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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-12
Cream Cake

Inquiries among a large number of women
using The Cooks Book showed this to
be their favorite cake recipe. 1t is easy to
make, certain to turn out well if X c Bak-
ing Powder is used, and may be put to-
gether with almost any filling or icing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-12

American manufacturers Of lead
pencils now have the business of the
Far East practically TO themselves
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-01-12

. oQoV ~N0N NNAHH
o FIANCEI1 OF AMERICAN
. CONSUL LOST ON PERSIA
The Press., 1916-05-03
wext Willin1ton.

Miss Edna Bugbee and Miss Alice Pratt were home from their schools in Berlin over the week end.
 Mrs. Arthur Devereaux returned from the Stafford hospital Sunday and is getting along nicely.
 Miss Minnie Converse returned Sunday after spending the Easter vacation with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Converse.
 William Bentley has charge of hauling the two big stones that came for the Hall mausoleum, it requir' ing seven pair of horses to draw them.
 Arthur Joslyn is employed by Dr. F. B. Converse in his garage. The doctor is enlarging his garage as he expects a new Overland runabout Wednesday. in place of his Ford. RJohn Cleveland of East Dover, Vt. Earl Smith of Attleboro, William Cleveland of Bridgeport and friend, Miss Sarah Kibbe of Hoyoke and Hjahlma Kie of Bridgeport were recent guests of Charles Korner.
The Press., 1916-05-03
AN INGENIOUS SNARE.
Uneanny lnseet Trap With Which the
 Pitcher Plant ls Armed.

Pitcher Plant Ie Armed.
 No trapper ever invented snare for his prey more ingenious or 2. trap that ever had higher percentage of catch es'' than the pitcher plant, for few in- sects ever escape from the clutches of this horticultural meat eater. He catches them, holds them, drOwns them and finally eats them.
 And while he's doing it he smiles so innocently and prettily that you would imagine him one of the quietest and most peaceable flowers of the woods.
 His leaves are his insect traps. They are greenish purple and fold together like a cornucopia, with half closed lid covering the top. The inner walls of this pitcher are lined with hairs, which point downward and are cov- cred with a sweet, sticky fluid.
 This duid Is regular "candy" for the bees and dies. The insect enters the half closed door of the pitcher, tastes the honey and begins to explore the in- terior. As he crawls forward the hairs bend with him and give him free pas sage But when he tries to return he finds that these hairs are veritable barbed wire entanglements to keep him prisoner. .... ....
 The insect tries to fly out, and the curve at the top of the pitcher bars his way. He lodges this way and that, be wildered, until he tumbles in little we'll at the bottom of the pitcher. where he drowns.-Exchange
The Press., 1916-05-03
UNION.
 Rock Meadow.

Misses Amelia and Cornelia Castloss went this week to Monson to work in Cushman hall.
 FAdelbert Agard attended the funeral of his cousin, Alvin M. Gold in West Stafford, last Thursday. - Ralph, Grace and Ruth Bradway spent Sunday with their uncle. Her. bert Bradway and family at Foskett mills. - !. Lilla Wesley, who has been fol some time in New York, being treated for asthma, has returned home and if going to school here. - Mrs. Matt Heck and daughter. Mabel, went last week Wednesday to
 visit Mrs. Jennie Oliver in Thomp
 sonyille. Mrs. Heck returned Friday.
 Miss Mabel remains with. her sister
 for few weeks. There were about fifty present al
 the box social held with Mrs. Geo. Heck on Saturday evening. The boxe'
 were all auotioned off by Matt Heck,
 and there was much enjoyment bysth' young people and $7. 52 was added t' the treasury.
The Press., 1916-05-03
 CHOPSTICKS III JAPAN.
How They Are Used and H.w They

How They Are Used and Hew They
 Are Served In F..s is ..@-e;.
 The use of chopsticks is general in
 Japan, except among t.l, r., .!,r class
 es, who have adopted i.u:oi'ean knives
 and forks, and., to some extent the
 European cuisine. Sn..ssl bows of chi
 ma or:slac0uered wood are the usual
 table equipment After the various
 solid portions of the food have been lifted to the mouth with chopst!cks the
 liquid remaining is slipped from the bowl.
 In the ease of rice which would be tedious to pick up grain by grain. the bowl is often raised to the mouth and the rice shoveled or pushed ill with the chopsticks. It is also customary to pour little tea into the rice bowl aft CT it has been nearly cmpti, q, and in this way the few. remaining grains of rice are washed down as the tea k drunk
 At public places the chopsticks nj each meal must be new. This Is indi- cated by the fact that the ch0psticks are made from one piece of wood and hFe lett Jotihh oSelhel; hs Weie matches at one time in the United States, These new chopsticks are in. Gased in thin paper envelope, sealed | at the end, and bearing Japanese char acters advertising eihtr the hotel oI \ some firm that has furnished them free to the proprietor for the sake of inc | publicity tlIU# gained TOHhpicks | which are f.ppiE uSpd by all JaUaues1 at meals, are also inclosed in envelopes that frequently bear advertising mat l ter.-New York Times.
The Press., 1916-05-03
EXPLOSIVES OF WARFARE.
To a Great Extent They Are a Develop.
 ment of Fireworks.

c 0reat Extent Inev are peNeioP-
 nent of Fireworks.
 War is q wholesale fireworks cele- bration. giant firecracker is really a dangerous bomb, and rife grenades are but small rockets, carrying high explosives and fired from rifles. Great fort destroying projcctiles look simply like gigantic rockets.
 The first magazine gun was q Ro- man candle The first projectile pro- pelled by an explosive was rocket. The first shrapnel was bomb dis charging luminous stars instead of bul lets
 Modern warfare is, so to speak, q development of Fourth of July ideas.
 However, gunpowder-the first eX- plosive-was itself mere play stuff for at least thousand years before any body thought of using it for war pur poses. 1t was commonly employed il China for fireworks and crackers dur ing the earliest centuries of the Chris tian era The bombs nowadays drop ped by military aviators are children, torpedoes magn fled to make then deadly.
 Really an ins endiary bomb was tn. famous Greek fire" of. the crusaders
 It has been said that shrapnel is { modified fireworks homb 1t has the form of a 'yiiEdcr. which, at a dis tante from the gun mC:Zlc suitably timed by a fuse. bioNs is own hHa, off, throwing out 2J0 or more lead bul lets that travel on their own accou with velocity of 400 feet a second.- Philadelphia isecOrd
The Press., 1916-05-03
Cemeter'c: Where Women Gossip,


 Friday. liIe sabbath of the MoslemS. when all true believers of the maStu, line gender make a point of going t. church, their wives. sisters and daugh- ters resort 10 the cemeteries and wall for the dead. But all their time is not spent in weeping, and sorrow is not tn, only emotion they display on these oc "asiOns. They take with them punches and garlands of flowers and decorate the graves of their relatives and pray and weep over the dead for time. Then when this piOuS duty is perform eI they gather i.i little groups and have good time gossip.llG about the living. Thus the day of mourning is very popu. lar among the No@lem woA.en. It gir" them almost the only opportunity they have of cultivating the acquaintance of their neiShbOrS
The Press., 1916-05-03
SOMERS.

MT. and Mrs. Dan1 Avery ave been entertaining their sister, Miss Gertrude Avery, of Stratford.
 O. H. Bugbee of East Longmeadow has been a recent guest ill the home of his son, Raymond S. Bugbee.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry A. Prior have been entertaining MT. and Mrs. Willard Prior of Worcester, and Arthur Prior of Springfield.
 MT. and Mrs Fred O Davis and little son, George. of Rhineoliff, N. Y., have been recent guests of their mother, Mrs. Myrtle D. Davis. On Friday evening the three act drama, "No Trespahsing, will be presented by the Christian Endeavor in the Spiritaulist hall, Somersville.
The Press., 1916-05-03
BYRON's UNHAPPINEss.
His ley, Frozen M.ss ered Wife and
 His Cruel arents.

Ills Icy, Frozen " ,4S ~fSo "He anu
 His Cruel arents.
 Marie Corelli. the English novelist, says poets do not really love. If they did they could not write about it. They imagine .they%love. And theif imagination embraces many fair Ob. jects. |.
 Byron" she says, twas an unhappy man. But he was not as unhappy. as he imagined himself to be. He found pleasure, even inspiration, in dwelling on his own troubles. Many poets do.'
 She tells us that Byron's mother had been d Miss Gordon before she mar ried the shift1ess and dissolute Captain Byrun, the poets father, and that amid constantss quarrelings, thrashings and unjust abuse, and the most coarse and insemperate, language poor Byron be. gan his career.
 With such a father. and such ( mother" says Miss Corelli, the won. der is that lie managed to store his mind with so many impressions of beauty and grandeur and that lie was able to lift his soul above his surround. ings to. such a height of: intellectual power His mothers furious temper and her cruel mockeries stung him. not into q reply. but into silent and lonely breeding on his wrongs.
 He himself describes the sense o1 horror and humiliation which came over him when in a fit of passion. she called him';'a lame brat.' When Sil Walter Scott met him he said he should scarcely: have noticed it. In fact, tht great novelist was as lame as the grea poet, only Byron's brilliant personality made him, more than. Scott, an ob1ec of comment His marriage was fail ure. It was a fortunate thing for lit erature that his wife left him aftel one year of matrimony..'' '@
 Had she remained with him hi: genius mfgle have perished under thu freezing influence Ofrsuch paragon of propriety and dullpess. William Hewitt tells us that Lady Byron hat frozen moments
 "H have seen her. he says, 'com' down in the morning as if she hat lain all night on a glacier. frozen. as were, to the very soul. and no effort on the lJarf ftofs those around her coult restore her for the day to any genia social warmth"
The Press., 1916-05-03
ASHFORD.
 Warrenville.

William Hewlett of Burnside has been & visitor in town the past week.
 Work on the new state road here has been resumed after the interval of the winter season.
 Master Leon Gardiner of Ashford grange and several others attended Pomona meeting at Hampton, Satur- day.
 Next Sunday F. W. Barber of Putnam will speak here and at Ash ford in the absence of the pastor, who has gone to Maine for few days.
 Miss Della A. Clifford has been 8 "shut-in" for nine years, but she has passed the severe winter with cheer fulness and welcomes all her friends to see her as ever.
The Press., 1916-05-03
........Auctioneer
)BERTS.
 AUCTION

Sale to take place rain or shine, over Arm strongs market, Main street Stafford Springs thing the bill will be sold regardless Of price Cook stove, parlor stove, ? kitchen tables, 2 rock CTS. dozen chairs, IS beds and springs, l3 mattresses, bureaus, washstands, 8 toilet sets, ? ltnoleums (32 yardsl, oilcloths u5o yardsl IS lamps. lot Of picture Flames, writing desk lot of jars and jelly tumbers, dishes, washtub hand-dish. hve.galon oil can. step ladder, J rakes spade shovel, saw, jugs. small oil stove large mirrors, stands, clocks, lot Of curtains iron wall bookcase, some bed clothes. some feather goods, kitchen cabinet, some nice plants a few wall pockets, assortment of tools, ward robes, l5 window screens and & lot Of other things too numerous to mention, ..
 PETER LANDRY.
The Press., 1916-05-03
kteads of cerberua.

The most famous of dogs Is Gerber us. who watches the entrance to Tar rarIs He has three heads. hut Her Jules dragged him to earth. and Or rheus put him to sleep with his Tyre The original dog cakes were given to i'erberGs ny the sibyI who led Aeneas through hril They owere made of -four and se:iSulaed with Inppies and honey, He must have been an opium fiend, as the celestial drug Is made from pop pies \ sop to CerIerus' was one of these cakes given to the monster by Greeks and Romans as a -bribe to let them in without molestatdon-
The Press., 1916-05-03
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

Next Sunday will be communion service. r
 Eli Nef is quite i'll at his home on Buff Gap.
 MT. and Mrs. E. A. Ludwig of Manchester spent Sunday at A. U. Charters.
 Mrs. A. M. Richardson spent Satur- day and Sunday at Edgewater farm in Rockville.
 F. E. Charter of North Windham has been spending few days with his brother, A. U. Charter.
 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Boncher of Rockville spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. M. Fl. Dimook.
The Press., 1916-05-03

The board of county commissioners has named HoraceJ J. Backus of Andover county sealer of weights and measures to succeed sealer Eugene Walker of Un- ion resigned. The appointment is for Mir. Walkers unex pired term.
The Press., 1916-05-03
MANSFIELD. Mansfield Depot.

Wm. H. Stedman of Hartford spent Sunday at his home here. Mrs. G. w.. Stedman entertained her daughter Miss Anna E. Hall of Boston, over Sunday. - -@r | Miss Bertha Batham and lady friend spent Sunday at Miss Batham' 's home, returning to Willimantio Mon day. .. ...-. MT. and Mrs. Judd Bonny have gone to Norwich as attendants in the insane hospital. Their son, Harry is an attendant at the Epileptic hospital at Mansfield Depot. Merrow. Winslow Augustine has purchased a Maxwell automobile. Herbert Allen has moved his fam ily down in one of Mrs. Abbie Reynolds tenements.
 Miss Sarah Wilcox spent the weekend with the Misses Burnice and Alice Hall in Holland.
 Mrs. Phebe Wilcox, who has been vis' iting her cousin. Mrs. Seagreaves, in South Coventry for the past week, has returned home.
 MT. and Mrs. Asa Burdick are the hap py parents of little son, Malcolm Day i'd, born April 27 in Ellington. Mir. Bur dick was foreman of Miss Harriett Mer, rows place here for eleven years
 Gurleyville.
 Rev. J. B. Ackley gave an illustrated lecture on India last Sunday evening.
 Mr. and Mrs. s. D.. Yeomans have moved into Miss C. N. Turner's house. Miss Airline Durham is visiting heI aunt, Mrs. w. E. Lamphier of Hartford David Crown and family of Williman tic visited at w. s. Whitehouse's the l first of the week.
The Press., 1916-05-03
TAX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that tax Of four mills has been laid on the list 1915 in the town Of Wil ltngton, payable on the 1st day Of May, 1916; that have warrant to levy and collect said tax. and that for the purpoae Of receiving the same will be at the store Of c. Hall IT 4 Co.,, South WillingtoD, each business day during the month Of May. The legal rate Of interest will be charged on all unpaid taxes.
 JAMES SERVICE, JR Deputy Collector.
 Willington. Conn.. April 10th. l9l6. 2M9
The Press., 1916-05-03
COLLECTORS NOTICE
Borough of Stafford Spring,

All persons liable to pay taxes in the Borough of Stafford Springs on list of l95 and the street sprinkling assessments, are hereby notified that am ready to receive the same. All taxes are due May lst and on ali taxes not paid by June lst interest ut per cent per annum will surely be charged, together with legal fees for collect ing. For the purpose of receiving the same will be al the store of w. K. Hanley every Thurs day from May lst to June lst 1916, from a, m. to p. m. PATRICK J. MURRAY, Collector.
 stafford Springs, Conn.,, April l9, 1916.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Taxes for the Town of Union

Property taxes in the town Of Union, on the list of 1915 are due May lst, 1916, and payable at par until June lst, 1918. For the purpose Of col. lecting above taxes will be at the Town Hall on May 1st and May 3oth from to p. m, On all taxes unpaid June ist interest will be charged and all legal fees for collection.
 Dated at Union April le, 1916; ,,
The Press., 1916-05-03
NOTICE

Taken by virtue of an execution to me ttirec. ted, and will be sold at Public Nendue to the highest bidder, at the public sign post In the town of Coventry North Parish) Ia days after date, which will be on Wednesday the 10th day of May, 1916. at o'clock in the afternoon, to satisfy said execution and my fees thereon, the following described property, to wit: good two. horse lumber wagon, nearly new good one horse lumber wagon, nearly new set Of double team harness.
 Dated at Coventry this Doth day Of April, 1916. ALBERT K. HARMON, Deputy Sheriff.
The Press., 1916-05-03

Can't look well, eat we'll, or feel well with impure blood. Keep the blood pure with Burdock Blood Bitters. Eat sim. ply, take exercise. keep clean, and good health is pretty sure to follow. $1 bot tie.
The Press., 1916-05-03

TOR SALE-My residence on the Or.
 cuttytlIe road known as the Howe place. " Consists of a honse and barn and two acres oi land. Inquire of MRS. J. c. CHRISTENSEN at the home of Clous Christensen, Center street stafford Springs. TWO
The Press., 1916-05-03

uEo a year in advance. When not paid In advance, at the rate of sl.75 year.
 Resolutions, obituaries or cards Of thanks in- .ertsd at one-half advertising rates. Births marriages and deaths inserted free.
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 This paper Is mailed regularly to its suoscrio- CTS until definite order to discontinue Is re- ,eived and all arrears are paid In full.
 We arc always glad to have nsscs Items sent In, but request that they reach us by Tuesday noon, or earlier. If possible. It Is often neces- .Ary to abridge items that are received the lat ter part of Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday morning. Forms closed Wednesday at 10 .. m.
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub fishing. endorse the opinions of our correspond enE.
The Press., 1916-05-03

Don't use harsh physics. The reaction wea kens the bowels. leads to chronic con situation. Get Doan's Regulets. They operate easily. 25c at all stores.
The Press., 1916-05-03
nHo+her cr.v's Sweet Powders

Mother Grays sweet. FoWuerS For Children For Feverishness, Bad stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bow, nv Mothers for 8 years They never fail. At ail druggists. 25c sample FREE. Address, Moth 4ar Gray CO.. LeROy, N. Y.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Hsron's Eoet For Bait.


 So great is the heron's repute as a fisher that it has long been thought that its feet, owing to some peculiar scent or oil which they were supposed to possess, attracted the fish, more es. pecially cells, to within easy reach of its beak In some places the rustic angler still believes that if a her0n's foot is placed with his worms the lat ter are more eagerly taken by fish, London Outlook.
 Aia Golf Prize. 3 When the Duke of York was living in Edinburgh in 1881 he was told that d certain shoemaker named Patersone was the best golf player in Scotland. and him.. the duke. later James H., chose as partner. in a foursome, win ming huge stake. He promptly turned over the money to Patersone, who forthwith built house in which the duke placed stone with Patersone crest hearing the motto, "Far and Sure"
The Press., 1916-05-03
NOTICE.

E'OR SALE -N Ni"e hushels nice Seed Potatoes -t 2S per bushel-The Gold Coil n,
 The WHEELEK FARM, West WillinRton,
The Press., 1916-05-03

The annual meeting Of the Iilllsi1e cemetery Nssocia'lon will be held in Gra nge Hail. SLaf. -2 MIas ~ uaI sr uao
The Press., 1916-05-03

DIANO TUNER and REPAIRER-- IL ADAM MARX. 40 years experience. For merly with Stenway x Son, and Weber. Leave orders with II. K. Burwel, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1916-05-03

EOR SALE-Household furniture, in v' cluding oak chamber set, refrigerator couches sewing machine, rockers, stoves crocK cry, carpets, mats etc.
 s2w5 DAVID KELLOGG. Church Street.
The Press., 1916-05-03

A E are buying Chestnut and Oak s 1t
 W Cross Ties, 6 and . inches thick, f O. D the c. V. Ky. THE CHILD LUMBER CORPO RATION Putnam, Conn.
The Press., 1916-05-03

MISS ELSIE M. TEAL, Teacher of MI pianoforte. Corcoran Avenue Stafford Springs. Jhelo
The Press., 1916-05-03

FOR SALE-Two carriages, parlor or II gan, ladys bicycle.
The Press., 1916-05-03

THILDREN-This coupon and Sc gets you tirstclass haircut at my barber shop. JOHN SENA.
The Press., 1916-05-03

EOR SALE--Cheap, Concord Buggy II and Carriage. A. F. SPPLLMAN.
 Telephone 37-6. '3w4
The Press., 1916-05-03

L OR SALE 1913 Cadillac Touring Car. First class condition. Price reason able R. w. SMITH.
The Press., 1916-05-03

MAN WANTED-Steadyw work. VI STAFFORD C0NSERVATORIE
The Press., 1916-05-03

NOTICE-Anyone wishing to have 4$ their yards cleaned, lawns moved. or gar dens spaded. can have same doneby writing to P. 0. BOX 269.
The Press., 1916-05-03

NhNTED-A woman to do house w work MRS. E. K. KEEFE.
The Press., 1916-05-03

N~ANTED-to exchange our horse in
 w trade for another good one. Inquire at the Italian co operative store, Furnace ave. If
The Press., 1916-05-03

EOR SALE-My residence on East " Main St. House. barns, hen houses, etc. Two acres Of land. MRS. w. H WEBSTER.
The Press., 1916-05-03

YOUNG Cow for sale, giving quarts
 II of milk day; also will sell 1'0- egg Cy- phers Incubator. PAUL GENHOLT, OrcuttVllle.
The Press., 1916-05-03

LNARM AT AUCT ON On Saturday, y May 6, at 10 a m l will sell the C A. Rich- ards farm at Moose Meadow, Wilmington. Farm consists of 30 acres, house, barn and out. build ings A. w. RICHARDS, Adm.
The Press., 1916-05-03

DARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS, W. J. BOWLER, Crystal Lake, Conn.
The Press., 1916-05-03

HOUSE and Window Cleaning at reas- H enable prices, Call at 3 West Main St, or address P O. Box 338 NJ. MALAY, Stafford Springs, owo
The Press., 1916-05-03

w NANTED-Somebody to put up big W water tank on tower.
The Press., 1916-05-03

ITO BE SOLD-A good strong horse, ! express wagon with top, delivery wagon, good for bresd or milk, blankets, etc. Inquire St The Press office 3tf
The Press., 1916-05-03

A UTOMOBILE PARTIES taken any "A where and at any time. Telephone 31.23. tf3 PAUL GlNH0LT.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1916-08-11
EXPENSE OF HANDLING EWES
Every Farmer Should Figure ous
Cost Of Feed-Pays Better TO
Wean Lambs Before July !.

Prof. q. w. Sheets of the West vir
sinia experiment station, In discuss
ing the question of breeding ewes
said that he believed every flock
owner should sit down and figure OUT
the cost of the feed.
In the fall he feeds breeding ewes
once a day on oats and bran; feeds
no corn whatever to the breeding
ewes. Uses clover. cowpea and mixed
hay and corn fodder for roughage.
The latter it pays to shred or Gus
His southdown sheep eat about Blk
pounds of silage apiece a day. two
pounds of hay ard one-half pound OF
grain. but he does not give the ewes
so much silage as this before lamb
ing.
He feeds the lambs with the ewes
starting with about half pint OF
grain to the lamb at eight weeks old.
and getting up to pint Of grain at
about twelve weeks old. This feed Is
continued throughout the season.
After the lambs are weaned he puts
the ewes on stubble field to de.
crease the flow of the milk. He
gives tobacco. which he raises him
self. in the feed each day as a pre-
yentive of stomach worms.
He thinks it pays better to wean
lambs the LIST Of July than at any
other time. It costs him s3.06 TO
keep a sheep year. but he did not
charge present market prices for his
feed. adopting scale OF prices that
would run about the average tor
series of years.