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Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Cities Tackle the
Food Problem

petition with local merchants at both
direct and indirect saving to con-
sumers. The experiment is to be en-
larged to include food products other
than fruits and vegetables and is said
to be already serving as a stabilizing
influence on prices in that city mar
ket. Competing merchants have be-
come interested In the methods of do
Ing business of the city-operated stalls
and appear anxious to try out prac-
tees that would enable them to lower
their prices.
Allentown, Pa, has gone into farm
ing on farm acquired for other pur-
poses which. through changes in mu-
nicipal plans, was lying idle. Under
the direction of one of the city alder
men this farm is producing vegetables
and selling them at retail in competi-
tion with shipped-in produce. The
farm also feeds 1000 head of hogs on
city garbage. Local advocates of the
plan now propose to include the use
Of an old brewery as storage ware
house for potatoes and other products
grown by local farmers, so as to lessen
the city's dependence on shipped-in
products.
Although the bureau of markets,
through its city market division, is
keeping in touch with developments
in many cities and is compiling in
formation for use In answering in
luiries, 1t states that 1t would be glad
to hear from any cities, not as yet
reached by formal inquiry, which are
working on local food problems
through municipality owned shops and
by other methods differing from those
that have been followed in the past.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Variety Of Ways, Some Of Them
Unusual, Are Being
Tried Out.
HOW ONE CITY SELLS FOOD
Houston, Tex, Handles Fruits and
Vegetables In Competition With
Tenants Of Its Municipality
Owned Market House.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agrculture.)
Washington. = That municipalities
are tacklIng their local food problems
In variety of ways, some of them
unusual, is evidenced by reports re-
ceived by the city marketing division
of the bureau of markets, United
States department of agriculture.
From establishing curb markets, re-
modelling, or building retail market
houses, efforts of cities have expanded
until some are actually selling food
supplies, while one city of about 65,-
900 population Is operating farm
and selling produce from 1t at retail.
How One City Sells Food.
Houston, Tex, which has a munich
pally owned retail market house, has
taken over three stalls in the build
Ing and is handling fruits and vege-
tables in competition with its tenants.
In order to be fair to other retailers
1t charges itself with all overhead ex-
penses paid by other dealers, including
rent, and also pays wages higher than
those paid In other stalls. Reports
on ten weeks operation of the city
managed stalls show that it is possi-
Bile to buy and sell produce in COM
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Mexican Merchants Refuse to
Make Small Sales.
Being Hoarded and Sold for
Their Metal.

Mexico City.-The most persistent
phrase encountered by the buying pub
lie In Mexico ut present Is mo hay
cambio," "there is no change" The
silver I'm the Mexican peso, 5O-cent
piece. and the smaller coins is worth
more than the face value Of the coins,
so this money has been boarded by
many persons and sold for their silver
content.
The result Is that "cambio," or
change. has disappeared and persons
who buy or sell are forced to pay from
4 to Z per cent for silver pieces from
brokers. Most merchants refuse to
make small sales II they are forced to
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they canhot reach
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is infiamed you have q
rumblng sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result. Unless the Inflammation can be re-
NAL condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh. which is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
All Druggists 75c. Circulars free.
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Children Day
in Every Instance

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Children require a foundation Of
good health, made by adequate nour-
ishment, but many of them in this
country are not laying this foundation.
The United States department of agri-
culture is assisting the various agen-
cies working to correct this condition.
Undernourishment is not confined to
the slums. Many little Tony or
Pietro, with his bowl of thick soup
and hunk of dry bread, topped off with
an apple or an orange, is better fed
than numbers of children in well-to-
do families. The latter are too often
allowed to choose what they will or
will not eat, and to select food bad
ly suited to child's stomach or that
is lacking in nourishment. When this
happens they are being starved just
as much as if their parents, because
of poverty, were obliged to give them
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
why DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. It helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years.
It is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

too scanty a ration. Soggy breads,
fried meats, fried potatoes, and heavy
pie are responsible for many UNDER
fed children.
Milk Is Necessary.
Milk is absolutely necessary to keep
the growing child in health. 1t con-
tains growth-producing substances not
found in any other food. The dairy
division is endeavoring to drive this
lesson home to the people in every
state by means of charts, lectures and
exhibits. The demonstration
agents, supervised by the department
of agriculture and state colleges, are
also teaching the value of milk in a
child's diet and how to select proper
meal for growing boy or girl. Chill
dren who have been given even one
pint of milk every school day for two
months have made remarkable gains
in every instance.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

@9eI1OuSE.

Pork pie is an old New England
dish which might well be revived.
Vinegar, IL rubbed first on discolored
steel work, insures n quick and easy
polish.
To get the real. full flavor Of mus
tard, It should be mixed with salad
oil only.
A tablespoonful Of vinegar added to
n warm bath removes all fatigue from
the muscles.
Vinegar and stale bread applied as
q poultice nightly to corn for week
will cure II.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
NO CHANGE is GIVEN

give change, asserting they would lose
money In the transaction.
The "azteca.' or Mexican 2O-peso
piece (gold) is practically useless MS
money In stores or cafes when tho
purchase Is for small amount.
II might as well be broke as have
an azteca,' complained an American
who was hungry and could not find n
cafe to change his gold. Later he bIt
upon unique scheme. He deposited
the "azteca" with the cafe proprietor
and proceeded to eat at Intervals until
he had no more credit, which, with
prevailing prices, was not long time.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
CONSERVE SUGAR IN
RECIPES FOR CAKES
Avoid Possibility of Totally
Sugarfess Days.
Housewives Urged to Turn to War
cookbooks and Refresh Memory
on Ways to Use Substitutes
We Still Have Corn Sirup.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
If you are wise you will not use
your last bit Of sugar trusting to get
more when the present supply is gone,
but will avoid the possibility of totally
sugarless days by making your small
supply go as far as possible. This is
the advice of home economics special
lists in the United States department of
agriculture.
Turn to your war conservation cook
books and refresh your memory on
ways to use the sugar substitutes. You
will find many recipes for cakes, but
most of them We're built to save wheat
as well as sugar. We have this cause
for rejoicing at least: Though we must
cut down our use of sugar we still have
wheat for cake making and our old
stand-bys in time of sugar stringency
-molasses, corn sirup, and honey
are still procurable.
The cakes made with sirup are not
just like those made with sugar. In
most cases they are less sweet They
do fill an emergency need for cake,
however. The following recipes use
but little sugar:
Chocolate Cake.
"a cup fat Y cup milk
tablespoons sugar j teaspoon vanilla
drown or white) Ia cups wheat flour
2 eggs teaspoons baking
2 squares melted u teaspoon salt
chocolate
Cream the fat and sugar. add the
egg yolks, sirup, and melted chocolate,
and beat well. Sift the dry ingredients
together and add alternately with the
milk. Add vanilla and fold in the
stiflly beaten whites. Bake in loaf or
layers in a moderate oven.
For frosting-Cook one-half cupful
corn sirup until 1t forms a long thread
when dropped from spoon. Pour
over the stifily beaten whites of two
eggs and beat until thick enough to
spread.
These little Individual spice cakes,
baked in muffin tins, are also very
good:
tablespoons fat u teaspoon salt
teaspoons sugar teaspoon cinna-
Y cup corn sirup mon
egg u teaspoon spice
" cup milk u teaspoon nutmeg
cups hour ~ tcdbpOOH ClONeb
3 teaspoons baking VI cup chopped
powder raislns
Mix In order given.
These oatmeal drop cakes are very
good and they use no sugar:
u cup fat III cups flour
" cup molasses " teaspoon salt
VI cup corn sirup " teaspoon soda
] egg Y teaspoon CHINA
~ cups rolled oats mon
VI cup raisins " teaspoon cloves
VI cup chopped nuts VI teaspoon allsplce
Mix and drop from n spoon on
creased baking sheet. Bake in a
quick oven.
Along this same line. remember that
the old-fashioned gingerbread calls for
no sugar Why not serve 1t more often
as dessertf II Is delicious served
warm with whipped cream.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Replacing Sugar With Cotton.

According to the South African Jour
nal of Industries for July, 1919, the re-
placement of cane by cotton in parts
of Zululand is being taken notice of
by the sugar industry.
A number of planters declare that
they find cotton more paying and
more promising crop than sugar.
A great advantage in favor of cot
ton is that crop can be planted and
handled within about six months and
does not involve the heavy expenditure
for wagons, track and vehicles, such
as is essential with cane.>
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
YOUR COLD is EASED
AFTER THE FIRST DOSE
"Pape's Cold Compound" then breaks
up cold In a few
hours

Relief comes instantly. A dose taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks up severe cold
and ends all the grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pass
ages In the head, stops nose running.
relieves the headache, dullness, fever.
ishness, sneezlng, soreness and stiff.
ness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffilng! Clear your congested
headl Nothing else In the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only a few
cents at any drug store. It acts with
out assistance. tastes nice, contains no
Quinine-Insist upon Pape's
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
"Old Razor Man"
Was a Woman

San FranciscO.-The death of John
Young" known for years along the
highways between this city and Los
Angeles as "the quaint old razor man."
discloses secret long kept that the
real name of the old peddler was Anna
OConnell. For many years, left alone
in the world, she had worn mems cloth
ing to enable her to earn living un-
molested.
Dies on Doorstep.
She died on the doorstep of the home
of Edwin A. Turner, toy-maker, in
Green street. The Turner's were her
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

friends of early years. When her wan
derings brought her to this city she
Always went to their home They
chanced to be out this time when she
called. lodger in the house informed
her they would soon be back. She was
weak and Ill, and as she turned on the
doorstep she sank down, clutching at
her heart, and died. Mr.. Turner now
reels free to tell her story.
More than twenty years ago." he
said, my wife and I made the ac-
quaintance of a Canadian gentlewom-
an, Mrs. Anna O'Connell. She was
then living In Montgomery block, with
her only child, Marie. Her husband.
Canadian army officer and n native
OF Yorkshire, England, had died.
In the fire and earthquake of 1906
Mrs. OConnell and her daughter
dropped out of sight. We heard moth
ing of them, and, finally, we went on
n long visit to the Island of Guernsey
in the English channel, my native
place. About five years ago we re-
turned to San Francisco.
"One evening when my wife was
alone at home there was a knock at
the door. Opening it she saw little
old man wearing small mustache.
am brother of your old friend
Mrs. Anna O'Connell,' the caller said.
Don't ! resemble her? My wife re-
piled: Yes. the likeness is striking .
come in. They had a cup of tea and
talked.
Tells Her Story.
suddenly. the old man rose, put his
arms around my wife and said: Il am
Mrs. OConnell; look well at me-
MY wife was too surprised for
words. Then the old peddler explained
that she had adopted mems clothes in
order TO make living, for her daupb.
ter had died and she was alone. She
was In the house when l returned
home. My wife and I both promised
to keep her secret. From that time she
visited us once a year. We were her
only intimates. She had wished to
live In San Francisco, but the climate
of the south suited her delicate health
better, and so she made her home In
Pasadena. We knew from her that
she sold razor and knife-blade sharp.
eners, walking from place to place. and
getting frequent lifts from passing mo.
tor cars. We will see that she has de.
cent burial"
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

The bureau plans to make available in
formation in regard to the successes
and failures Of cities In their efforts to
solve their food problems in order that
municipalities contemplating special
action may have the benefit of the ex-
perience of communities faced with
similar conditions,
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Save Worn Handkerchief.

Save the worn handkerchlefs. They
have SO many uses. II there is bnby
IN the home use the small ones for
face cloth. Fathers will do nicely
for wash cloths or us towels for the
wee little one.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Child Put $3.50 In Kitchen Stove.

Sioux City. Ia.-When Nlkolai Pelelo
sold his little home he received $1,95O
In bills. The following morning he
gave the money to his wife, who laid
1t on the table and stepped into anoth.
er room. While she was gone her i've.
year old child placed the roll in the
kitchen stove.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

Spanish railroads are conducting
campaigns of education along their
Ines tJ improve agricultural condi-
items
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Not Restricted.

"That gentleman who just entered is
free thinker" "Oh, indeedl Is he
bachelor or n widOwer?'
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Their Job.

"There is chorus Of butchers and
bakers in that vaudeville act"
II suppose they are feeders for the
star"
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Light Waves Pressure.

Light Waves Pressure.
BY the use of delicate apparatus
which he invented Russian scientist
has demonstrated that light waves ex-
ert measurable mechanical pres
sure.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11
Snakes RattIes.

Snakes RattTes.
The rattles of the rattlesnake are
but number of small bones on the
tail so loosely fastened together that
they make a clinking noise when
shaken.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

-. Any man who calls himself an idiot
wants others to question his veracity.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

Any man cah make fool Of
himself by trying to act smart.
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remery
for infants and children, and see that 1t
Gilpin observer., 1919-12-11

Denials make little faults great.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

School districts Throughout UNA
tilla county have generally raised
their scale Of pay to obtain expert
enced new teachers for the comine
year. So far every teacher signed to
a new contract in the county for mex,
year is a normal graduate and has
had at least two years Of experience.
The standard of teachers for the ru-
raj districts IS being increased ma
terially by requiring this much train
ing and experience and the directors
are willing to make salary advances
to obtain such instructors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

The wise young man always laughs
at the ancient Jokes Of his tailor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

An order allowing the administra-
tr:x of the Alfred F. May estate to
sell personal property was entered in
probate court today
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
FTNNS PLAN FAIR To
BOOST AGRICULTURE

STOCKHOLM, May 24.-Finland
hungered long enough during the war.
Now the Firms propose to promote
agriculture so that they viii he less
dependent on the outside world for
food. a national fair with this as its
primary purpose will be held this
summer. Incidentally there will be
Industrial. social and educational ex-
hib!ts
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
PIIONOGRAPH PROVES
UNDOING OF BURGLAR

ALLENTOWN, Pa. May pa
phonograph proved the undoing of a
burglar who got into the home Of
Blanche Frey here.
Cropping in the darkness, the In
truder bumped against the phono-
graph and set the machinery in moo
ton AS he disappeared thru the win
dow. it yas still grinding out jazz
Members of the household hurried to
the window and recognized the man
ls he sped across the lawn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

a decree Of default in the case of
Lula Jones VS., James j. Jones was en-
tered in circuit court today.
Order to Sell Personal Property.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
Ono Month Married Life F,nough.

Merritt ]. ingalls, today entered
suit in circuit court for a divorce
from Aura Mae Ingalls, to whom he
was married at Walla Walla on Nov.
;. 1917. The defendant deserted one
month later, according to the COM
plant D. W. Bailey is handling Mr.
Ingalls, case.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

The Tri-state Terminal Co. haa
taken over the office formerly used
by the Farmers Union Grain Agency.
Guy johnson is local manager for
the Tri-state Co, which has also ta-
ken the insurance agencies formerly
carried by the Farmers Union Grain
Agency.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
szea Registeretl in County.

Registered voters numbering S765
were on the county's books when they
were ordered closed last Saturday for
the special election June 8. The di-
vision of parties and sexes was as fol-
lows Republicans. men 3344, women
1914; Democrats, men 1899, women
1850: prohibitionists, men GA. women
81: socialists. men 127, women 2S;
miscellaneous. men 1876, women Sc.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

James Wishart. defendant in a suit
for divorce brought by Clara ]. Wis
hart, was today ordered to pay to the
clerk of the Circuit court $500 attor-
neys fees. ST5 court and witness costs
and $3.50 maintenance money for the
plaintiff and a like sum for their mi-
nor children, on or before June 5.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

Three centuries ago the masses
had scarcely tasted sugar. while for
the rich it was the rarest of Injuries.
II was even esteemed as Il medicine,
Today sugar is universally regarded
as a necessity for happiness if not for
health
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
Teachers Remain at Increased Pay.

The teachers in district No. at
Westland have signed contracts for
the coming year at advances in pay
approNimating $t1 n month each.
The principal now gets $1tt and the
others get 800 a month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

Virgil r. Zerba was appointed
guardian of Lowell NJ zerba, mi
nor. today and Henry Dell, B. p.
Richards and Ralph Cannon named
as appraisers of his estate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
BIG SHIPBUILDING
PLANTS LEAVE COAST

SEATTLE. May 2i.-The Founda-
tion company. shipbuilders for the
French government viii close and
dismantle its three big Pacific coast
jhlpyards at Portland. Tacoma and
Nictoria. French II gh Com missioner
Boussctt announced. The machinery
will be SHIPPED to France to relieve
Industrial plants which the Germans
stripped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

a road hog knoweth no age. nor
does he who breaches always prac-
tiCe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

The divorce judge. like the poor
marksman, makes "a good many miss.
es.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-12-12

Almost every church has Its Christ
mas bazaar, where may be mad all
sorts Of beautiful handmade gifts, such
as women love, for personal and house
hold use. Many people depend upon
these bazaars and do considerable
mart of their gift buying in them'
Pretty gifts that sell for small sums
sell rapidly and 1t is worth while TO
have one booth at the bazaar where
only things made Of paper are shown
This booth Is sure to do a lively busi-
ness and there is a long list of paper
things that will lure small change ana
more, from the pockets OF onlookers'
These include paper flowers, candle
and lamp shades. place cards, table Or
naments, Christmas tree ornaments,
small paper lanterns, perfume sach-
cts, laundry and telephone lists, desk
blotters and sets, portfolios, paper gar
lands, crepe and tissue paper in the
bolt, paper napkins and doilies, and
paper toys--as dolls, soldiers, animals,
horses, etc.
Starting out with flowers, the poin-
settla, the chrysanthenNln. carnations
and red roses sell fast Mt Christmas
time, and they are all easy to make,
crepe paper and wire providing the
materials. Next to these an appre'
citation for candle, and electrel light
shades for use at Christmas time
awaits attractive examples of them.
The poinscttia and small red candle
shades may be counted on to sell,
and the shades should be made In sew
eral varieties.
A group Of decorations TO- the
Christmas table. such as are shown
above, IL displayed at the paper booth,
will turn q shower Of dimes and quar-
tiers into the coffers Of the bazaar.
In the center a new dress for can