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On Inland Highway
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O. A. C. HOME POINTERS
WOULD SPARE BEAUTY
SPOTS FROM THE AX
* the country. Touching on this he
said:
I Columbia County Granges through
“If there is any enjoyment in Hv-I the Pomona grange have undertak
When Stuffing potatoes, use a ing, then farmers get more out of. en to save the beautiful spots ot
grape fruit knife to get the inside it. because they live longer to enjoy vir»in timber on the Nehalem river
out, to prevent the skins from tear it.
The length of life, statistics’ a,on« the in,and ,O®P
to
ing.
show, is considerably higher in the' bemused aa public tourist parks.
These two tracts of five and ten
country than in the city. Neither
When Making individual gelatine great wealth nor extreme poverty is acres each are said by the com
molds, use muffin tins, to save time found on the farms of the country. mittee to be unsurpassed for natural
in getting molds in and out of the But if an equal number of people beauty. The ten-acre piece located
refrigerator.
were to begin life in the city and in in the Big Eddy timber tract is said
the country, the country group would to include every variety of virgin
To keep onions whole when boil be, on the average, better off at 50 I timber native to Columbia county
ing, try a wire frying basket for or 60 years of age than the city and in addition includes an ideal
lowering them into a kettle of boil group.”
camping ground, and swimming pool
ing saltty water. This also makes
and natural springs.
In other yords, the learned gen
it easy to drain the liqnid from the
The nine varieties of timber
tleman
has apparently discovered
onions, The idea is good in boiling
found on this tract are: Willow,
that the tendency toward “fast” liv
fish.
ing hits the cities of this country dogwood, vine maple, white maple,
harder than it does the farms or hemlock, spruce, white fir, red fir
When baking potatoes, place on
and cedar. Some of the fir trees
Late and irregular
a wire cake cooler. This prevent small towns.
hours, eating at different and all are said to be 300 feet high.
burned hands and saves time in get
kinds or restaurants, the hurry and I The other tract is a half-mile
ting them in and out of the oven.
strip of virgin timber on both sides
excitement that is a part of city life,
of the St Helens-Pittsburg highway,
all tend to undermine the constitu
If powdered sugar becomes hard
tion and, slowly but surely, brings about six miles long.
ened run it through a food chopper
“We are asking the cooperation
abot a shorter span of life than
as the quickest way to grind it up
of the public in this matter as it is
comes
to
those
who
live
by
regular
again.
habits and who are satisfied with' one to benefit the whole nation,”
L. Morris of Warren, chair-
plain, sensiple food. The gentleman said A.
If cake frosting is a little too seems to know what he is talking man of the committee. “In doing
this we feel that we are trying to
hard, try stirring in a little boiling about.
save for prosterity some of nature's
water. This will often improve it.
beauty spots which now are being
If frosting is a little under cooked,
The two small
and “runny” stir powdered sugar SCIONS FOR GRAFTING READY rapidly removed.
tracts on the inland highway cannot
enough to make it of the right con
sistency.
Selection of scion wood for graft be included In the scriping. These
ing may be made now by the Oregon must be purchased and we are asking
In making quick frosting with grower before the trees have started all those who are interested in pre
butter, powdered sugar and a liquid, to bud out, and while they are thor serving some of Oregon’s beautiful
spots to give to this fund.’’
use maple syrup. This adds flavor oughly dormant.
The 11 granges in Columbia coun
Grafting wood is cut from last
and moisture at the same time, giv
year’s growth having good buds. It ty have subscribed to the fund. Per
ing a delectable frosting.
may be prevented from shriveling sons desiring to aid this movement
For cleaning greasy utensils use by being kept sufficiently moist in may send funds to Morris, or to
newspapers and rub briskly, This sand or moss. If allowed to become George Mills of St. Helens, or
Sherman M. Miles, treasurer, at the
prevents grease in the dish water wet it will mold.
Wood damaged by the heavy Columbia County Bank, St. Helens.
and saves much time and energy.
freeze this last winter is ofcourse
Both cooked and uncooked icings unfit for scions. Frost injury may
are made more puffy and decorative be detected by the darkened comb-
KEY TO ECONOMY
effects are more easily accomplished. ium layer between the bark and the
sapwood. When this is discovered
The housewife who reads the *
NOT MUCH POVERTY
the wood is useless for grafting pur
ads holds the key to economy.. ..
poses.
She knows without leaving
At a state-wide farmers’ conven- j Full directions for grafting may
tion held at Columbus, Ohio, a few. be had by writing to the agricul
her comfortable chair just
days ago more than the usual amount tural college experiment station, at
where she can get the best bar
a gains.
of interest centered in statements Corvallis.
m. ’r> by Dean Alfred Vivian, of uhe
Ohio State Agricultural College.
United States Senators always
In a flivver you are well shaken be
Many of his remark« will prove of show great speed on appropriation
interest to the average Vernonia I bills, for that is other folks* money. fore taken to your destination.
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United
Skaggs
Stores
Should you ask a friend why she likes and patronizes Skaggs’ Stores she
would probably analize her reasons about like this: “Well, I know I get
just what 1 want and pay for just what I get. I know, and they know, that I
don’t owe them anything and there is no deviation of price between me and
my neighbor. I know that the goods are fresh, and clean, and well dis
played and priced, making for an easy and quick selection. I know that I
am not urged in larger quantities than I desire and am never offered substi
tute brands; that the stocks are most complete, and that nationally adver
tised brands are featured; that there is a brisk, snappy business-like air
maintained by the personnel and—well, I just like that lingering feeling of
personal independence in my buying which one can enjoy there.
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PRICES IN GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Bulk Tea, best grade, per lb...... 48c
SATURDAY AND MONDAY
“Clean Easy” Soap, 6 bars....... 25c
FEATURES
a--. ■ z *•
■?0 bars Royal White and Snolite
Soap in a 10 quart galvanized
bucket all for........................ 95c
(quantity limited)
No. 2y> tins Goody Goody Peaches
2 tins.................................. 45c
Sweet Juice Oranges, per doz ... 15c
Schillings Coffee, per lb....... 50c
Schillings Coffee, 2y2 lbs.... $1.23
Chipso Washing Powder, large
packages, 2 for....................... 48c
“Canal” Tomatoes, with puree
hand packed, 2 for............... 25c
Per case of 24 tins................. $2.95
Peanut Butter, per pound......... 23c
Quick Quaker Oats, large pk.... 29c
Small Soft Shelled Walnuts,
2 pounds ............................... 45c
Fresh Cocoanut, per pound....... 25c
MEAT DEPARTMENT
GOVERNMENT INSPECTED MEATS
SATURDAY FEATURES
Tender Pot Roast of Beef
per pound, 12V2c to..
15c
Nice Rib Boiling Beef, per lb.... 10c
25c
Tender Juicy Steaks, per lb
15c
Hamberger, per lb..............
20c
All Pork Sausage, per lb ...
Wholesale prices on Armor Star
Hams, per lb........................ 31c
’icnic Hams, per lb
20c
Best Grade Shortening 2 lbs for 35c
Sauer Kraut and all kinds of Pickles
SKAGGS UNITED STORES
MEATS YOU CAN RELISH
Cuts from the choicest beef, pork and lambs we can buy, our
meats are thoroughly seasoned and handled in a clean, sanitary
manner. Order the meat you prefer for today and see how we
handle your order.
ALBERT CHILDS, Proprietor
Nehalem
2946 ACRES
210,428,000 FEET
$3.50 PER M.
INCLUDING TITLE TO LANDS
Easy Accessibility—90 per cent of timber is tributary to Ne
halem River and Rail Road. Splendid Mill Site.
85 per cent Oldgrowth Yellow Fir, average 42 inches in the
stump and ten 16-foot logs to tree. Balance is Hemlock, Cedar,
Larch and Spruce in order named. Estimate by reliable Cruiser.
Logging conditions generally good.
Also offer 1600 acres, 105,000,000 feet, good thrifty merchanta
ble timber, Marion County, Oregon, at $2.00. 650,000,000 high
grade Douglas Fir in Douglas County at $1.50 per M. This is
well grouped, practically solid body and of unusually "high
quality, healthy growth. Easy grade to main line S. P. Ry. A
choice holding.
VERNONIA
Vernonia
FARM
POINTERS
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drone or male bee on the wing, says
the state college experiment station.
Her matings are not under the con
trol of the beekeeper except as he
makes it possible to have a supply
of goon drones and limits the sup
ply of poor ones. The queen bee
mates but once in her life time.
REALTY COMPANY
G. C. OLSEN
Oregon
service to others, and in helping to
build up the community dependent
on others for a living. They have
done enough to entitle them to care
in their declining years. Even a
horse deserves that, and usually gets
it. There is no humiliation in a
pension, and the knowledge that it
would be provided would remove the
shadow of fear that hovers darkly
over many an old soul who now sees
only the dreaded poorhouse ahead.
Industry, mills, factorier,. Vernonia
with her down-hill pull to Portland,
needs, wants and believes offers
great opportunities for a pulp and
paper mill, chair and furniture fac
tory, brick factory and woodenware
factory.
Gardeners ought to buy their
seed supplies as early in the spring
as posisble, after the new seed cata
logs have been received. In doing
so one can usually get seed of the
varieties desired instead of getting
substitutions as is sometmes the case
when the seed order s sent in late.
Most of the new catalogs are now
available, and growers ought to have
their seed on hand after having
made an inventory of their necess-
ary supplies, advises the O.A.C.
experiment.
Speaking of the rise in the price of
gas, John I). Jr. gives $500,000 to the
cathedral of St. John the Divine.
This looks like a modern version of
soaking Peter, to pay Paul, so to
speak.
Barnyard manure reinforied with
20 to 30 pounds of arid phosphate
I>er ton gives good results especially
on Oregon soils that have 'been
cropped for some time, says the ex
periment station.
In the older
dairy sections of the state, acid
phosphate is used in the gutters and
stables. A hand full of acia phos
phate is scattered behind each stall
and in that way becomes thoroughly
mixed with the manure. In this
way manure is not only reinforced
with phosphorous, but the land plas
ter in the acid phosphate nuites with
the amonia preventing a loss of
trogen.
uauKau
PENSION OR POOR HOUSE
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I Indiana is considering a plan
abolish her poorhouses and replace
them with two institutions to care
for helpless nnd homeless old peo
ple, The ordinary pauper would
ceive a small pension, enough
make him a welconme guest in
I home of some friend or relative.
I is said this plan would mean a great
j saving in taxes, and would do away
' with that feeling on charity. Old
age pensions have always appealed
I to us, and even here in Vernonia we
I often see men who have spent all
the years of their live* in useful
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Lands
Timber
Ijand plaster can be used to ad
vantage on legumes as a top dress
ing at the rate of 40 to 80 pounds
per acre, applied so that spring rain
will take it into the soil. It is also
used by many potato growess to dust
seed aftes cutting, previous to plant
ing, says the O.A.C. experiment
statiin.
WE WANT AND WE
GREATLY NEED
The queen bee mates with the
No. 225
VERNONIA, OREGON
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Many Opportunitie« Ar» H
VERNONIA EAGLE
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TWO SIDES TO IT
When wheat passed the two-dollar
mark a few weeks ago newspapers
reaching Vernonia from the outside
world told of numerous instances in
which men had “cleaned up” for-
tunes. But none of them carried a
word about men who had lost their
lifes savings in trying to beat the
game. We will always hear of the
winner, but the loser, with nothing
left but his pride, prefers to keep
the ill-fortune to himself.
And,
with only the picture of the winners
before them, other men will plunge
in, risk all that they have and all
they can borrow—and usually lose.
Some of these days gambling in the
necessities of life will be stopped.
Men will not be permitted to fix the
price of the bread that goes into the
mouths of the people, and neither
will they be allowed to gamble on
whether or not that price will go up
or down. The country is going to be
wholly civilized some of these days,
but not until the wheat pit and the
stock exchange have been aban
doned. ,
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SELL, RENT OR
TRADE AND WANT QUICK RESULTS, PLACE AN
AD IN OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMNS
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Emmott & Culver
VERNONIA MEAT MARKET
Choice selections of fresh killed «
Steer Beef. Fancy Veal and
5
Grain Fed Hogs
3
Specials For Saturday
Beef Boils
10c-12 l-2c lb.
Choice Stenka ............. 25c lb.
Pot Roasts
15c lb.
Fresh Hamburger
15c lb.
Pure Pork Sausage
20c lb.
Weiners and Bologna
18c lb.
Salt Pork ............
22c lb.
Home Cured Bacon
. 35c lb
5
PURE OPEN KETTLE
RENDERED LARD
1 Os
Bulk
.. 91.86
20c lb.
Fi resh Whipping Cream 35c pt.
Kippered .Salmon
30c lb.
Fresh Dill Pickles
3 for 10c
We Handle all Kinds of Fancy
Cheese
We carry a large variety of Luncheon Meata
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