THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
W'e are safe in saying that the vol
no which has given us such a liber
•jpply of ashes, is surely .'•!?. Knt
i . i . Snodgrass at d Glen a
1 ed * 1 the . am]--' :: the jcgh. Mr.
Mrs. Snodgrm-s have leer, eti
-fd to teach the I.on^wood School
i.‘-flier year.
'• e ate now enjo * ing our third crop
polishes grown mu e the eruption.
■ hi j things in the Mien are look*
promising. J t our potato and
:' ip crop is j;oi- : t Ve very small,
•e asking f,u ' ;e?!vig on the Pa
< ■*.' st to si tid * ha: re’s of veget
• . nd fruit for wither. Potatoes,
■ !ps, beets, rutahigas, cabbage,
wer and apples. The freight
•i an ordinary sized barrel from
Me to Kodiak is $3.00.
We have experimented somewhat
'rowing oats in the volcanic ash.
'mall patch s<r.vii* a few days
• the eruption, on top jf tlie sh,
1 ecu treated with four light dress
.. f nitrate of Fcria. It is now
»■ ding. Something more than an
; e was sown some week* later and
* U .L two dressings of nitrate. It
• *< wing nicely, and if the ftost
not come ti • sc.on. will give
grazing for the cuttle, or at least
:ake g'.Mvl :-oiling when plowed
No ham yard manure was
«. “it these patches.
FOR SALE
1 USX CARDS! l'OST CARDS!
Vic uavk for s\i,r a set of u
U'VIVVI, P.'STU. C\KI) I'TCrt’RKS
■| ■ l V M ISSlON\ > f> V I V. .VS T A KF.X
n: volcanic i;Rfi»TioN.
VVk WILL SEND
SKT FOR ON; DOLLAR. SKNd
OULLK.
Articles Needed for the Ecvs
Iii the half dozen boxes ■'ud ! v*
reir of clothing received since I c
the articles for boys wear would
make about me v cd armful. All
the rest wpj for girls.
\ number*of letters have been re
eived from Circles rsking what arti
cles were most needed; for their ben
efit, and for others who a^e planning
tn send donations of clothing etc. we
here give a list of articles needed
for the boys A list of things needed
for the girls will be given later.
Knee pints cotton and wollen
blo.ises for boys from j. to io years
old. Trowsers, cotton and flannel
shirts for boys from 12 to t8 years obi.
I’ndefwear for all sizes. Night
shirts and sweaters for all s izes. Caps,
mittens, socks, handkerchiefs, sus
penders. neckties, hose supporters,
linen thre: d, yarn; sheets, blankets
and quilts for single beds, pillowcases
:K . 30 itiche*. toller towels, absorb
ent 1 o‘t<‘U. bandage*, writing tablets,
. ud story ho.< ks it dots in t pay to
send seer ndhar 1 clothing unless it
is in good condition, as freight char
ges arc very high.
/ ’ <fs, r: ‘reoats, utta I r ere Alhcn
.. a are not needed.
1 . rrels <.T clothing have teen re
ceived from the Todies 1 er.evolent
"Society, First Rapt. Cl r.rcb. Salem,
Mass. The Junior hand. First Rapt.
Church, Plainfield, N. J. The Wo
mens Mission Circles, First Rapt.
Church. Pasadena, Cal. and The Tem
ple Ch rrh, I.os Angeles. A box
froi'. Mrs. A. T. T’ttey, Norwich,
Cyan. Packages from -Mrs. C. I.
Cocpci. l eiwate, Ohio. Miss Ruth
S. Shipman Waterford, Conn., Ilaisy
C. Mitre . Charlston, 111. And aprons
•from the V.W. R. M.U. of Detroit.
For all ('1 which we are grateful.