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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
Canning With a Commercial Outfit


and to a boarding house. Those sold to
the boarding house were placed after a
sample can had been left for trial.
The canning was done principally by
Miss Jessie Keyt, who won the trip to the
Panama-Pacific Exposition on canning.
She canned a variety of products in a
steam pressure Gamer with excellent sue
cess, and, at a great saving of time. The
fact that the beans were canned in 20
minutes in the Gamer, against three Of
four hours by the open kettle method,
demonstrates very clearly the superiority
of this method. Miss Keyt wound up her
canning this year with a public demon
stration at the Polk County Fair. This
was the first demonstration of its kind
ever held in the state that l have ever
heard of, and, this done by an 11-year-
old girl.
A Scanned" Supper.
One of the novel things we did with
this machine was the cooking of supper
one evening. The machine was set up in
a dug-out furnace in the backyard and
Mrs. Keyt asked us If we could cook po-
tatoes in it. One thing led to another
until we had potatoes, beets, a piece of
meat, and, to top it off, a cake in the ma
chine. We left these for 40 minutes I'M
der 10 pounds pressure and they were all
well cooked. The cake was fine and the
kitchen was not heated up. After this,
We did quite a bit of cooking.
Every farm home should have one of
these machines, which cost from IS to
SIS, to save the vegetables and fruits
which would otherwise go to waste.
A number of the schools of this county
are organizing canning clubs and they
have great possibilities. Some are pre-
pairing to gather wild blackberries, which
are quite plentiful in the mountains, and,
which will undoubtedly be good sale. 9th
err schools are planning to raise vegetables
and can them during vacation for hot
lunches during the coming school year.
This, l am very much interested in, for
the hot lunch idea is spreading fast in
this county and this will give plenty Of
good, cheap materials and a use for the
vegetables that the school gardeners grow,
of which, so many are wasted.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
PREVENTION is BETTER THAN CURE

Statistics show that 4 per cent of the
annual death rate is due to old age, 4
per cent to accidents, and 90 per cent to
p%reventable diseases. What a work for
physicians and dentists!
The mouth, the gateway to the body
and through which a great majority of
these infectious diseases must enter the
body, If not kept in a sanitary condition,
furnishes an incubator for vicious germs
to be carried directly into the blood
stream and 1t Is a fact that in many in
stances heart LESSONS, tuberculosis, rheu-
matism, stomach infection and many
other diseases are the result of unclean
and pus-producing conditions of the
mouth.
Health is more contagious than dis
ease, but the lowered resistance Of the
body, which is caused by infections COM
ing from bad mouth conditions, permit
disease germs to become more active
where otherwise the system would resist
them and throw them off.
DR.. J.E. Stevenson, Majestic Theater
bldg, Portland, has been making a spe-
cial study along disease prevention lines
(prophylaxis and pyorrhea) and will be
glad to give you information if you will
write him.-Paid ADV.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
A LETTER OF A n

ELLENSBURG, Wash, March 81,
1915.-Mr. D. L. Carpenter, Farm Maya
zine Company, Oregonian Building, Port
land, Or.-Dear Sir: l received today
marked copy of the Oregon-W Washington
Idaho Farmer, issue of March 20, con-
tanning an article on Ellensburg and the
Kittitas County, published by you with
out charge. Allow me to thank you on
behalf of this chamber for the publicity
you have given us. Yours very truly,
QUINCY SCOTT,
Chairman Publicity Committee, Ellens-
burg Chamber of Commerce.
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Shrewd Old Man.

You're an old married man. What do
you do when your wife begins to scold?"
Encourage her. ! talk back-dis-
creetly, of course. ! say trantalizing
things. | make foolish excuses. / stam-
mel and get husky"
But doesn't that make her a good deal
madder?"
"Of course 1t does. That's the inten-
ton. | want her to get so mad that she
won't have any voice left to ask me for
money"
Gee, I wonder if I'll ever get as hard
ened as that!"-Brooklyn Eagle. ~
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15
BY L. V. MACKEN,

Rural School Supervisor of Polk County,
Dallas, Oregon.
THE canning which we did this year
was in the way of an experiment.
During o. H. Benson's visit to
Oregon in 1914 l had the pleasure of
hearing him lecture at Dallas on the pos
sibilities of canning and decided then that
I should like to see it tried out here. |
succeeded in getting some girls at Perry
dale, Or, to plant a garden to furnish
the products to be canned. They planted
tomatoes, beans and corn, as those were
the vegetables that / thought best to try.
The tomatoes were a failure, owing to
the dry season, bugs, etc. The corn did
little better, but we put up a few jars
just to try our luck, and they keep per-
fectly. Everyone who has eaten this corn
says it is far superior to the canned corn
put on the market.
The beans did we'll and | succeeded in
trying my canning experiment with them
with the following results. There were
10 rows $50 feet long and three feet
apart, using 5000 feet of ground, or APP
proximately one-eighth of an acre. l fig
ure it at this in order to allow for what
ground must be left at the end of the
rows, 6uSeS, tlC. TIOlu ILLS pdlCl VIC
sold $50 pounds of green beans in the
market at 4 cents per pound, which
brought us $3.50. This sum, with what
were used for the table, | considered
ample to pay for rent on ground, cult
waiting, harvesting etc. So what the
canned product brought above the cost of
jars, cans, ETC., was net profit. 1t was
as follows:
Canning Profits.
Sold
~ No, . cans at eight for S1..........S 900
- one-half gallon cans at 35c each. 4'20
80 quart Jars at zoe h............ 1.o0
Total sales canned. ................ $2l.VO
Cost of cans and jars
" NO. 2 cans. l.SO
IL one-half gallon S........,..... ~
81 quart jars. GOV
Total. aav
Net profit on one-eighth acre. $l6.24
At this rate, one acre of beans would
bring in $129.92 net, which should not
call bad. This does not take into con-
sideration some late beans which were
lost because they could not be looked
after.
The canned product was sold to a store
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-04-15

The theater is always a part Of the bust
ness Of a trip to Portland. At Broadway and
stark streets, Right in the Middle Of the
Hotel District, VIII Be Found the Orpheum.
the largest and newest theater in the North
west. and where there is always a bill that
combines music. novelties and laugh-pro-
yoking features THE Is ALL
WAYS WORTH WHILE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28
NV Advice to Blonde Beauties

ak subjects are OF special con.
sideration to the blonde. She
- must remember that her type
has the most delicate Of COM
plexions. To sccentuate her blond.
ness she should keep her hair as
light as possible. She should eat
such TODD as will enrich her golden
coloring. She should avoid what.
ever tends to the accumulation OF
fat. She should guard against the
faded appearance that comes early
to most blondes. She should dress
to emphasize her golden coloring.
Half the time and attention she
gives to her toilet should be given
to her hair. The blondes hair, as
a rule, has n golden tint. This tint
is the keynote OF her beauty, and
should be enhanced in every pos
sible way.
Because II does not matter how
light her hair becomes, the blonde
may wash her hair oftener than
the brunette does. A shampoo In
borax water once or twice a week
soon lIghtens the hair. One table.
spoonful Of borax In = gallon Of
water 10 sufficient.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28
Your Lesson in
EMBROIDERY
BY Mrs. Minnie Berry

~ NE Of the oldest and most
important stitches in en-
~ broidery and one that is
most often used for table linen en-
broidery is the tipping" or "long
and short stitch" A pair of en-
broidery hoops will be most neces-
sary for good results in this stitch.
For a first lesson It is we'll to
select a flower with large, regular
petals. Place the linen over the
frame or hoop and adjust II tight
as a drum"
Start the outer edge Of the flower
by taking a long stitch on the up
per side Of the linen, slanted from
the tip toward the centre Of the
petal, bring needle up again on the
outline, close to the first stitch,
and make second stitch shorter
than the first and also slanted
toward the centre. The equal slant
brings the inner edge Of the
stitches nearer than the outer edge,
but without any apparent space be-
tween them at the outer edge.
The long and short stitch is re-
peated alternately until the outline
of one-half Of a petal is covered.
The outer edge will present solid
finish, while at the inner edge the
stitches will appear irregular. Now
work the opposite side OF the petal,
with the slant true and the stitches
close together.
There should be a regular alter
1ation of long and short stitches,
but the length OF the stitches need
not be uniform; this is determined
by the shape of the petal or form
to be embroidered.
The slant must be in keeping with
the shape of the form to keep its
outline.
In working petals that appear
folded or turned over, slant the
stitch from the edge In the direc-
ton in which It would reach the
centre If the leaf or petal were
laid out Fat.
To embroider leaves in long and
short stitch begin at the tip Of the
leaf, and keep the slant toward the
rib in the centre, following the d.
rection of the veins. Work a folded
leaf same as a folded petal-one
side from the tip to stem, then the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

other side likewise. With the work
in a frame you can use both hands,
putting the needle through with
the right and taking 1t out with
the left.
The solid Kensington stitch is
used where flowers, leaves and
other forms are worked solid. Its
FIRST step Is the same as the long
and short stitch, and the filing in
is done by repeating the stitch. The
work is begun as already described,
but It lie not necessary to carry the
stitches down the sides as far as
when the form is tipped" only. If
the flower Is to be shaded use the
nghtest shade at the outer edge.
Then q darker shade is selected
to be worked IN Just below the tip
of the form or petal.
Bring the needle through from
underneath, in a line with tip or
centre of the petal and at a point
about one-third the length Of the
outer stitch from the edge. Now
work a long stitch toward the CEN
tire, bring the needle up close to
this stitch, but a little further from
the edge. and take 1t down the
same distance below its end. Con-
tinue this way to the edge of the
petal, and then work the other half
the same way. Both edges will be
uneven, but the shades will be
beautifully blended.
The stitches must lap we'll over
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

sage. The japanese women never
grow fat Ask them why and they
show you how they pinch their
hips TO crush the tissues and keep
the hips nat.
To reduce the hips, with hands on
hips bend forward, swaying the
upper body In q hslf-circle in q
horizontal plane.
Stand erect and try TO make tho
elbows meet In the back. This 10
an excellent exercise to remove the
,guperfiuous fat or to prevent SUI
pertiuous fat forming upon the
back.
To make the waist small and
plant stretch the arms high above
the head and bend them forward,
describing q quarter circle.
To reduce the abdomen, bend for
ward until palms touch the floor.
To avoid growing stoutness lie
upon the back and raise the body
slowly to a sitting posture without
bending the knees.
These exercises alone, begun
early and persisted in, will keep
back the tide of fat that comes with
the years in most blondes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

perienced her hrst real happiness as
she stood there. breathing quickly.
cheeks scorching. She wanted to
tell him about IL.
She Ached to say the words that
would change the stuffy, colorlesB
existence she had led SO long; but.
somehow, she could not speak. A
dozen times she tried to open her
throat, but she could only hang her
head and stay silent.
We'll. won't you even say nor"
he asked, hitching forward in his
chair.
Then words came.
mo, l won say no." she muttered.
Hudson rose to his big height with
a smile wrinkling the bronzed
cheeks.
Get your hat" he said.
They were married at dusk. AT
seven they settled In a FIRST class
railway carriage and began the long
ride home. They talked far into the
The talk was OF the house and the
oxen; how some day II they needed
TO they could build still another
room; of the two women that were
their nelghborsi OF a hundred
not for them-no word that came
close TO the personal was then
The nights were long, and you
cannot sleep well even In the best
OF carriages They were tagged
when the train came TO a stop at
Felixtown and the rolling Of the
spring seemed restful. Vio-
lent though IL was.
At dark they stopped at a farm
house. A spare, tall man met them.
His greeting was as genuine as his
surprise, and his banter, though
crude, struck a warm response In
I'VE can sleep you all right" he
said, but wen have TO switch
around to do IT,. Sorry. but it's the
best we can do"
''HsaVensl" Annie said a. they
drove away In the morning. I'd
hate TO live In a place like that!
Old wooden house an worse'n no
fioori"
We'll, faint a mansion. you're
right" her husband said. and drove
in silence for a long time.
They kept on until mid-afternoon
up the road. Now and then Annie
chung to the seat desperately as
they labored up some narrow path
or plunged with brakes set down
into the stream itself Tom laughed
at her with indulgent delight She
seemed 70 possess an added interest.
Whose barn Is that3"
The girl pointed and cried with
such a burst of surprise that II
startled Hudson. Her ringer was
leveled at q building OF wood squat
ting beside an immense haystAck.
He laughed. That ain't a barn.
That's a housel Ny housel That's
a good one; thought II was the
barn."
Annie said nothing for a moment.
She showed herself backward in the
seat.
But it's q wooden house. 1
thought you said"-
why, they're all wood up here
exclaimed. Would cost a million
10 haul brick They're all WOOD
Whats that stun CROWN on the
roof"
Weeds" he answered. I'VE put
dirt on the roofs 10 keep out the
the Star Company. Great Britain r
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

and wind roughsning are an afflic-
ton 10 the owners Of such com.
plexions. For these the COM
pounds containing q generous
amount Of honey are healing and
soothing. The following / have
always heard recommended as
efficacious BY many blonde friends.
Honey ....'...s.s.s..... or.
Almond oil. ..............t OF.
Wnite Wax. ..........'...l OF.
Spermaeeti ..........,...1 or.
As her akin 10 more delicate, so
the facial massage should be
lighter than that given the brd.
nette. II should indeed be the new
massage, the patting, the raindrop
sort OF treatment, instead Of the
severe treatment OF the old regime.
The orange Is the best friend OF
the complexion among the fruits. IL
clears the complexion marvelously,
but IL has besides the property OF
holding much Of the golden shade
in solution. A blonde whom / know
tried the experiment OF eating q
half dozen oranges q day and in
creAsing the number to q dozen
daily for three months. In that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

rain. an II makes a flower garden"
She was unresponsive to his at
tempt at Jest. They drove through
the gate and he pulled to a stop.
Here we areg' he cried. and
turned to her.
Annie did not return his look.
She busily inventoried the cluttered
corral and stared at the house with
its chinked-in logs and bits OF
windows.
An uneasy something stole over
the man as he commenced to un-
harness, This woman, his wife,
was disappointed And his was
the best house in the countryside.
A slow resentment made his veins
hot. He had taken her from a life
she hated and raised her to the
best in his country. And she was
not satisfied
Where are the neighbors'
houses" Annie asked, standing up
In the wagon and straining to look
about.
"oh. you can't see 'smi" he said
just a bit coldly, zone family two
miles up west. an the other IN
tother way--'bout same distance"
The girl sat down Imply and did
not see Toms quick glance thrown
The look OF Annie made II a dif-
ncult matter for him to unbuckle
the straps. His resentment had
ebbed quickly. He did not UNDER
stand the emotion which replaced Il.
but he led his wife 10 the house
with a feeling closely akin to dread.
Hudson showed the. kitchen door
open and entered. Fire all laid"
he said. The match fiared, the pitch
wood caught the flame. and he
watched until II commenced TO
erackle.
Better. Amt itr' he asked, and.
although the girl did not answer,
he felt a warming relief.
They had left the door open, and
the chill November afternoon light
struggled with the shadows OF the
little room-and the rusty stove,
dingy muslin ceiling, out-of-date
calendars. rough chairs and table.
Tom busied himself with the
homely duties OF housekeeper, 20.
Ing about impelled by the force OF
habit.
While he worked he talked CON-
tinually; of the milk COW running
loose with her calf, OF the horses In
the upper pasture, OF wood and
water. OF the deer he would Kill. III
was hypnotic. his own talk about
them. The uneasiness slipped away.
He talked on.
still Annie said no word. sho
stood in the middle OF the room,
looking slowly about her. taking In
every detail.
When you said paper" she muir
INJURED, as though to herself rather
than to the man, II thought you
meant t0dH paper; not old newspA-
pers"
Tom glanced at the stained sheets
which covered the logs and put
down the bucket. The uneasinsss
came back the dread with II; sOme-
thing more acute. too, which
weighed shout his heart.
Amt IL Eood enough?" he asked.
pushing his hat back.
No resentment in his voice that
time. The girls tone had been Bit
yer, i've minutes before II would
nave struck quick spark in him
ats Reserved
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

It'd like to have seen you
papering that house."
laughed the girl.
The man, his mouth full of the
restaurant product. smiled in ad-
visable silence as he mopped his
plate with piece of bread.
"rll bet you wouldn't talk the
way you did II women were
around" she said merrily.
The other strained to swallow,
then spoke:
ooh, don't know. After fell
lows been baking for half q dozen
years he gets pretty handy. Now.
this bread - surveying obviously
the piece in his great. hard hand
'if couldn't beat that Ia hire a
cook. An 1 amt got nothing
against the party In the kitchen OF
this establishment neither"
The girl laughed again.
at don't blame you for complain
ing" she connded. Its awful an
I know It. I get tired of serving
IL out 10 CubtomeISs " soS hSNNe
of eating It myself"
The man scanned her at length
across the damp, rumpled linen as
she leaned her shining elbows on
the table.
She never could face that sort OF
a look from him. and dropped her
ewes in embarrassment. The oe-
casion demanded words. He was
incapable, being occupied. So go
ing back to the subject that always
held a world OF interest for her.
she asked:
Lake II better now that you
have four rooms. don't your
"Uh-huh"
I'm bet It seems nice. after Nv
ing those nrst two years In one
room!l MY, don't see how you stooa
itl Course live in one ROOM out
OF course, it's different That's your
home, and a girl never thinks OF
boardin' -house room as a home
He nodded grave assent as he
piled his knife.
When you told me that time
YOU were going back to build on
another room 1 thought about It q
Demonstrating how it would seem
to live in a one-room house. Then
you got three. and now it's four'
II must be a big placer
He pushed back the chair.
you bet it's a house," he re-
piled proudly. TITS the best house
on the scotch creek. None Of them
are as, warm OF as handy. Now
I've got It all papersd you bet it's
snugl"
Kitchen. dining-room sitting
room. an bedroom, ! s'pose.
"Oh, mol We eat in the kitchen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-28

I have my room and two beds In
another for visitors. Use one for
grub. Some day. maybe. I'll use 1t
for somethin' else"
1T must be great" she breathed.
rising and reaching for the soiled
dishes.
He watched her as she walked
from him bearing the tin tray saw
her kick the battered swing door
and disappear into the mysterious
precincts of the little restaurant.
Ine man shifted ms position and
looked about. IL was mid-after-
noon. He was alone in the place.
The cashier and other Mattresses
mad gone.
1t had taken him long to eat be-
cause Annie. across the table. bus
lily piled him with questions; besides,
he had eaten nothing since the night
before, and had ordered recklessly,
the roll of notes and crisp draft In
his vest pocket arousing fine and va
ried tastes to go with his lusty APP
petite.
For beef was high; his oxen had
been smooth and fat and attractive
TO the buyers. He felt lucky.
1t was the one relaxation OF his
life. these three or four days In the
city each Autumn, after he had
gone OUT with his beef and be-
fore he returned TO plod through
the Winter. waiting for Spring and
its high activity. Five times he
had spent money extravagantly on
theatres and suppers with Annie.
Their meeting had not been exc
actly accidental.
That FIRST day he had taken mon
ey for his own beef Hudson set out
to have a time. He stumbled into
this restaurant because. taking the
wrong car TO the city. he lost his
way, and hunger urged him to take
what was at hand. Annie presided
over his table.
He talked TO her with a purpose
and looked on the slim girl with
coVetous eyes. Her replies were
the inane banter OF such places, and
che stood In awe of his roll OF notes.
So Annie and Hudson started out 10
have a good time.
II was not the sort OF thing on
which the man had planned. In
stead OF a noisy debauch. he found
himself in a theatre where decorum
characterized both actors and audi
ence. Afterward he and Annie SAT
at little table In a big cafe.
He was busy talking, utterInR
words that were mufflsd by mouth
fuls OF fancy food. telling the girl
about his outft, about the time he
had building the one-room house,
about the calf crop, land conditions,
the prospects for an open winter,
and another year OF prosperity.
When he left Annie that time she
knew all about the mortgage, ali
about his bachelorhood. all about
him. II interested the girl; not the
business. but his way OF living.
event She laughed merrily when
he boasted OF his puddinBs. and In
terrupted him many times to ask
questions. for he stumbled on in the
Vsrnacuiar OF his country as though
taking for granted she had spent
her life there. when in reality IL
was but a name TO her.