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The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-26
Willing to Cooperate
Seattle, April 20, 1917.
Chenille A. Collins, Esq,
Ellisport. Wash

Seattle, April 20, 1917.
Chenille A. Collins, Esq,
Ellisport, Wash.
Dear Sir: Your favor of April Is.
suggesting the advantages of Vashon
island ms shipbuilding yard, is at
hand, and the statements therein are
in absolute accord with the ideas of
this organization. We shall hope to
be OF service in helping to locate ship
building plants on the Island, but in
order to do this it will be necessary for
us to have definite information regard
ing the sites.
Will you, through your Club, kindly
assemble as complete data as possible
regarding shipbuilding locations and
indicate same on a key map with de-
tailed data accompanying it? This in
formation will be filed with the Indus
trial Sites Committee of this Bureau.
and you may be assured of our pleas
ure IN presenting same to prospective
locators in this section.
Again thanking you for calling this
matter to our attention, and trusting
we may work together for the develop
ment of the industrial facilities of the
Puget Sound country, remain
Yours very truly,
r. H. Mattison,
Industrial Commissioners.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-26
A Happy Reunion

On Friday, April 20, Mrs. Bib
bins home at Quartermasterwas
the scene of happy reunion.
Mrs. Bibbins, the dear friend
who delights in making others
happy, invited to her home the
Pioneer Ladies of Vashon is
land to spend the day; the in
vitation read Come early, and
stay late" Gust the way we
did in old times.)
Thirteen Of the very early set
tiers were present; several were
unable to come as the day on the
outside was "oh, so rainy" but
within Mrs. Bibbins lovely home
all was sunshine and good cheer.
We will not attempt to describe
the dinner, it was certainly fine
proving our hostess under
stood the science of cooking.
The table was decorated with
the beautiful narcissus the
poets flower.
After enjoying the dinner, sew
eral of the ladies gave interest
ing talks. Mrs. Miner told how
narrowly she escaped drown
ing at one time crossing
the Sound on the lola. This
talk took us back to old times!
Mrs. Blackburn made some inter
esting remarks on the subject of
preparing a history of Vashon
Island book form. She thought
it might be very interesting
volume in years to come for our
friends and families to have.
Mrs. Fuller also made some
pleasing remarks and in old
times Mrs. Fuller was one of our
Women of Cheer" she just
had to smile" she kept
store"
AT this reunion we missed
many of the old settlers who are
now enjoying the joys of Heaven
We will never forget Mrs.
Sherman's loving hand-clasp;
nor Mrs. Christman's cordial
greeting Aunt Martha, many
called her; and our dear Mrs.
Snow, our very active temper
ance worker, and one of our very
early settlers. Death does not
end all" And methinks those
old neighbors are still near US,
and are glad we had such a hap
by day with old friends.
Those present were: Mrs.
Christlnan, mother of Mrs. Bib
bins, Mesdames Lindley, Lives
~, Kingsbury, Miner, Blackburn.
Fuller, Gordon, Herthum,
McNair, Wilson, Sturgus, and
Gorsuch. all residents of the
Island from 30 to 30 years. q
After being so beautifully en-
tertained by our friends, Mr..
and Mrs. Bibbins, we took our
leave, wishing them a long life
full of sunshine in their beauti-
full home on Vashon Island.
One of the Pioneers.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
PRACTICE OF SWIMMING MILK
To Secure Best Results Il is Best to
Skim and Milk and Churn Cream,
Says Clemson.

Experience has shown that in gen.
eral practice the churning Of whole
milk results in butter Of a poorer fat
in the buttermilk than If cream is
churned, says Clemson Agricultural
college of South Carolina. 1t Is there.
fore best to skim the milk and churn
the cream. The best way to skim the
milk is by means Of separator. A
farmer who has only two or three
cows, but no separator, may put the
milk into deep, narrow cans (shotgun
cans) and set them in cold water, and
when the cream rises it can be re-
moved with a shallow spoon. Where
this system is used 1t usually takes
about II to 10 hours for all the cream
to rise. Care should be taken to keep
the milk cold, in order to make the
cream rise rapidly. The old method
Of setting the milk In shallow pans
should not be used, as the cream does
not rise so completely as when set In
deep cans In cold water; furthermore,
the quality of the cream is not so good
and there are more vessels to wash
and care for.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Getting Out From Under.

1t is probably quite natural that
there should be considerable rivalry at
Ft. Harrison between the student Off
GERS of National Guard training and
those with no previous military expe-
rience, and sometimes stories are told
which might not be told If 1t were not
for this rivalry, says the Indianapolis
News.
A young student officer was putting
a squad of fellow-students through
squad formations the other day Of
rather intricate nature and the pro-
cess proved to be like climbing roof.
1t is easy to climb into perilOus posi-
ton astride the cone, but difficult to
climb down to safety. The young stu
dent officer got along very well until
he attempted to get his squad back In
to it's original formation. Somehow 1t
wouldn't work out right. Then he cut
the knot of his difficulty with one COM
mand, delivered as sternly as possible:
CAS- you were at first March,"
This would net have been told II
there had not been several former Ma
tional Guardsmen in the squad.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

serving. With sprig of mint or
section Of lemon the delicacy of the
draught is increased.
The juices Of various berries make
delicious shrub and the fresh juice
added to water using pint of juice
to two of water and adding sugar to
taste, chilled and served with cracked
ice is\most refreshing
Grape juice bottled the year before
is welcomed as hot weather drink,
it may also be used In sherbets, ices
and various desserts and pudding
sauces.
Cocoa or chocolate strip may be
made and kept for weeks in the ice
chest, little added to glass of cold
milk, with spoonful of cream or a
sprinkling of cinnamon gives variety.
Such a drink is not only refreshing, it
is nourishing. Iced coffee is another
popular drink, add pint of black
coffee to a quart of cream, sweeten
to taste and serve in glasses with
whipped cream or freeze and serve In
glasses topped with whipped cream.
Iced tea which is recommended Is
prepared from a mixture Of black and
green tea, Ice and plenty of water with
sugar and lemon to be added as 1t is
served. Raspberry shrub is one of
the delightful fruit juices which is
so much enjoyed. Cover berries with
vinegar, using four quarts of berries
and two quarts of good cider vinegar,
cover and let them stand for three
days in cool place, then strain and
add four more quarts of berries, let
them stand three days and strain as
before. Then put the juice into pre-
serving kettle with pound Of sugar
to each pint Of juice, boil and skim.
after boiling five minutes 1t may be
put into sterilized bottles and sealed.
Logan berries, blackberries or almost
any berry, good for fruit juice, may be
treated In this manner.
Coffee is another delightful drink
served cold. Add whipped cream to
the coffee poured into glass a third
full Of ice and half filed with coffee.
This Is also sweetened by each indi-
vidual.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
SUMMER DISEASE OF CATTLE
"Pinkeye" Is Especially Troublesome
During Hot NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Results in Blindness.

"Pinkeye' of cattle is q common
disease, especially during summer
months, and sometimes results in total
blindness. 1t is undoubtedly infec-
tious, and is believed to spread from
one animal to another through the
medium Of flies. The disease runs it's
course in ten days or two weeks, af-
fecting one or both eyes.
A profuse flowing of tears is the
first evidence Of the attack. The ami
NAL keeps the eye constantly closed,
for 1t Is very sensitive to light. Grad
ually q film seems to form over the
eye and the ball becomes clouded.
Care at this time is very necessary
and may save the animal from blind
ness. Confinement In a comfortable
stall with all light excluded Is the
best. Laxative food will put the ami.
NAL In good condition to ward or
complications. If flies are allowed to
irritate the sore eyes they will prob
ably spread the infection to other ami
mails.
Bathing the eyes In a strong solu-
ton Of boric acid is a treatment cas-
lily applied and generally effective. A
better method is to place few. drops
Of the following mixture In the eyes
with dropper: One-half grain Of
zinc sulphate, ten grams of boric acid
and one ounce Of distilled water.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

seeds and skin. Add raiSns and
sirup, cook until thick but not sugary.
This makes very toothsome pre-
serve.
Rhubarb and Fig conserve.-Take
three pounds of rhubarb, two and a
half pounds of sugar, one-half pound
of figs, two ounces Of candied peel,
scatter the finely chopped figs and
peel over the rhubarb, add the sugar
and let stand until the next day. Then
boil the preserve slowly for an hour.
Put into jars and seal.
Tomato Butter.-After cooking ripe
tomatoes, salt them and put them
through sieve to remove the seeds.
Have ready an equal amount of tart
apple sauce well cooked, add 1t to the
tomato PURGE, sweeten slightly and
let boil until it begins to thicken. Stir
it carefully to keep 1t from scorching.
Put into jelly glasses. Serve with
meats.
Gooseberry Preserves.-Remove the
flower and stem ends of the berries
carefully, wash in cold water. Meas
ure as many cupfuls of sugar as ber-
ries. Make strip using very little
water when it boils add the berries
which have been scalded and drained.
Cook until the juice forms jelly,
then seal In jars.
Preserved Peats.-Take six pounds
of pared, cored and halved pears, four
pounds of sugar, two cupfuls of wa
ter, the juice of two lemons, the rind
Of one, cut in strips, and an ounce Of
ginger root. Drop the pears into cold
salted water as soon as prepared.
Boil the sugar, lemon peel and ginger
root for an hour. Then drop in the
pears, add the lemon juice and cook
the pears few at a time until they
are well cooked. Put the pears In a
jar, boil the strip until thick and pour
over the fruit.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
DESTROYING DOORS AND EUGs
Fresh Air and Sunshine 10 Death to
Both-Place Utensils Where Sun
Will Strike Them.

Fresh air and sunshine being death
both to odors and to bugs" there Is
a close relationship between clean
milk and summing Of milk utensils.
Do not stopper the cans when setting
them out to sun. Let the air work
In and out. Choose a place to set
them where the sun shines upon them
most directly. Turn them bottom
side up to keep dust out Of them more
effectively-and possibly rain. Nature
will then do her share toward freeing
the milk can from faint. She will ma
terially lessen the number Of bacteria
hiding within.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

which are grown commonly In the
northern commercial apple-producing
districts.
The most important commercial
sour-cherry orchards are located in the
Hudson River valley, in western New
York, western Michigan, northern
Ohio, the Arkansas river valley, in Col
orado, Door county, Wisconsin, parts
of Iowa, and to lesser extent in 9TH
er states. Large quantities Of cher
ries In the aggregate are produced in
states and sections not specifically
mentioned, but as rule the orchards
are small and do not represent impor-
tant community interests.
The leading varieties of sweet cher
ries are less hardy than the best
known sour sorts. Their endurance
of cold corresponds more nearly to
that of the peach. 1t may be doubted
whether sweet cherries as a group
endure long, hot summers any better
than the sour sorts, possibly not as
well.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

ounce Of gelatin, mold, chill and serve
with mayonnaise dressing.
Stuffed Cucumbers.-Take three
bread crumbs, half cupful of chopped
nuts, one egg, one tablespoonful of
butter, one tablespoonful of chopped
onion, one tablespoonful Of salt and q
dash of pepper. Pare the cucumbers,
cut into halves and scoop out the
seeds. Chop the nuts and add them
to the bread crumbs, the onion, egg
and melted butter, Fill each half Of
the cucumber with the stufiing, put
the two pieces together and tie with a
string. Brown In hot pan with two
tablespoonfuls Of olive oil. Turn them
until they are brown, then add a lit
tie water and bake them until they
are tender, basting two or three times.
II the water In the pan evaporates,
add more. Dish on hot platter, re-
move the strings and serve with a
brown or tomato sauce.
Cherry Fritters.-Remove the stems
and stones from ripe cherries. Roll
each one In the white of an egg, beaten
with tablespoonful Of water, then In
chopped almonds; dip them one by
one into a thick fritter batter and
plunge into hot fat. When brown,
drain on brown paper and serve with
a sweet sauce.
Fruit RoII.-Roll out a round of
pastry very thin. In the center place
two cupfuls Of pitted cherries, or
chopped apple with raisins, or rhubarb
with raisins or any fruit combination
that is agreeable. Roll up and place
In deep baking dish. Add two table,
spoonfuls of butter, cupful or more
IL the fruit Is acid, Of brown sugar, a
cupful Of boiling water. Bake for an
hour In a hot oven. Serve with the
sauce and whipped cream. If rhubarb
Is used there will be plenty Of sauce
to serve with the pudding.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
ILL OFF APPLE APHIS PEST
arbon' BisuIphide May Be Applied to
Roots by Injection or In Water
Poured Around.

Experiments in the use Of poison.
Gus gases against the woolly apple
aphis indicate that carbon bisulphide
may with good results be applied to
the roots by injection or in water
poured around the roots. Experiments
in the control of the woolly aphis on
the roots of nursery apple stock by the
use of poisonous gases indicate that
while the use of carbon bisulphide is
impracticable under nursery condi-
tons, -dchlorobenZene offers
promise against this pest.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
WHERE FARMERS MUST SPRAY
According to Law Spraying is Conn
pulsory on Pacific Coast-Ban
Placed on Insects.

Compulsory spraying is applied on
the Pacific coast. No matter whether
man believes" in spraying, or
whether he Is too lazy to spray, or
whether he lives in some distant state
and cannot be on the job, his trees
must be sprayed. The law requires 1t.
And the law goes still further In some
sections and makes 1t hot for the man
who attempts to market codling moths
or San Jose scale in the guise. Of ap-
pies.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Near q Storm Center.

'T'm sorry 1 built right here"
"WhyT
Because they do say that sound car
ries best southeast Of a storm CEN
ter"
"What has that got to do with it?"
swell, I've just discovered by hear
ing your wife's voice every night when
You arrive home late that 1 live In
a southeast direction from your house"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
MARKET FlRST-CLASS FRUIT
Charges Are Just as Much on Box %
Inferior Apples as on That Of
Superior Quality.

Marketing fruit depends upon sue
cessful growing, grading, picking and
packing. No man lives nowadays who
can successfully market a half-colored,
poorly packed, wormy box Of apples.
A great many times growers are dis
appointed In sales for any one of these
reasons. The freight, packing and re-
frigeration charges are just as much
on an inferior box Of apples as on a
first-class pack.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Horticultural
'1hGsAWVyINa
LOW ATTITUDES FOR CHERRY
Trees Do Not Thrive Well Where Sum.
mers Are Particularly Long and
Dry-Where Grown.
(By II. p. GOULD.)

Cherry trees do not thrive well as
a rule where the summers are par
ticularly long and hot. For this rea-
son more than any other they are
grown but little in the South, and
to the limited extent they are planted
In that part of the country the best
success is attained at the higher alti-
tudes.
In their endurance Of low tempera-
lures the widely grown sour-cherry va
rieties approach the apple varieties
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

two apples two slices Of pineapple.
Beat cupful of lemon juice and the
same amount of pineapple juice. Stir
over the fire till they thicken, then
pour over the fruit.
New Beet SaIad.-Take a quart of
boiled beets, one quart Of cabbage, one
pound of sugar, cupful of grated
horseradish, a teaspoonful each of salt
and black pepper, dash of red pep
per, cupful of celery. Chop the cab
bage and beets separately, then mix
them add all the other ingredients
with sufficient vinegar to thin the mix
ture. Put into jars and seal.
Pea SaIad.-Take a cupful of cooked
peas, two tablespoonfuls Of grated
cheese, six sweet pickles and one small
onion. Chop the onion and pickles,
then add the peas and cheese, moisten
with mayonnaise dressing and serve on
lettuce.
Veal and Vegetable SaIad.--Take a
pound Of cold roast veal, finely
chopped, half pound of walnut meats,
one stalk Of celery, one can Of peas,
one bunch Of radishes, two onions, one
green pepper, one red pepper and a
little finely minced parsley. Chop all
the ingredients, except the peas, mix
well and add mayonnaise dressing.
Serve on shredded lettuce.
Cherry and MarshmaIIow Salad
Cut into quarters a half-pound of
marshmallows, add cupful Of cher
ries, three sliced bananas, one can of
diced pineapple and four oranges cut
In small pieces. Add few filberts, a
mayonnaise dressing and serve after
being well blended on head lettuce.
Pear saIad.-Take a quart Of pears,
fresh and very ripe, or well drained
canned pears; mix with shredded al
monds that have been blanched and
serve with French dressing highly sea-
soned, on lettuce.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

always the standby
of lemonade which
Is such n favOrite
and when a more
nourishing drink Is
needed, q well
beaten egg may De
stirred into the
drink just before
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
OIL, 1.-THE Master Fortune Builder

NOT what we "EXPECT TO DO" BUT
what we ARE DOING" The Capitol
Petroleum Company is now drilling Well
No. 2. The 2-cent allotment of stock is 60
but it will pay you to try. Five payments,
or So off for all cash. Send to The Securities
Finance & Investment Co., Fiscal Agents.
800 Foster Bldg, Denver, Colo.-Adv.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

When bit of sunshine hits We,
After passing of a cloud,
When a ut of laughter gifts We
An yer spine is feelin' proud,
Don't fergit to up and fling 1t
At a soul that's feelin' blue,
For the mint that We sling 1t
It's a boomerang to you.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

ing the case, the average sample Of
1O.5 per cent solids and the average
sample of Holstein skim milk will con-
tain a little over. per cent solids.
The solid matter in sample of skim
milk from either of these breeds will
be divided as follows: Sugar, so per
cent; proteins, 35 per cent; ash, 1875
per cent, and fat, 1.25 per cent.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
An Apology.

"Are you not ashamed to use poi
soned arrows?"
''Tm doing the best can in my lin
tied way" whimpered the savage. "Of
course, poisoned arrows only get 'em
one at a time. But we lack the me-
chanical facilities for wholesale opera
tons with U-boats."
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
MILK BREEDS ARE COMPARED
Average Percentage Of Fat In Guern-
sey Milk ls SIC and That Of
Holstein 10 3.42.

The average per cent of solids In
Guernsey milk is 14.71 and In Holstein
milk 11.S5. The average percentage
Of fat In Guernsey milk is 5.18 and In
Holstein milk 3.42. The percentage
of solids taken from the milk when
separated approximates four-fifths of
the amount of fat removed. This be-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

Cucumber JeIIy.-Pare
and cut In small pieces
six cucumbers, add n
small sliced onion and
cover b6th vegetables
with a quart Of cold wa
ter and a tablespoonful
of vinegar. Cook until
tender, season well with
salt and pepper and press
through q sieve. add one
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

l n & concerning
our Lord Jesus
Christ.
In Luke 2:46
we find him as a
boy In the t en-
pie
In the Midst Of
the Teachers
Our Example.
"All that heard
him were aston
ished at his I'M
Outstanding and
answers" Jesus
was a close BIZ
BILE student. How
ready he was in
giving lust the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
The Ambitious Bride.

Bill-Hello! Home from your hon.
eymoon trip already?
Gill-Oh, yes.
Rather short, wasn't it?"
"Oh, yes. My new wife'seemed rath-
err anxious to get home and try her
cooking on me-"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

Wastefulness pervades our homes as
they are conducted today. Lacking
technical training we are ever practic-
ing and learning In the costly school
of experimentation M. Hill.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

Whatever you did In years that are
gone,
In the year that Is yours today,
Lift up your brow In the light of the
sun, -
Be loyal and brave, and pray.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

In the oil, a miser
to add vinegar, a
wise man to ad-
minister the salt,
and a mailman to
do the mixing.
Delicious Fruit
Salad. Cut into
cubes three bana-
ms @-o >.a-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

wife from putting up
some of all kinds Of fruit.
Burberry and Ralsln
Preserve.-Use fine fla
vOred seeded raisins.
Cover the barberries
with water and boil.
Strain through a piece Of
cheesecloth, this allows
the pulp and juice to
4
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

Temper, not trouble, makes the mis-.
cry of most mems and women's lives.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

How sad 1t Is to sit and pine
The long half hour before we dine!
Upon our watches oft to look,
Then wonder at the clock and cook
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
SALADS FOR sULTRY DAYS

An old proverb says that in making
a salad spendthrift is needed to put
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
HOT WEATHER BEVERAGES,

Usually the hot weather drops upon
us finding us unprepared with cooling
drinks There Is
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
His Wife's Little Shot.

His Wife's Little Shot.
"Tm glad you're over the draft age"
"WhyT
"Think how Inundated I should be
to have to admit that was dependent
on your stingy salary every week for
my living"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
SUM ER FOODS.

During the hot weather meats or
heavy dishes are served less often and
| In smaIlar uuoptity
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
pkHMTE M.t:9. =: C:is:.s..
- ID. Q. Advice and books Tree.
Rates reasonable Highest rsfsrsness BsstssrisssL
Couldn't Blame Him.

Jie-Do you like romantic girls?
Jack-No. When you make hole
in your bank account buying them
flowers, they tear them apart, saying:
''He loves me; he loves me not"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
A FEW PRESERVES.

There are so many delicious pre-
serves that only the cost of sugar
kaapS tho ovara oa housa-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10

Thou God seest Me.
Live innocently. God Is present.
Llnnaeus' Motto.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-08-10
Jesus
In the Midst
By REV. L. w. GOSNELL
Assistant Dean. Moody Bible
Institute. Chicago

TEXT-In the midst.
The words Of this text occur In sew
eral places and yield precious teach