s t ; you a re y our own hoard of di IN F L A M E D EYES K e e p th e E a rth r e c to rs ; unlike w atered stock, th e re is only Just ho m uch of It, and It goes up In price. T hs Indian* sold M an h a tta n Island fo r $24. T h e land in C en tral park alone is now w orth a th o u sa n d million*. U m « Dr. Tbouipaoo'« Brawnier. RUB YOUR EYES? ' (Jaa D r. Thuuipao«*« B je n a t e r . BATHE YOUR EYES , IJ m Dr. Thompson» Bynwaier. SAVE YOUR EYES! i t LU'“.:. eyewater HELPFUL EYE WASH O h io 's P a in t P ro d u c tio n U7U Hirer. Tn.y, N f. It in not generally know n th a t Ohio D r . Is a a c T h o m p » fl< i« E y e w a t e r produce* n early out» fifth of tiie total volum e o f p aint product* in th e U nit W. N. U., San Francisco, No. 52- 1925. I __________________________ . ed S ta te s, its output re a d iin g 22,000.- 000 gallon* a year, which exceed* by Actor* a re frag m e n ta ry Individual*. 2,000.000 gallon* th e total for tier T hey a re alw ays aiqicaring in p u rts 1 and th e p a rts ure in pieces. n e s re s t co m petitor. New York. S olitude freq u e n tly su rro u n d s the m an w ho I* alone w ith tils thought*. Only a woninn w ho th in k s before she sp eak s can econom ize on talk. . w- ALL Y E A R 1 WATER'-RAIL RATES Round trip r ites going by etesm.-r and returning by rail or vice versa will be available throughout the entire year begin ning January 1 ,1926. * From Home Town Back To Home Town H om em ade Sink, D rain B oard and T ea W agon. (P r ,r e r .< l A V ER Y C U N N IN G APRO N fo r I m ake it like th is one In th e picture, I a lth o u g h o th e r cunning Ideas can be is. A little tea a pron of lors fo r cloth c o ats a re m ost s t I c a rrie d out. ive, su ch as deep w ine shades, c reto n n e w ith th e bib cut in th e sh ap e g ra c k le h e a d blue, h u n te r's green, i o f a h e art w ould b rin g a n o te o f valen- Peritai»» a sew ing a pron black a n d p a rtic u la rly gray. By tin e cheer. way, g ra y is m ade m ention o f re- w ould be m ore a p p ro p ria te fo r the •dly In sp rin g fo re c a sts not only "one you love b e st.” T h is Is easy to S titc h a n o th e r h e a rt on lopcoata but fo r th e e n tire cos- accom plish. including th e m illinery to sc- th e low er sk irt portion w hich aliali >any It. T h e re Is a lso a noted serv e a s a re ce p ta c le fo r sc isso rs and re n re fo r red and brick shades, d a rn in g cotton, th u s la th e e r s t» b ile u lrrel, fltch. fox. gar-elle. leo p ard tea -ap ro n c onverted Into a sew ing w olf a re th e p o p u la r fu ra used apron. trim m in g w ay. JU LIA BOTTO M I-ET a m eans o f creating cheer. <«, 1,21. West.ra SeOWWt V«loa.> rlcloths an<l plaid w oolens by t h . I 'n l l - d s ta te . D e p a rtm e n t o f A e r tc e itu r » > “ N ecessity Is th e m other o f inven tion." Bike m any farm women, tiie one w hose sink is Illu stra ted w as w ith out ru n n in g w a te r in her kitchen, and w ithout any convenient arran g em en t for disposing of w a ste w ater D ish w ashing « a s a needlessly hard task, nnd vet th e coat of a new sink was p rohibitive. in sp ire d by sugg estio n s from t h e e x ten sio n agent from the Virginia Poly technic In stitu te and the U nited S ta te s D ep artm en t o f A g riculture thia worn an. who Is s widow w ith th ree »mail children, living In A lbem arle county, Vs., solved her problem by' cem enting an old d ish p an to a d rain pipe, ns show n in th e picture. A hole w es m ade in th e bottom o f th e dispart to lit the pipe, and this w as covered w ith a 16- cent rubber atopper w hen dishes were being w ashed T he result from th is nnd o th er Inexpensive changes which she m ade w as so successful th at »lie won tiie county prize for th e g reatest im provem ent In her kitchen at the low est cost. S he has a narrow work sh elf n ear th is Im provised sink, on which to put the clean dishes, and a wheel (ray m ade o f an old w sshsisnd. by m eans of which she brings the soiled dishes to th e sink As the bucket In d lca tes she still has to get her w ater i from a pum p In the yard, hut ahe does not have to carry any w aste w ater j and will doubtless achieve a sim ple system for having running w uter as so»»n as site »'an afford (he additional , expense. The combination w ater and rail journey a them uet enjoyable wa y ot making your trip. W stern « P lu h tfiil Java at „ a .si U r e . n m n l i m n the» nla-ol m a and .»rxbr c k » u < fc a a a h m v ..» tlM th ,< ju a .n , a t y a l P an ,,.« and » „ « ,« , U a u , h . Canal th , 1 W 1 , » 4 W A » bvda>l»«ht T h , » H . „ a a w n h ,1a »ay and <sl'<hdl fir a u n b r a n s . R n u m u w ( c m N e w t u i k by , O u l , <a tadru w ith at the priuupeJ putot» cwoutc. F o rtn ig h tly ta ilin g ! from S an F r o n t in o am i L o t A n g e lrt k X S.S. MANCHURIA S.S. FINLAND S.S. MONGOLIA P a n a m a P acific L ine 510 So. Sprlnq Street, Los Angeles 460 M arket Street, San Francisco or Local Stoamshlp Agent